Jobs UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO BOULDER

The Crown Institute’s research focuses on practices, programs, and policies that foster wellness among children and youth, families and caregivers, educators, and mental health and health providers. Scholars in multiple fields work together and in partnership with families, teachers, young people, and community members.

Research and Evaluation Project Management

• Develop project plans/project roadmaps, using backwards planning to develop timelines for project milestones based on the project end date
• Effectively utilize project management materials, processes, and systems, demonstrating a strong understanding of project management best practices.
• Maintain an Asana board to manage and track progress for the project timeline, deliverables, and action items.
• Interact with current and/or potential research participants for required research activities, such as participant recruitments, consents, screening, data collection, study participation, and exit interviews
• Coordinate on the planning and execution of data collection and associated timelines
• Communicate with internal and external partners on project objectives and timelines
• Take notes and synthesize action items
• Work with leadership team to design and execute project activities, such as scheduling and designing meetings, taking meeting minutes, following up with action items, and purchasing necessary project materials
• Contribute to project planning and development, demonstrating a strong working knowledge of relevant literature
• Ensure the integrity of data collection and management systems by contributing to aspects of the programming, design, and management of online data collection systems and platforms; conduct ongoing real-time audits and monitoring of data quality to ensure research integrity of project procedures and data collection
• Prepare and/or organize project documents and materials; develop summary reports including analytic memos, strategic plans, and final reports
• Participate in Institute-wide activities such as updating Institute databases, communicating study-specific information to teams and leadership, attending Institute meetings and workshops, collaborating with Institute teams (e.g. Communications for website updates, or Outreach for event planning), and contributing to the Institute’s culture and values
• Coordinate and communicate across partners, including campus leadership as well as undergraduate students

$68,292.21 - $76,828.73

• Bachelor’s Degree
• 5 years of research and project management experience
• Fluency in oral and written English

• Excellence in integrity, responsibility and ethics in administrative duties and professional relationships, including but not limited to attention to detail with regard to compliance with ethical and professional standards and guidelines and handling of confidential and sensitive matters; excellent judgment and skills to identify problems and to develop solutions effectively and efficiently; excellent time management skills, with capacity to flexibly meet challenges as they arise, prioritize tasks and set deadlines, and excellent follow through on commitments and deadlines; takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and failures.
• Commitment to inclusive excellence including being oriented to equity, diversity, inclusion, and accessibility, as evidenced by actively welcoming and encouraging participation of all members of Institute teams and communities, accepting, and honoring diverse perspectives, and continually building skills to identify and help mitigate personal and institutional biases and barriers to inclusion.
• Commitment to innovation, including the ability to think critically and creatively to solve problems or try new approaches; engages in continuous learning to promote personal and Institute growth; adapts to change.
• Excellent collaboration skills, including the ability to identify clearly how the employee’s work supports the mission of the team, Institute, and the University; works collaboratively as needed with diverse groups of students, peers, faculty, staff, community members, to value and incorporate diverse perspectives; and to remove barriers to solving problems; Fosters a welcoming, inclusive sense of community in the Institute; Understands direct feedback and implements it into goal setting.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written communication; ability to adjust communication style for setting and audience; attentive listening and consistent expression of respect for others’ unique backgrounds and perspectives; ability to encourage and support expression of diverse viewpoints; ability to engage in candid and constructive dialogue on difficult topics.
• Alignment with the Institute vision and mission: Broad understanding of the importance of mental health, community-engaged, and academic research environments; strong commitment to the overall vision and mission.
• Organizational skills: Excellent organizational and planning skills; high attention to detail, including ability to input information accurately, communicate accurately in writing and verbally, prepare and maintain detailed records, files, and reports on an ongoing basis; quickly learns and develops mastery in new software packages and other technologies to support research project or Institute organization; ability to learn new computer programs quickly; excellent budget and database management skills.
• Time management skills: ability to skillfully adapt to changing responsibilities in the position; excellent time management skills, with capacity to prioritize tasks and set deadlines, to attend to routine tasks and to be responsive and flexible to emerging needs and priorities; ability to thrive in a busy work environment that requires coordination of multiple activities and the judgment and flexibility to reprioritize to accommodate urgent needs; flexibility and the willingness to work with Institute members to shape and prioritize duties, share responsibilities, and take on new challenges as the position evolves and develops.
• Leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills: strong leadership skills, ability to work autonomously and to seek support and direction as appropriate; excellent ability to train and oversee staff, and to motivate and maintain cohesive teams, which may include multiple stakeholders (community members, multidisciplinary academic researchers, etc.); excellent ability to embody and model a high degree of professionalism and integrity in relationships and to handle sensitive and confidential issues; excellent verbal communication skills and capacity to communicate with poise with both Institute personnel and external audiences; excellent written communication skills, mastery of business English, spelling, punctuation and grammar and capacity to communicate with accuracy with both Institute personnel and external audiences.

• Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related field
• 8 years of relevant research experience, relevant project management experience, or a combination of research, project management, and administrative experience
• Proficiency with computers and common programs (email, Zoom, online data tracking systems)
• Excellent interpersonal communication, organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to problem-solve
• Strong openness to feedback, eagerness to learn, and commitment to the aims of the research project
• Ability to perform job duties with moderate supervision
• Experience working with and paying independent contractors
• Experience writing and submitting funding proposals
• Flexibility with work hours 
• Knowledge of statistics and ability to analyze basic statistics in SPSS or R
• REDCap and Qualtrics experience
• Ability to prioritize and work independently as well as collaboratively with local and remote collaborators
• Adaptability, ability to set and track realistic goals, and capacity to hold multiple responsibilities and competing demands
• Experience working on campus wide initiatives