Project Coordinator, Walkout! Lab for Youth Justice (Remote)

The Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE) seeks a full-time Project Coordinator who brings a combination of research experience, interest, and administrative skill to collaborate with the Walkout! Lab for Youth Justice. The Walkout! Lab for Youth Justice is a data driven lab that works across disciplines and institutions to produce action-oriented research and policy. We partner with multiply-marginalized Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color to dismantle the criminalization of youth across education geographies. Our Project Coordinator will join an intergenerational research team including faculty, postdoctoral fellows, doctoral, masters, and undergraduate and high school students to further our research mission and collaborate with our community partners. If you’d like to join us to work to dismantle the criminalization of youth and reimagine p-20 liberatory education through partnering with multiply-marginalized Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color, please reach out. Interested applicants should include a resume and cover letter describing why they are interested in this position at this stage in their career.

This is a 1-year fixed term position that may be renewed subject to funding and operational need.

ABOUT US

Based at the Stanford University Center for Comparative Studies and Race and Ethnicity, the Walkout! Lab for Youth Justice works across educational spaces where multiply-marginalized youth are educated, including public schools and youth prisons. The Walkout! Lab targets the most entrenched inequities in education by centering those most impacted, multiply-marginalized Black, Indigenous, and Youth of Color, through innovative thinking and creative partnerships. Under the direction of faculty at the Graduate School of Education and the Stanford School of Law, the Walkout! Lab works across educational spaces where multiply-marginalized youth are educated, including public schools and youth prisons. Project affiliates include formerly incarcerated youth, community partners, graduate students, researchers and faculty.

POSITION SUMMARY

Reporting to Professor Subini Annamma at the Graduate School of Education, the Project Coordinator will organize administrative work for three specific projects within the Walkout! Lab. Using sharp organizational skills and effective communication, the Project Coordinator will manage confidential data and assist in building and maintaining partnerships with school districts, state departments of youth justice, and carceral facilities. Typical job responsibilities include scheduling and coordinating logistics for partnership and lab meetings, writing IRBs and MOUs, advising/delegating workload to team members and completing project-related budgetary responsibilities.

In this role, you will:

● Create protocols for research, including data collection and management processes (e.g. electronic docusign for assent and consent)

● Assist in designing experiments, exercising independent initiative and judgment gained from completing a variety of high-level assignments, including activities such as defining variables, formulating hypotheses, and selecting subjects, sources of information, or planning and coordinating experimental protocols.

● Adapt or work out the details of new, nonstandard procedures, with Dr. Annamma, the project manager, and research team members providing general guidance and suggestions.

● Interpret, synthesize, and analyze data using qualitative and/or statistical techniques.

● Engage in creative problem solving and make decisions that affect the direction of the research and result in independent contributions to the overall project.

● Engaging creative problem solving for new challenges that arise as research unfolds

● Co-authoring sections of research publications, policy briefs, and reports as needed

● Supporting in collecting and analyzing qualitative data once trained, when needed

● Co-author sections of research publications, policy briefs, and reports as needed.

● Complete project-related administrative and budgetary responsibilities of a limited scope as needed.

To be successful in this position, you will bring:

● Bachelor’s degree in an applicable social science related field and two years applicable experience, or combination of

education and relevant experience in an applicable social science.

● Comprehensive understanding of critical qualitative methodological frameworks

● General computer skills and ability to quickly learn and master computer programs.

● Strong analytical skills and excellent judgment; ability to thoughtfully make decisions in the absence of clear instructions.

● Ability to work under deadlines with general guidance and demonstrated ability to seek clarification when needed.

● Excellent organizational skills and demonstrated ability to complete detailed work accurately.

● Demonstrated oral and written communication skills.

● Ability to work with human study participants.

● Developing supervisory skills.

● Comfortable with project management skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes

● Ability to work independently, and speak up when clarification is needed

Preferred qualifications include:

● Advanced degree with evidence of strong research and administration skills.

● Intermediate to advanced technical skills in leveraging productivity tools and software (MS Office, Google Suite, DocuSign, Adobe, PDFs) to manage projects and virtual paperwork.

This role is open to candidates anywhere in the United States. Stanford University has five Regional Pay Structures. The compensation for this position will be based on the location of the successful candidate.

Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.

The expected pay range for this position is $59,000 to $82,000 per annum.

Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of what the university reasonably expects to pay for a position. The pay offered to a selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal equity, geographic location and external market pay for comparable jobs.

At Stanford University, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive rewards package. The Cardinal at Work website (https://cardinalatwork.stanford.edu/benefits-rewards ) provides detailed information on Stanford's extensive range of benefits and rewards offered to employees/ Specifics about the rewards package for this position may be discussed during the hiring process. 

Why Stanford is for You:
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●      A caring culture. We provide superb retirement plans, generous time-off, and family care resources.

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Finalist must successfully complete a background check prior to working at Stanford University. 

This is a fixed-term position with an end date of one year and is renewable based on performance and funding

Candidates must be eligible to work in the US. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities.

Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of his or her job.

Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.