Job Summary:
Texas Christian University is seeking a Research Assistant to support research projects at the Karyn Purvis Institute of Child Development. The role involves maintaining research processes, working with data, creating reports, and assisting with research protocols and student research.
Responsibilities:
• Supports and maintains research processes such as IRB management, human subjects and ethics training and certification tracking, research assessment license management, and survey development and deployment through web-based data-collection software.
• Works with data through activities such as entering and cleaning datasets; scoring instruments; reviewing and coding focus groups and interviews; maintaining research tracking systems; and conducting simple statistical analyses.
• Reports data through activities such as creating summary reports, infographics, and progress reports.
• Assists with the preparation of manuscripts for publication.
• Helps prepare presentations on the KPICD’s research and evaluation activities.
• Assists with preparing research and training protocols and materials for use as part of research and evaluation projects and with administrative tasks relevant to research projects.
• Assists with the undergraduate research lab and supports student research.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
Required:
• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related discipline.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products and applications.
• Skill in effective writing.
• Skill in administrative techniques that will permit effective and efficient work in an office setting.
• Ability to interact and effectively communicate within a diverse work setting, both individually and in groups.
• Ability to demonstrate passion for the organization’s mission and a commitment to equity and community-centered work.
• Ability to work independently under the supervision of KPICD Research Leadership, while successfully completing complex assignments such as data collection, data management, and report preparation.
• Ability to use web-based resources such as online data-collection software.
• Ability to work effectively and efficiently as part of a research team.
• Ability to interact with children and adults in field settings, sometimes in sensitive situations.
• Ability to communicate clearly.
• Visual acuity to read information from computer screens, forms and other printed materials and information.
• Able to speak (enunciate) clearly in conversation and general communication.
• Hearing ability for verbal communication/conversation/responses via telephone, telephone systems, and face-to-face interactions.
• Manual dexterity for typing, writing, standing and reaching, flexibility, body movement for bending, crouching, walking, kneeling and prolonged sitting.
• Lifting and moving objects and equipment up to 10 lbs.
Preferred:
• Experience in a research or applied setting.
• TBRI Practitioner
Company:
TCU's Mission: To educate individuals to think and act as ethical leaders and responsible citizens in the global community. Founded in 1873, the company is headquartered in Fort Worth, USA, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.