Research Coordinator

Foundry10 is an education research organization focused on expanding ideas about learning and creating value for youth. They are seeking a Research Coordinator for the Conceptual Development Lab to support ongoing research projects and help develop new initiatives related to children's conceptual development.

Responsibilities

• Recruiting families and schools to participate in research through email outreach, social media campaigns, phone calls, and in-person recruitment
• Coordinating with school administrators, teachers, museum liaisons, and parents/caregivers to gather consent and schedule data collection
• Collecting data with children between the ages of ~2-10 years and their parents/caregivers, both in person (e.g at Seattle-area preschools and children’s museums) and online (e.g. via Zoom, via online survey platforms)
• Providing training and support to Research Assistants who might join the lab on a shorter-term basis
• Using project management software to track project-related tasks and schedules
• Participating in project team meetings
• Writing IRB protocols
• Entering data, cleaning data, de-identifying data, and storing data while closely following both foundry10 and lab-specific guidelines
• Assisting with analysis, including qualitative analysis of videos of children and caregivers and statistical analysis of quantitative data
• Sharing results through written reports, conference submissions, journal submissions, and internal presentations and reports
• Conducting literature reviews
• Participating in discussions of relevant research
• Designing and piloting new research games for children and surveys for adults
• Providing temporary assistance with data collection for projects outside the lab
• Providing feedback on colleagues' presentations and writing
• Participating in collaborations between the lab and other foundry10 colleagues
• Managing communication through the study@foundry10 email

Skills

• Has a Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Education, Human Development, Cognitive Science, or a related field with a minimum of 1 year of research experience within a university or professional research setting e.g. collecting data with human subjects in a social /behavioral science research lab
• Has subject-area expertise, such as knowledge of child development, experience with data collection and management, and experience with data analysis
• Has experience working directly with children between the ages of 2 and 10 years (for example, babysitting or other caregiving experiences, tutoring or teaching, prior research involving data collection with children)
• Experience working directly with children between the ages of 2-10 years
• Experience collecting data with human subjects
• Strong attention to detail
• Organizational and time management skills to follow up on many components of research projects, manage multiple projects, and keep projects moving forward
• Competent with Google Suite, including Google Sheets
• Ability to troubleshoot and set up computers and equipment for research projects
• Ability to work independently and in a hybrid team environment
• Ability to work self-sufficiently and identify areas where processes could be improved
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Familiarity with basic data analysis methods (e.g., correlations, t-tests)
• Demonstrated ability to professionally engage with people from diverse backgrounds (including parents, teachers, school administrators) through various communication channels, including email, social media, phone calls, and in-person conversations (e.g., experience recruiting research participants, canvassing, or conducting community outreach)
• Familiarity with more advanced data analysis methods and visualization techniques (e.g., regression analysis, factor analysis, psychometrics)
• Familiarity with statistical software (e.g., R/Rstudio)

Benefits

• A 4-day workweek
• A flexible and hybrid work schedule
• Full Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and 100% coverage for dependents
• $1,500 yearly education stipend
• $3,000 yearly wellness and hobby stipend, before taxes
• Generous paid time off that includes: 4 weeks of vacation time annually and additional accrual with tenure, 12 paid holidays, 56 hours of paid sick and safe leave frontloaded annually, Week-long office closures twice a year - each summer and winter
• 401(k) retirement plan with employer match upon meeting eligibility requirements
• Flexible Spending Account and Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Employee Assistance Program at no cost to the employee
• Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance paid fully by foundry10

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