- Participate as a team member to develop project work plans.
- Monitor progress, identify, and resolve barriers to progress, and work with project leadership to make any necessary adjustments to scope, timeline, and/or budget.
- Communicate with college leadership, PIs, staff, and external constituencies (e.g., funding agencies, community partners).
- Coordinate data collection activities (e.g., recruit and communicate with research participants, plan for interviews, coordinate survey logistics, create project timelines).
- Coordinate research team meetings and record action items.
- Support the preparation of reports, applications, and manuscripts (e.g., perform literature searches).
- Maintain project compliance with regulations and policies (federal, state, university, sponsors), create and renew IRB protocols, organize information for audits, etc.
- Provide oversight of project students and staff, ensuring that daily tasks are completed and that the project timelines communicated across the team are met.
- Coordinate research related events.
- Support research projects at the college level related to efforts such as university-level strategic funding initiatives and other internal funding programs.
- Analyze Requests for Proposals (RFPs), create a checklist for PIs to use as guidance for completing a proposal, support the PI in preparing to discuss questions related to the RPF with program officers.
- Collaborate with an OER Research Administrator(s) to establish a streamlined process and timeline for assisting PIs in preparing proposals and in accordance with requirements.
- Review, edit, and format documents (e.g., proposals, letters, award applications) according to a sponsor's (e.g, funding agencies, professional organizations, foundations) missions and review criteria and for clarity, coherence, completeness, significance, innovation, structure, style, and format.
- Create supporting and boilerplate documents (e.g., letters of intent, support letters, etc.) for inclusion in proposals.
- Develop the design of concept papers/pitches, tables and charts.
- Conduct targeted searches to bolster proposal development efforts, identify potential funding sources, and discuss results with PIs.
- Support the Associate Dean for Research and Research Director with projects.
- Strong computer skills regarding Microsoft Suite (including Word, Excel, Powerpoint) and Adobe
- Experience in the preparation of a variety of documents (e.g., award applications, proposals, reports)
- Ability to research, compile, organize, and synthesize materials obtained from multiple sources and to present concise information in a timely manner
- Ability to supervise others effectively
Research Coordinator II - Gainesville, United States - University of Florida
Description
Classification Title:
Research Coordinator II
Job Description:
The Research Coordinator II will be in the Office of Educational Research (OER), in the College of Education (COE) to plan, facilitate, and manage day-to-day operations of research programs, translate planning and design decisions into concrete activities and tasks, and set priorities for their implementation at the level of individual principal investigators (PI) and at the college level.
The Research Coordinator II will engage in efforts to provide consistent research support college-wide for select PIs and for college-focused research efforts.
The Research Coordinator II will servie in interdisciplinary teams and will bridge OER pre- and post-award teams to coordinate OER services and assist PIs in carrying out the programmatics aspects of their portfolio and to support the college's overall research mission.
Specific duties of the Research Coordinator II include the following tasks organized by area of work.Research/Grant Coordination
Expected Salary:
Salary is competitive and commensurate with education and experience.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in an appropriate area and two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
Special Instructions to Applicants:
In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.
Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.
Health Assessment Required:
No