Social Science​/Humanities Research Associate IV - Site Coordinator

This is a grant-funded position and reassignment will be based upon performance, progress toward research goals and continuation of funding. Must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer without sponsorship.

The Social Science/Humanities Research Associate IV (SSRA IV) position will support 2 different initiatives focused on adolescent and young adult mental health.
1) The position will serve as the Site Coordinator in the Early Psychosis Intervention Network in Texas (EPINET-TX), which aims to develop models of effective delivery of coordinated specialty care (CSC) services for early psychosis. In this project, the position will coordinate data submission from participating sites, meeting regularly with site leads to discuss data management and quality and provide regular training in data collection and submission processes.

2. The position will provide data collection, analysis and knowledge translation support for the NIDILRR Emerge Study, which is a longitudinal study of young adult multidisciplinary mental health team services.

• Coordinate and manage project-related data submission, collection, and cleaning. This may involve regular meetings with project partners to identify strategies to improve data quality and timeliness.
• Establish and maintain strong, positive relationships with project partners to support collaborative research, including providing training, facilitating work groups, fidelity visits, focus groups, and interviews to support research projects.
• Coordinate and support Principal Investigators (PIs) to monitor project milestones and progress to meet goals.
• Assist and support in the development of research reports or data visualization for site feedback and project reporting.
• Coordinate and support the development of the publication(s) and presentation(s) to advance the research field.
• Attend and participate in regular project meetings.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Bachelor's Degree with major coursework in Psychology, Social Work, or field related to the work to be performed with at least 6 years of related experience OR Master's Degree with major coursework in Psychology, Social Work, or field related to the work to be performed with at least 4 years related experience. Ability to manage multiple deadlines and competing priorities. Excellent customer services skills.

Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent attention to detail. Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook). Ability to write for both academic and lay audiences. Values the contributions of others in the work environment.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Doctoral Degree in Psychology, Social Work, or related field with at least 2 years of related experience. Clinical or research experience in the field of mental health. Experience with community-based participatory research.

$58,000 - $63,000 - depending on qualifications

• May work around standard office conditions
• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• M-F, Flexible between 8am-6pm

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

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer,complies…