Details
Posted: 20-Jan-22
Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey
Salary: Open
Position Summary:
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Project Coordinator II for the Rutgers' National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The Research Project Coordinator II coordinates various aspects of preschool education research and evaluation projects at National the NIEER. Main job activities are to coordinate field work across 2-3 research projects, communicate effectively with research and project partners, plan and carry out data collection training.
Among the key duties of this position are the following:
- Interface directly with research partners (e.g., district staff, funders, external evaluators, research team, university personnel) as needed with respect to the research agenda.
- Follow timelines and coordinate across projects and within NIEER
- Coordinate data collection efforts among data collection personnel.
- Work to build strong, supportive relationships with educators.
- Participate in summarizing data for reporting of results.
- Work collaboratively with the field collection team to align resources across projects and to assure quality of data collected.
Minimum Education and Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in early childhood education or a social science (psychology, anthropology, sociology, human development, education).
- A minimum of two years of experience in research, coordination or early childhood settings.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Must be Spanish bilingual, highly proficient in use of Spanish in research activities.
- Experience with early childhood research and early childhood assessment measures.
- Must possess strong communication and organizational skills, capacity for independent work, and successful experiences working with early childhood education providers.
- Experience in early childhood education research or knowledge of preschool classrooms observation measures.
- Extensive collaborative work and decision-making is essential.
- Experience in two or more of the following also required: e.g. CLASS, APEEC, CASEBA, ECERS-3.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in research and managing large-scale projects, and experience working in early childhood systems in New Jersey.
- Experience with training in early childhood child assessments such as the NAEPSY, Peg-Tapping, DCCS.
Equipment Utilized:
SPSS and a high degree of proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word, Excel, and PowerPoint) preferred.
Physical Demands and Work Environment:
- Availability to travel is required.
- The work will include site visits and training data collectors to administer assessments one-on-one with infants and/or young children in child care/school/center settings. At this time there is no vaccine against Covid-19 available for this age group.
- The position will need to follow, and ensure Data Collectors follow, all applicable Federal (CDC), State, Local, School District, Rutgers, and IRB Policies, Procedures, and Protocols in effect at the time of hire and as they may be amended.
Posting Number: 22ST0118
Location: Rutgers University - New Brunswick
