Job Details

Posting Number: STA00109PO26

Job Family: Research

Job Function: Research Program Management

USC Market Title: Research Program Coordinator

Job Level: P0 - Professional

Business Title (Internal Title): Research Coordinator

Campus: Columbia

Work County: Richland

College/Division: College of Information and Communications

Department: CIC College of Information and Communications

State Pay Range: G07

USC Market Range: MRD - $44,296 $54,263 $64,229

Anticipated Hiring Range: $44,296 - $56,000

Part/Full Time: Full Time

Hours per Week: 37.5

Work Schedule: Standard working schedule: 8:30am – 5:00pm. Must be willing to work a flexible schedule to meet the needs of the department.

Basis: 12 months

Advertised Job Summary

The Research Coordinator will work across the College’s research enterprise to facilitate the collection, analysis, and reporting of data for academic and external clients.

Job Related Minimum Required Education and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in a job related field and no prior work experience, which may be substituted by an equivalent combination of job related certification, training, education, and/or experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience analyzing social media trends and producing professional reports.
• Experience using enterprise social media analytics software (e.g., Quid, Sprinklr, Brandwatch, etc.)
• Knowledge of and experience conducting advanced Boolean searches.
• Understanding of social media and of social media analytics.
• Graphic design background (e.g., Adobe Suite)
• Experience with data science languages (e.g., Python, R)

Job Duties

• Collect, analyze, and report data to produce actionable reports to internal and external lab clients using lab software such as an enterprise social media analytics software in the Social Media Insights Lab (e.g., Sprinklr) or the iMotions Biometrics suite in the Biometrics and User Xperience Lab. (40%)
• Develop and present (in-person and virtually) reports and trainings to university and external clients. (25%)
• Support and assist faculty, students, and clients in using lab resources for their research through one-on-one consultations, training sessions, guest lectures, and the development of online materials. (30%)
• Other duties as assigned to meet the needs of the college including, but not limited to, assisting in planning research events. (5%)