Soc Sci Res Asst 1

Case Western Reserve University, United States

Updated: 11 days ago
Location: Campus, ILLINOIS
Job Type: FullTime

POSITION OBJECTIVE

Working under moderate supervision, the Social Sciences Research Assistant 1 will perform research activities in the Speech and Auditory Research laboratory and support the management and coordination of the Innovative Mentoring through Professional Advancement and Cultural Training (IMPACT) program. The research assistant will be responsible for research participation recruitment and scheduling, data collection, management, organization of research data, supervising undergraduate research assistants, and the administration of audiological examination and other audiological testing. The research assistant will also be responsible for communicating with IMPACT Fellows, scheduling and planning IMPACT events, making orders and purchases for IMPACT, providing managerial support for the IMPACT SLACK channel, the IMPACT web app for experience hour logging, and the IMPACT Canvas course. This is a one year term position.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Recruit and schedule research participants with hearing loss and normal hearing. Assist with testing participants who may include both children and adults. (20%)
  • Assist with data management. Collect and prepare data for analysis. Organize and maintain recorded stimuli database. (20%)
  • Assist with IMPACT program management including interaction with student fellows, and event planning. (20%)
  • Provide managerial support for IMPACT program communication channels including SLACK, Canvas, and the custom IMPACT web-app. (20%)
  • Assist with the preparation of presentations and publications including performing literature searches related to projects and teaching materials. Research articles relevant to projects. Utilize library services to obtain materials. (6%)

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    NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

  • Assist with recruiting, interviewing, and training undergraduate and graduate research assistants. (4%)
  • Maintain and organize records from IMPACT activities. (4%)
  • Support the organization and maintenance of research lab to ensure it is prepared for participants and in good condition to conduct research studies. (4%)
  • Perform other duties as assigned. (2%)

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    CONTACTS

    Department: Daily contact with supervisor to discuss research, IMPACT, and maintain workflow. Moderate contact with department staff for student hiring, ordering, student building access, etc.

    University: Limited or no contact with other departments to share information. Occasional contact with the Institutional Review Board staff and other supports on campus (e.g., ThinkBox, RedCAP, etc.).

    External: Moderate contact with community to recruit research subjects. Moderate contact with external research and IMPACT collaborators. Occasional contact with vendors for ordering and troubleshooting equipment challenges.

    Students: Continuous contact with undergraduate and graduate student research assistants and IMPACT Fellows to exchange information.

     

    SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY

    This position has no direct supervision of staff employees. The position does include supervision of undergraduate and graduate student research assistants.

     

    QUALIFICATIONS

    Education/Experience: Bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences from an appropriate accredited institution and 0 to 1 year of experience required. Prior experience with participant recruitment for research studies, data entry, and data management preferred. Coursework completed in audiology, phonetics, and linguistics preferred.

     

    REQUIRED SKILLS

  • Strong interpersonal and organization skills.
  • Ability to interact with children and adults effectively and successfully. Ability to interact with colleagues, supervisors and customers face to face.
  • Mature judgement, reliable, and responsible.
  • Familiarity with audiology equipment including otoscope, audiometer, and other hardware used to test hearing.
  • Moderate computer skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Canva, and Google software.
  • Ability to collaborate with a range of individuals.
  • Strong ability to multi-task. 
  • Ability to meet consistent attendance.

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    WORKING CONDITIONS

    This position may require occasional work in evenings and on weekends within regular work week.

    This is a Term position. They are treated like regular staff positions for medical and dental benefits eligibility, vacation, holidays, and sick time.  Term employees are not eligible for life insurance, retirement, long term disability, short term disability, tuition assistance, layoff status, or severance pay.  Staff in term positions are also subject to the performance management review process and positive corrective action when work performance or behavior is unsatisfactory or unacceptable.  Term employment does not alter the employment-at-will employee status of these employees.

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    This position is eligible for hybrid work arrangement up to two remote days per week at the discretion of the department. New employees may begin a hybrid schedule upon approval from the supervisor, successful completion of an orientation period and signing the remote work checklist certification form.

    In employment, as in education, Case Western Reserve University is committed to Equal Opportunity and Diversity.  Women, veterans, members of underrepresented minority groups, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

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    Case Western Reserve University provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities.  Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact the Office of Equity at 216-368-3066 to request a reasonable accommodation.  Determinations as to granting reasonable accommodations for any applicant will be made on a case-by-case basis.

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