Program Manager, Arts in Health Research Lab

Position Details
Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Program Manager, Arts in Health Research Lab
Posting Number	24TM0175
Department	Mason Gross Sch Arts-Deans Ofc
Overview	Mason Gross School of the Arts is a vibrant community of artists and scholars committed to pursuing excellence, innovation, and inclusivity. Its mission is to create socially relevant art, foster diverse programming and curricula, cultivate community partnerships, and advance the arts through teaching, creative activity, advocacy, and research that contributes to the public good. Comprising 1200 undergraduate and graduate students across programs in music, theater, dance, filmmaking, and art & design, Mason Gross is housed within Rutgers–New Brunswick, a premier Big Ten research university that serves some 50,000 students and is the flagship campus of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. The nation’s eighth oldest institution of higher learning, Rutgers reflects the diversity of New Jersey, which is one of the most diverse states in the nation. The Rutgers–New Brunswick campus is located less than an hour by train or car to New York City and the beautiful beaches of the Jersey Shore and is just over an hour to Philadelphia.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Program Manager for the Arts in Health Research Lab at the Mason Gross School of the Arts – Dean’s Office. Among the key duties of the position are the following: Provides research and programmatic leadership for the Arts in Health Research Lab. Oversees the day-to-day administration of the lab’s operations. Serves as principal or co-designer and principal or co-investigator of multiple research students. Executes special projects such as the creation of arts in health training modules. Develops, implements, and evaluates a grant-funded arts prescription project on site at the Rutgers-New Brunswick campus. Explores, develops, and supports research and programmatic collaborations among faculty, staff, and students in the area of Arts in Health. Oversees the work and development of student research interns/assistants, including the writing of curriculum and comprehensive instruction in research skills. Performs professional work and contributes to the mission, vision, role and goals of the Lab, MGSA, and Rutgers University.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week	40
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Position Salary	$75,000
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Terms of Appointment	Temporary Staff Appointment - Salaried 12 Month

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	A Master’s degree in the social sciences. A minimum of three (3) years related experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Preferred Qualifications	A Doctorate in the social sciences. Participation as a researcher on large-scale research studies. Experience teaching instructional design and developing MOOCs. Development and organization of large, interdisciplinary academic conferences. Knowledge of the intersection of technology and art, including artificial intelligence. A background as an artist. Python coding.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Extensive knowledge of the field of arts in health. Experience overseeing the work of large teams of at least 20 people, and multiple teams simultaneously. Management of multiple academic research and other projects simultaneously. Extensive Institutional Review Board experience as an applicant and reviewer, with a strong knowledge of Rutgers IRB processes. Research design, including for large-scale studies, interventional studies and surveys with psychometric tests. Collaboration with faculty researchers from different disciplines. Experience overseeing the work of student research interns/research assistants from biomedical science, art, and public health majors. Development of arts in health curricula for student interns and guiding the development of their research skills and arts in health knowledge. Development of online courses and evaluations for a statewide or national audience. Experience teaching quantitative and qualitative research methods. Mandatory CITI certificates in both social/behavioral and biomedical research. Certificate in arts in health. Certificate in public health research. Quantitative and qualitative analysis skills, including work experience with SPSS, Excel, and Qualtrics. Extremely strong writing skills, including the ability to synthesize large data sets for reports. Must be computer literate with proficiency and working knowledge of database and reporting tools such as Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Outstanding interpersonal skills, and the ability to function in a team environment are required.
Equipment Utilized	SPSS. Excel. Qualtrics. Microsoft Office suite. Canva. Social media. Python.
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Standing, sitting, walking, talking and hearing. No special vision requirements. Lifting up to 25 lbs.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Open Date	05/03/2024
Posting Close Date	05/11/2024
Open Until Filled	No
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	College Ave (RU-New Brunswick)
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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