Job Information
University of Kansas Temporary Assistant Researcher in Lawrence, Kansas
28812BR
Job Title:
Temporary Assistant Researcher
Department:
Bureau of Child Research
Primary Campus:
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
Job Description:
80% - Participates in coaching activities related to assisting Ci3T Leadership Teams at schools in multiple geographic regions.
10% - Participating in research team meetings to share updates.
10% - Other duties as assigned to support project objectives.
Req ID (Ex: 10567BR) :
28812BR
Disclaimer:
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Work Schedule:
5-10 hours/week
FLSA Status:
Nonexempt
Conditions of Employment:
Contingent on Funding
Contact Information to Applicants:
Kathleen Lynne Lane, Ph.D., BCBA-D, CF-L2
Department of Special Education
Kathleen.lane@ku.edu
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's OR high school diploma/GED and 3 years of related experience.
Experience in K-12 schools, as evidenced by application materials.
Skills in Microsoft Office Suite as evidenced by application materials.
Completed CiTi training or complete this training within 2 weeks of employment.
Experience in collaborating, incorporating feedback, and communicating well with others in a fast‐paced work environment, as evidenced by application materials.
Strong attention to detail and excellent organizational skills, as evidenced by application materials.
Excellent written skills, as evidenced in application materials.
Experience demonstrating the ability to receive input from multiple perspectives and meet project timelines, as evidenced by work history.
Employee Class:
U-Unclassified Professional Staff
Advertised Salary Range:
25.00 - 27.00/hr, commensurate with experience.
FTE:
.125-.25
Preferred Qualifications:
Work history with Ci3T tiered models, as evidenced by application materials.
Experience providing instruction to students, as evidenced by application materials.
Work history serving as a faculty or Ci3T Leadership Team member in a school or district implementing Ci3T.
Experience collecting data (e.g., student level data), as evidenced in application materials.
Experience with coaching or providing professional learning to adult learners, as demonstrated by work history.
Experience working successfully with a team, as evidenced by application materials.
Experience with coordinating professional learning events or other events requiring interfacing with multiple individuals and competing schedule, as evidenced in application materials.
Position Overview:
We are seeking to expand our team to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of Comprehensive, Integrated, Three-tiered (Ci3T) models of prevention, as a part of study “Sustaining Ci3T” being conducted during the 2024-2025 academic year. This study is part of IES-funded Project ENHANCE, which is supported by the Life Span Institute. The Life Span Institute is one of 10 free-standing designated research institutes at the University of Kansas (KU). The Life Span Institute, which serves the biobehavioral and educational research communities at KU, is currently the largest external funding support of any research center on the Lawrence campus. The success of the Life Span Institute is a reflection of KU’s long-time strengths in research on human development, intellectual and developmental disabilities, and intervention. This commitment spans many academic units, a number of clinical and research settings, and three campuses of the University. The Institute is named for Richard Schiefelbusch, the founding director of the Bureau of Child Research. The Bureau was renamed the Life Span Institute in 1990 under director Stephen Schroeder, and the institute is currently directed by John Colombo.
The Life Span Institute brings together over 100 scientists who are affiliated with 20 academic departments, or who have research appointments with the institute. These investigators are supported by 165 staff members, and the external projects associated with the institute fund 85-100 graduate research assistants every year. The Institute has two affiliated multidisciplinary graduate/doctoral programs, as well as several post-doctoral training programs.
The temporary Research Assistant assists research team with implementing grant-related activities under direction of project Principal Investigators and Project Coordinators. Duties are primarily focused on providing direct coaching to school Ci3T Leadership Teams across multiple geographic regions. Responsibilities would include attending zoom-based professional learning sessions (with Ci3T Leadership Team members as well as faculty and staff), facilitating discussion room conversations with teams during these sessions, assisting teams in interpreting data (e.g., systematic screening, treatment integrity, social validity), assisting teams in planning and completing assessments (e.g., Tiered Fidelity Inventory), attending monthly Ci3T Leadership Team meetings via remote technology (e.g., Zoom), assisting teams in using agendas and taking notes. The person in this position would also attend weekly coaching meetings held by our research team, with the purpose of providing updates and sharing information about school needs and questions.
We hope to hire 1-2 part-time temporary staff available to contribute approximately 5-10 hours/week.
Reg/Temp:
Temporary
Application Review Begins:
03-Sep-2024
Anticipated Start Date:
03-Sep-2024
Additional Candidate Instruction:
In addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
Resume
List of three (3) professional references
Only complete applications will be considered.
Application review begins Tuesday, September 3, 2024. For consideration, please apply no later than Monday, September 2, 2024.
Job Family:
Research
Work Location Assignment:
On-Site
Position Requirements:
In-person with limited opportunities to work remotely. Must have private location in their home to engage confidentially in research activities.
Fingerprint clearance within 2 weeks of employment.