Research Associate II

Bachelor’s degree in a social science field such as social work, education, or psychology, or a related field, plus five (5) years of experience in community research, social science research, early childhood development, including project management, policy work, or program administration experience required.

• Master’s degree in a social sciences field, preferably early childhood or psychological research, or a certificate of training in related areas such as evaluations, data management, statistics.

This position is subject to pre-employment screening (criminal background, drug testing, and/or education verification). A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication alone shall not disqualify an applicant except as provided by law. Any criminal history will be evaluated in relationship to job responsibilities and business necessity.  The information obtained in these reports will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law. 

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Excel, SPSS, Power BI, and REDCap database design. 
• Must have a strong understanding of social science evaluation methods and data collection.

• →Responsible for implementing research program evaluation protocols. This will include quantitative design and analysis.
• →Work on multiple projects and programs related to early childhood development, vulnerable populations, secondary data analyses, and other community research.
• →Create project timelines, strategies for data collection, write protocols and operational procedures for data quality management, and set processes for execution of deliverables. Strong knowledge of social science research settings, methods of outcome measurement, and analysis of data will be required.
• →Give input to project timelines, strategies for content development, and processes for execution of deliverables.
• →Assist faculty in grant and contract outcomes reporting, which may include report writing to report project milestones and outcomes evaluation.
• →Responsible for the successful accomplishment of project outcomes following the established protocol. Strong knowledge of both scholarly and plain language writing is necessary to adapt reports to various audiences; these reports will include technical writing, narrative description, and data visualization to present the findings in meaningful ways.
• →Ensure compliance with the division of UAMS policies and procedures.
• →Contribute to the overall work of the Research and Evaluation division to further research and support the division.
• →Perform other duties as assigned.

Please contact askrecruitment@uams.edu for any recruiting related questions.

All application materials must be uploaded to the University of Arkansas System Career Site https://uasys.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/UASYS  

Please do not send to listed recruitment contact.