"Research Project Manager"

Details

Posted: 14-Jan-26

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Categories:

• Research - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
• Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 264911

Position Summary

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Project Manager for the Education and Employment Research Center (EERC) in the School of Management and Labor Relations. This position will support grant-funded mixed-method applied research and evaluations related to the intersection between education and the workforce.

Among the key duties of the position are the following:

• Collaborates on the design, execution, and interpretation of social science, experimental, survey research, and other studies with a focus on mixed- methods methodologies.
• Develops and manages research plans, data collection processes, and date analysis efforts.
• Conducts literature reviews related to higher education and workforce development, including reference management using RefWorks and Zotero
• Conducts interviews virtually and in-person with a range of respondents including students, faculty, advisors administrators, higher education and workforce leaders, and employers.
• Conceptualizes and performs quantitative and qualitative research and data analysis using programs including STATA and NVIVO.
• Synthesizes data collected from various qualitative and quantitative sources to generate findings
• Leads the preparation of written reports, sections for academic publication, technical reports, presentations, and external communications summarizing research methods, findings, and implications.
• Communicates research methods and findings to both technical and non-technical audiences effectively.
• Tracks developments in relevant fields of education and workforce to support the development of new proposals.
• Monitors project progress and coordinate timeline adjustments and resource reallocation as needed to meet project deadlines.
• Provides overall project coordination, scheduling and protocol development to successfully complete deliverables.
• Coordinates project activities with internal teams and external partners, and oversee the work of research assistants to support project goals.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Master's degree in social science and at least three (3) years of work experience and/or graduate coursework in mixed method or qualitative research.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Equipment Utilized:

• NVIVO, Qualtrics, SPSS, Stata, Zotero.

Physical Demands and Work Environment:

• Ability to travel.

Special Conditions:

• Clean Driving Record.

Posting Number: 26ST0056