Research Program Coordinator Full-time

Research Program Coordinator

This position will end 8/31/26. The work shift is a M-F schedule; however, study visits will also need to be held on weekends and evenings.

The purpose of the Research Program Coordinator position is to coordinate observational studies and intervention trials that aim to improve nutritional status, caregiving practices and health among adults and families with young children.

Responsibilities include:

• Coordinate and lead daily operations for research program, including in person visits with clinical research measurements, child developmental assessments, data management and processing, and trainings with study team members and volunteers
• Lead participant recruitment, study visit coordination and logistics, tracking and retention
• Implement study intervention for clinical trials and other studies, collect data, conduct recruitment screening and enrollment, and complete administrative visit duties for study visits
• Other related tasks

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelors degree and three years of responsible level experience with coordinating or administering a program, or Masters degree and one year, or doctoral degree.
• Demonstrated organizational skills.
• Experience working in a medical or scientific research setting, or comparable technology-oriented business.
• Excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to discuss personal topics with families in a compassionate, sensitive manner. Demonstrated detail orientation, ability to follow-through, and strong problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint and willingness to learn other technologies as necessary.
• Ability to work independently and on a team.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Master's degree.
• Registered Dietitian.
• Spanish speaking.
• Prior intervention experience with families and young children.

Salary range is $47,000+ depending on qualifications.

Working conditions are in a typical office environment.

Required materials include:

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.