Research Program Coordinator, Senior
Vanderbilt University
- Nashville, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist in planning and maintaining a complex schedule of research activities covering up to 35 countries and involving multiple sites and teams.
- Develop plans for fieldwork, project schedules, quality control, management of data, and dataset processing.
- Train interview teams in best practices in survey implementation and in the use of hardware and software required for fieldwork.
- Assist in the process of identifying third parties (e.g., survey firms) for data collection and in the development of contracts.
- Help coordinate dissemination of research via presentations by team members at various events.
- Communicate with external partners over input, schedules, and activities.
- Review written reports for quality (proofreading, formatting, basic analyses).
- Program questionnaires and samples into specialized software for survey data collection, and supervise research assistants as they audit the programs.
- Oversee research projects to ensure that they stay on schedule, assist in identifying solutions to problems when they emerge to ensure projects stay on schedule and that quality is maintained, and supervise research assistants.
- Use specialized software to oversee fieldwork and data auditing processes.
- Train teams in quality control procedures used in the lab's research.
- Conduct audits of various data files to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
- Develop quality control reports and contribute to other technical reports.
- Audit lab reports for quality.
- On occasion develop and conduct workshops or training sessions in order to increase capacity for survey research among students, project partners, the media, or others.
- Additional assignments, as needed.
- A minimum of 2 years but 3-4 years of relevant experience (or the equivalent in training) is preferred.
- A BA or BS, MA preferred.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
- Spanish language comprehension is preferred.
- Strong interpersonal communication skills are necessary.
- Ability to perform complex tasks and to prioritize multiple projects and competing deadlines is necessary.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting is necessary.
- Microsoft Office proficiency (including Word and Excel) is necessary.
- Experience in statical software and data collection is preferred.
- Working and growing together as a community of communities... we are One Vanderbilt.
- Providing a work environment where every staff and faculty member can be their authentic and best self, while providing the resources and opportunities to learn and grow.
- Encouraging development, collaboration, and partnership both internally and externally while fostering the value that every member of the Vanderbilt community can lead and grow regardless of title or position.