SP2 Faculty Research Coordinator

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University Overview The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning. As an employer Penn has been ranked nationally on many occasions with the most recent award from Forbes who named Penn one of America's Best Large Employers in 2023. Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play. The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more. Posted Job Title SP2 Faculty Research Coordinator Job Profile Title Research Coordinator Job Description Summary This position is placed under the Associate Dean for Research in the School of Social Policy & Practice (SP2) to help the school grow its external funding by assisting faculty in the submission of training and research grants and ensuring that faculty are aware of relevant grant opportunities in a timely manner. Tasks may include obtaining letters of support, collecting data, editing, conducting literature reviews and managing citations, completing IRB forms and training, supporting, and assisting student workers to learn computer packages and obtain research ethics certification. The Research Coordinator will routinely work on multiple projects simultaneously, covering a range of areas under, the direction of various SP2 faculty members. They will be responsible for gathering essential information and materials required for and in the completion of forms and administrative portions of grant submissions, particularly, federal grants. The Research Coordinator will utilize their understanding of research ethics and experience with grant submission to assist SP2 faculty with the process. The individual needs knowledge and experience with a range of research methods, including familiarity with quantitative and qualitative data analysis and survey software and basic statistics and excellent writing skills. This person needs critical assessment skills to manage, develop and independently accomplish a variety of tasks and for a diversity of projects. In addition, this individual will train and supervise 2-3 student workers. * All SP2 staff are required to participate in convocation and graduation ceremonies as needed. Job Description Job Responsibilities: Coordinate effort and assist faculty by completing forms for grant submissions, particularly for NIH grants including facility and enrollment forms, subcontracts. etc. Develop procedures, provide support and obtain materials and seek information needed for grant submissions, and preparation of documents to sponsors and university committees for multiple faculty members. May entail obtaining data such as census or governmental reports through internet and library searches for supporting information. Be a major contributor to support faculty by conducting literature reviews, subject recruitment, collecting data, data analysis, editing, collating, and collecting essential forms, letters, for faculty in manuscript and grant submissions. Manage with minimal supervision of Associate Dean of Research maintaining up-to-date information on training and research grant announcement opportunities and distribute to appropriate faculty in a timely manner. This will require development, management, and maintenance of a system of accessing relevant information and distribution to appropriate faculty. Attend and assist in meetings with PIs, faculty and research team as needed. Essential tasks for these meetings will include organizing and scheduling meetings, compiling minutes, and understanding and conduct meeting tasks as required in a larger context of study. Supervision of student workers to assist with literature reviews, data collection and obtaining their IRB training for certification to conduct data collection. Will generally not supervise more than 3 students at a given point in time. Works independently and collaboratively with numerous university offices and external organizations to access information for completion of tasks to be accomplished Perform additional duties as