Research Project Coordinator (RISE)

at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Job Opening Id: 50263

Department: WCAS RISE Center
Salary/Grade: EXS/5

Job Summary:

The Research for Indigenous Social Action and Equity (RISE) Center seeks applications for a full-time research coordinator. The aims of the Center are bold—to re-imagine and re-create how mainstream U.S. culture engages with narratives about Indigenous Peoples. We are working toward a society in which all individuals not only learn about Indigenous Peoples but also learn from Indigenous Peoples. Our mission is three-fold: 1) To conduct rigorous multidisciplinary research centering Indigenous Peoples’ voices and experiences; 2) To build, support, and sustain a multi-university pipeline of Indigenous scholar-activists; 3) To put research into action by working with artists and activists who use the Center’s research to propagate accurate, expansive, and empowering narratives of Indigenous Peoples. 

We seek a research coordinator who is ready to jump in and collaborate with a growing team of scholar-activists. The research coordinator will support and manage a robust line of interdisciplinary, multi-university research projects focused on creating narrative change for Indigenous Peoples. Research in the Center is conducted using a hierarchical team-based mentoring model. The applicant will both receive mentoring from senior scholars and gain experience mentoring undergraduate researchers. The applicant should be passionate about translating research into social action and working flexibly across disciplines and sectors to create societal change. The ideal applicant will have experience conducting or supporting empirical research, either in social sciences or the humanities, have a working knowledge of research methodologies, design, and implementation, and an expanding set of data analysis skills. We welcome applicants from diverse backgrounds, especially those from Indigenous backgrounds and/or a strong record of research with Indigenous Peoples. This is an ideal position for post-baccalaureate candidates interested in gaining experience needed for admission to a research-based graduate program.

Manages daily operations of a biomedical &/or social-behavioral research study involving multidisciplinary teams of colleagues, sponsors & other external project stakeholders.  Monitors study performance, analyzes & review results, & supervises development & implementation of new protocols.  Assigns work & supervises study staff & reviews technical operations ensuring that all processes, protocols & procedures are quality controlled & functioning up to standards.  Develops implements & administers budgets, grant & administrative procedures.