Project Director/Lab Manager
Project Director/Lab Manager
Academic Initiatives, Rose Hill
Fordham University
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Position Summary
Reporting to the Principal Investigator of the NIH grant, the Project Director/Lab Manager is a 2-year position on an existing 5-year NIH-funded grant to conduct a longitudinal study of sleep, health, and academic disparities during the college transition through graduation. They will be a part of the Youth Development in Diverse Contexts Lab.
Essential Functions
- Assumes day-to-day management of the YDDC lab.
- Implements study procedures.
- Collects and manages data; constructs and maintains data collection instruments and protocols (i.e., online Qualtrics surveys, biomarker collection, anthropometric measures, institutional records); participates in design and conduct of basic and complex data analyses.
- Manages and tracks participant retention and other study protocols over time.
- Manages recruitment, scheduling and maintaining ongoing communications with participants and University administrators.
- Communicates with the Principal Investigator, doctoral students, postdoctoral fellows, and undergraduate research assistants.
- Conducts project administration and operations (i.e., IRB, survey management, lab and project meetings, recruitment, participant payment, project finances, equipment and supply purchasing, participant communication and tracking, etc.…).
- Directs weekly lab meetings.
- Manages ongoing funding activities including administrative and research support for grant writing and managing submissions and ongoing reporting requirements.
- Participates in writing, presenting, and submitting research reports to professional conferences and scientific peer-reviewed journals.
Essential Functions Note
This list is not intended to be an exhaustive list.
The University may assign additional related duties as necessary.
Management Responsibilities
Guides work of other employees who perform essentially the same work and/or student workers. Organizes, sets priorities, schedules and reviews work, but is generally not responsible for final decisions in hiring, performance management or compensation.
Required Qualifications: Education and Experience
- B.A. or B.S. is minimum in the fields of psychology, education, public health, or relevant social science.
- Minimum 2 years’ full-time experience with research in a team-based setting, and comfort using research and statistical software and survey platforms.
Required Qualifications: Knowledge and Skills
- Demonstrated capacity to: Manage a project effectively, efficiently and in an organized manner; Simultaneously juggle and prioritize multiple competing tasks; work efficiently and effectively consider order of operations; Attend to detail; communicate effectively, professionally, and in a timely manner; work collaboratively in a group-/lab-based environment including with more senior and more junior colleagues.
- Able to work independently and responsibly with self-motivation and maturity
- Successful candidates should have a knowledge of and commitment to the goals of Jesuit Education.
Preferred Qualifications
- M.A. or M.S.
Minimum Starting Salary: $43,000
Maximum Starting Salary: $60,000
Note: Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.
FLSA: Non-Exempt
START DATE: ASAP
APPLY HERE: https://careers.fordham.edu/postings/7178
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