Job ID: 376375
About the Job
Casual Nonexempt with job code 0005 with Working Title Research Associate
Position Overview:
The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), is seeking a research associate to support a study of school mental health supports for students in Minnesota. The position is a part-time hourly appointment with variable hours based on the data collection, analysis, and writing needs of the project.
All Research Associates receive training in conducting human participant research, as well as project-specific protocol training. The primary responsibility of Research Associate is to support data analysis and report, brief, and/or manuscript writing. Data have already been collected and include focus groups/interviews and a statewide survey. Most work will take place virtually, though there may be in person meetings at various locations including the CAREI office in St. Paul as needed.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience with supporting students' mental health, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, as well as have strong writing skills.
The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location, as approved by managers. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.
Job Responsibilities:
Data Analysis (20%)
About the Job
Casual Nonexempt with job code 0005 with Working Title Research Associate
Position Overview:
The Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI), in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), is seeking a research associate to support a study of school mental health supports for students in Minnesota. The position is a part-time hourly appointment with variable hours based on the data collection, analysis, and writing needs of the project.
All Research Associates receive training in conducting human participant research, as well as project-specific protocol training. The primary responsibility of Research Associate is to support data analysis and report, brief, and/or manuscript writing. Data have already been collected and include focus groups/interviews and a statewide survey. Most work will take place virtually, though there may be in person meetings at various locations including the CAREI office in St. Paul as needed.
The ideal candidate will have prior experience with supporting students' mental health, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, as well as have strong writing skills.
The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location, as approved by managers. All UMN employees are expected to follow applicable public health and safety procedures.
Job Responsibilities:
Data Analysis (20%)
- Prepare data for analysis
- Check focus group/interview transcriptions
- Assist with data coding tasks
- Conduct data analysis
- Create visualizations of survey data
- Other research duties as assigned
- Collaborate on using data and analysis to generate findings and answers to the research questions