Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Project Coordinator II
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	BSPPP-Heldrch Ctr Workfrce Dev
Overview	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the state of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Established in 1766 and celebrated a milestone 250th anniversary in 2016, the university is the eighth oldest higher education institution in the United States. More than 70,800 students and 27,000 faculty and staff learn, work, and serve the public at Rutgers locations across New Jersey and around the world. Rutgers University–New Brunswick took root over 250 years ago. We are the state’s most comprehensive intellectual resource—the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, as designated by the Association of American Universities. We are the region’s most high-profile public research institution and a leading national research center with a global impact.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Project Coordinator II for the John J. Heldrich Center for Workforce Development. Reporting to the Director, the Research Project Coordinator II position is responsible for conducting research on the public workforce, education, and higher education system and evaluating workforce programs. Research Coordinators take on non-supervisory leadership roles on project-based research teams. The person in this role will provide guidance and leadership on various projects run through the Heldrich Center and direct part-time, administrative staff and others to complete project tasks as necessary. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Leads the development of research designs for studies and evaluations. Processes, cleans, and verifies the integrity of data used for analysis. Conducts and writes literature reviews. Leads the development of data collection protocols and IRB materials. Assists in data collection, including conducting interviews and focus groups, developing transcripts, and supporting data analysis. Assists in preparing meeting agendas, meeting summaries, research briefs, and other research or evaluation project materials, producing timely and high-quality writing, tabular and visual materials for research reports and presentations. Assists in research project management activities such as monitoring project budgets, preparing financial and progress reports as well as communicating with study sponsors on study progress.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	04
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	51359.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	63909.500
Annual Maximum Salary	76460.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	URA-AFT Administrative
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
COVID-19 Immunization Requirement	Under Policy 60.1.35 , Rutgers University requires all prospective employees to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated and have received a booster (where eligible) against COVID-19 prior to commencement of employment, unless the University has granted the individual a medical or religious exemption. Prospective employees who are not eligible for a booster at the time of an offer of employment must provide proof they have received a booster within two weeks (14 calendar days) of eligibility . Based on current guidance, individuals are considered fully vaccinated against COVID-19 two weeks after receiving the final dose of any COVID-19 vaccine authorized or approved for use in the United States by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Eligibility for a booster against COVID-19 varies and is explained on the University’s web site located at https://coronavirus.rutgers.edu/covid-19-vaccine . Failure to provide proof of primary vaccination and booster will result in rescission of a prospective employee’s offer of employment and/or disciplinary action up to and including termination.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree preferably in public policy, social work, education, sociology, or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Two or more years of experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Ability to work independently. Excellent verbal, writing, and analytical, organizational and attention to detail skills, computer literacy, and general Internet and electronic communication skills. Sufficient experience implementing the different methods of analysis to be able to make difficult judgments about which model is the most appropriate given the data. Because the position requires extensive interaction with and the delivery of oral presentations and written reports to employment, education, and higher education database stakeholders, the position requires exceptional oral and written communication skills and knowledge of these areas.
Preferred Qualifications	Master’s degree. Knowledge of and experience in analyzing employment and training, education, and/or higher education data preferred. Knowledge of and experience working with SQL databases are also preferred. Skills in data visualization (e.g., R shiny; Power BI, Tableau) and knowledge of multiple programming languages or experience in Stata, R, or Python is preferred.
Equipment Utilized	Strong command of Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint. Requires training in tools for using quantitative analysis or querying data (Stata, R, and SQL).
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions	This position requires an exceptionally high level of attention to detail; a sincere concern about ensuring that the data analyses are of the highest quality; vigilant adherence to procedures to maintain the security and confidentiality of all data in the system; and creativity to develop and answer intriguing research questions based on the data.

Posting Details

Posting Number	22ST3487
Posting Open Date	10/26/2022
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	College Ave (RU-New Brunswick)
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

Pre-employment Screenings

All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of all pre-employment screenings.

Infection Control and Safety

This position is subject to all Rutgers University policies, including TB surveillance and other infection control and safety policies. Please review the Tuberculosis Surveillance Policy for additional information.

Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

It is university policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all its employees and applicants for employment regardless of their race, creed, color, national origin, age, ancestry, nationality, marital or domestic partnership or civil union status, sex, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, disability status, liability for military service, protected veteran status, affectional or sexual orientation, atypical cellular or blood trait, genetic information (including the refusal to submit to genetic testing), or any other category protected by law. As an institution, we value diversity of background and opinion, and prohibit discrimination or harassment on the basis of any legally protected class in the areas of hiring, recruitment, promotion, transfer, demotion, training, compensation, pay, fringe benefits, layoff, termination or any other terms and conditions of employment. For additional information please see the Non-Discrimination Statement at the following web address: http://uhr.rutgers.edu/non-discrimination-statement