Research Program Assistant I - Children's Learning Institute's ITSN

Position Summary

Responsible for a variety of projects and programs with a diverse array of subjects focusing on research in child development.

Position Key Accountabilities

• Provide reliability status on various objective and subjective coding analysis measures pertaining to projects within the department.
• Support accessibility review and remediation efforts for digital content, documents, training materials, and other organizational resources to ensure compliance with accessibility standards and best practices.
• Perform observational evaluations performed in schools and classrooms and focus on cognitive readiness activities by means of a complex live coding scheme.
• Work on a range of data and information including but not limited to transferring, verifying, entering, processing, management and analysis.
• Attend relevant trainings and assist in recruiting subjects (teachers, students, families, and individuals) and obtaining informed consent from potential research study participants.
• Afford assistance with the onboarding and ongoing support of early childhood educators by providing guidance, maintaining participant records, and ensuring timely communication and follow-up.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Certification/Skills

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bilingual skills in English/Spanish preferred.
• Reliable personal transportation as some projects may require extensive out of town travel which will vary from Houston and surrounding areas to various sites across the state of Texas.
• Work may involve handling biohazardous, chemical, and radiological materials, as well as operating associated equipment.
• Human Subjects Research (HSR) by Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI Program) within five days of employment required.

Minimum Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Human Development, Biology or relevant field required.
• Master's Degree preferred.

May Substitute Required Education with Equivalent Years of Experience Beyond the Minimum Experience Requirement

Minimum Experience

• Experience in customer service, behavioral analysis or research experience is preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive

This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code 51.215 and Texas Government Code411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position.

Residency Requirement

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.