Associate Research Director

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Reporting directly to the PI, Matthew K. Nock, the Associate Research Director (ARD) is responsible for program management, research management, and operational needs of the Nock Lab in the Department of Psychology.

The Nock Lab’s primary research goal is to understand why people engage in behaviors that are harmful to themselves and to translate the knowledge gained into better methods for assessing and treating harmful behaviors. The research is multi-disciplinary and uses a range of complementary methodological approaches (e.g., epidemiologic surveys, laboratory-based experiments, clinic-based studies, and real-time monitoring) to better understand how these behaviors develop, how to predict them, and how to prevent their occurrence.

This position will oversee research teams and the execution of research projects along with the PI, who will own the intellectual agenda. The ARD will act as a liaison between the lab, external research collaborators, and relevant internal offices (e.g., grants, IRB) to ensure that competing priorities line up with the lab’s intellectual agenda and schedule of deliverables.

This position will work with the research teams on experiments, surveys, data collection, and data analysis, while managing relationships with funders and collaborators. The ARD will have a broad range of duties falling into two main categories: program management/operations and research management.

With supervision and general direction from the PI, this individual will oversee significant portions of the research, identify issues through consultation with partner organizations, manage the execution of work plans, oversee projects, and represent the lab at meetings, conferences, and workshops in alignment with the PI’s priorities.

• Manages relationships with funders and partners, writes monthly and quarterly reports for funders, and ensures deliverables are met.
• Supports all aspects of the PI's mission in research, teaching, and public outreach.
• Responds to internal/external inquiries and represents the lab as directed by the PI.
• Manages program details and operations in close coordination with PI, including defining requirements, ensuring adequate resources, establishing timelines, evaluating and revising project plans, and advising on project issues.
• Manages personnel for PI’s research group (including postdocs, research scholars, graduate students, HUCTW RAs, undergraduate RAs, other trainees, and visitors).
• Conducts searches for research scholars, including…