Job Description
About the position
This position would work with the Center for Practice Engaged
Educational Research (C-PEER) in the School of Education & Human Development (SEHD) performing
duties related to externally funded C-PEER contracts.
Professional Research Assistant (Limited Term)
What you will do:
Work with C-PEER partners, under supervision of C-PEER co-directors to:
- Responsibilities
- Organize and clean data sources (including recoding /de-identification of datasets), and conduct analyses of quantitative and qualitative data.
- Collect quantitative and qualitative data through surveys, interviews, and observations.
- Participate in the development of reports and publications.
- Assist with background review of literature relevant to C-PEER research activity.
- Communicate with partner site teams as needed.
- Participate with regular C-PEER team meetings.
- Requirements
- Applicants must meet minimum qualifications at the time of hire.
- Degree requirements – Master’s degree in education or related field
- At least 1 year of experience with applied research activities, including collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, and communication with a variety of practitioner audience participants with field-based research.
- Substitution: A combination of education and related technical/paraprofessional experience may be substituted for the bachelor’s degree on a year for year basis.
- Nice-to-haves
- Effective Interpersonal communication including the ability to adapt or modify oral and written presentations to the developmental level and needs of the audience.
- Great teamwork and organizational skills.
- Strong attention to detail.
- Demonstrated ability to follow through and meet deadlines.
- Willingness to try new things and develop creative solutions.
- Experience with basic data collection and analysis.
- Experience with data used in educational and social science research.
- Basic knowledge of educational and social science research methodology
- Preferred familiarity with statistical software and methods and intermediate statistics.
- Benefits
- Your total compensation goes beyond the number on your paycheck. The University of Colorado Denver provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
- Benefits: https://www.cu.edu/employee-services/benefits
- Total Compensation Calculator: http://www.cu.edu/node/153125
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