Research Specialist

Job Description:

Position Summary 

The Office of Student Writing and Learning’s mission is to engage students in their learning process, to improve their self-efficacy for writing and learning, and to help them become more effective communicators. We believe learning is a life-long process and that skills acquired and honed while students at The Chicago School will enhance their academic, professional, and personal lives. The Research Specialist will support this mission by providing research design and data analysis support services for students enrolled in doctoral programs, including group and individual learning opportunities to assist students in honing their research writing skills. The Research Specialist reports to the Associate Director of The National Center for Teaching and Learning.  

 

Principal Duties 

• Provide one-on-one and small group coaching and tutoring for doctoral students, including, but not limited to, asynchronous chapter reviews, aeal-time virtual consultations for both quantitative and qualitative data analysis, writing groups and workshops, timely completion of goals and milestones 

• Utilize online scheduling software to maintain a weekly schedule of activity  

• Provide group instruction, including group tutorials and webinars  

• Collaborate with university faculty and OSWL staff to create user-friendly online content for research writing development  

• Collaborate with university faculty to identify discipline-specific research writing and academic support needs for their students 

Additional Responsibilities 

• Maintain and communicate records of student progress, including challenges and successes 

• Maintain strict confidentiality with regard to student names and results 

• Behave in a collegial and professional manner with all members of The Chicago School community and adhere to the highest professional conduct and ethical standards  

• Attend regularly scheduled staff meetings, department meetings, and other development and collaborative events as needed/assigned  

• Other duties as assigned 

Position Qualifications 

• A doctoral degree in the social sciences, preferably in psychology or psychology-related area 

• Minimum of 2 years of curricular or co-curricular instructional experience in a higher education setting  

• Experience working on virtual teams preferred 

• Strong familiarity with APA writing style and formatting 

• Strong familiarity with statistics and SPSS 

• Strong familiarity with qualitative data analysis and software programs 

• Demonstrated excellence in teaching college-level academic and/or professional writing skills to a culturally diverse student population 

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and communication skills  

Compensation & Benefits

This opportunity is budgeted at $$23.00 to $25.00 base compensation. Additional compensation factors may impact total compensation. To learn more about our competitive benefits and additional rewards, including generous paid time-off, medical and dental insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, retirement plan with employer contribution, multiple flexible spending accounts, tuition reimbursement, click the link below.

https://www.thechicagoschool.edu/career-opportunities/

The Chicago School is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please note: For the protection of faculty, staff, students, and all who enter our facilities, The Chicago School strongly recommends that all employees are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 per CDC guidance.