Research Project Coordinator

Job Posting

Title:

Research Project Coordinator-Hiring Department:

Special Education-Position Open To:

All Applicants-Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40-FLSA Status:

Exempt from FLSA-Earliest

Start Date:

Nov 30, 2026-Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2027
- Location:

Texas-Job Details:

Purpose The purpose of this position is to coordinate research project operations within NDC, with primary responsibility for the Deafverse Career Connections study. The position supports effective site engagement, participant coordination, data collection, implementation, documentation, and consistent research processes.

Responsibilities Serve as the primary point of coordination for participating research sites and partners, maintaining relationships, coordinating communication and scheduling, supporting site readiness, and providing ongoing implementation support.

Facilitate participant recruitment and study logistics, including recruitment and enrollment, consent and assent processes, scheduling, participant communication, incentives, accessibility needs, and related study activities.

Facilitate data collection activities, working closely with research staff and GRAs to ensure data collection is timely, accessible, complete, and consistent with approved research protocols.

Facilitate intervention and research implementation across participating sites, including facilitator preparation and support, implementation schedules, participation and dosage tracking, fidelity documentation, troubleshooting, and communication with project leadership.

Support participatory research and stakeholder engagement activities, including co-design sessions, youth and stakeholder advisory activities, cognitive interviews, usability testing, and other approaches that incorporate deaf participants and community perspectives into research and development.

Support development and refinement of research, intervention, and implementation materials, including facilitator resources, protocols, site guidance, data collection tools, and other materials needed to support consistent and accessible project implementation.

Maintain project management and research documentation systems, including work plans, timelines, milestone tracking, site records, study documentation, procedures, and follow-up across the research team; identify operational risks and support consistent research workflows across NDC projects.

Contribute to broader NDC research team activities, including research planning, documentation, accessibility, reporting, presentations, dissemination, and other project coordination needs as assigned.

Required Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in education, social science, rehabilitation, psychology, public health, research administration, program coordination, or a related field.

Three or more years of experience coordinating research studies, educational programs, intervention projects, or other complex multi-site activities.

Demonstrated experience coordinating participants, sites, partners, or data collection activities.

Strong organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple timelines, stakeholders, and deliverables simultaneously.

Experience working with deaf people and deaf communities.

Strong interpersonal and written communication skills.

Ability to work independently while collaborating closely with a multidisciplinary research team.

Proficiency in American Sign Language.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications Master’s degree or advanced graduate studies.

Five or more years of experience coordinating research studies, intervention development projects, or other complex research or program activities.

Experience with human subjects research,…