Job Details
TEMPORARY Research Assistant
Salary: $36.14 - $44.44 Hourly
Location: Clovis Community College, CA
Job Type: Temporary
Division: CCC President's Office
Job Number: [contact details available in the full listing] - T
General Purpose
Under general supervision, conducts a variety of research to identify potential sources of grant funding to achieve District and department strategic goals and program funding priorities and to support other institutional research programs and priorities; drafts a variety of reports, templates, timelines, training materials and other supporting documents; and performs related duties as assigned.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Conducts research to identify potential sources of grant funding in alignment with District, college and departmental program needs, goals and strategic objectives; refers promising funding opportunities to deans, faculty and staff to review and determine whether funding applications will be submitted; analyzes grant application requirements to determine data needs and materials, such as timelines and templates, to facilitate the application process; works with District/college program staff to coordinate grant proposal development to meet strict funder deadlines and requirements; solicits letters of support/commitment from outside program/community partners, as assigned; participates in final edit and packaging processes; uploads completed applications to funder sites.
- Researches and performs preliminary analyses of data required for grant applications from internal and external sources; works with the grant development team to ensure accuracy, clarity, accessibility, usability and confidentiality of information.
- Conducts best practice research regarding grant stewardship policies/practices and prepares research papers to present findings and conclusions; develops and recommends grant development policies and procedures consistent with grant stewardship best practices; drafts materials for use in grants development training programs for inclusion in the professional development curricula for District staff.
- Regularly interfaces with administrators, faculty, staff, program officers, legislative offices and the public to collect and disseminate data.
- Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.
OTHER DUTIES
- Tracks budget expenditures and assists in developing and maintaining ledger books, records and files for assigned department.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Employment Standards / Minimum Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of:
- Principles and practices of grant writing and administration.
- Basic methods and techniques of institutional and social science research.
- Professionally accepted research practices applicable to research methodology development/selection, data analysis and interpretation and reporting.
- Data extraction and query tools such as structured query language (SQL).
- Basic principles, practices and methods of administrative, organizational and management analysis.
- Basic sections of federal, state and local laws associated with grant management.
- Basic database management principles and methods.
- Modern office practices, procedures and equipment including computers and applicable software programs.
- Practices and techniques of sound business communication; correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
- Uses and operations of scanners, phone systems, computers, standard business software, and database and spreadsheet applications.
Skills and Abilities to:
- Conduct assigned research, organize materials, analyze data and prepare reports such as those required by institutional effectiveness programs or grant-funding agencies.
- Identify, investigate and define research issues and problems and locate sources of data to meet research needs and requirements, as appropriate to assigned scope of responsibility.
- Understand, interpret, explain and apply standard research methodologies and techniques.
- Operate computers and make advanced functional use of standard business software, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics and database applications.
- Present research findings clearly, logically and in a meaningful and understandable form, using a wide variety of modalities.
- Maintain the confidentiality of information.
- Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations.
- Effectively engage and support historically minoritized groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service-oriented practices.
- Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
- Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
- Operate a computer and use standard business software.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all those encountered in the course of work.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a major in social science, institutional research or another relevant field, and at least two years of progressively responsible experience as a grant writer, research assistant or analyst; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS
Certain assignments may require a valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program.
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