Research Senior Associate

Position Title

Research Senior Associate

EHE | Crane Center for Early Childhood

Conducts high quality and cutting‑edge research and manages day‑to‑day activities for research projects through the Crane Center. In collaboration with others, assists in formulating innovative research questions, developing research projects, and publishing in top‑tier peer‑reviewed journals while managing day‑to‑day project deliverables.

• Provide leadership and coordination on research projects through the Crane Center, including overseeing the management of day‑to‑day activities, supervising staff and student workers, preparing and submitting IRB reports as needed, and keeping the Crane Center leadership team abreast of project progress and status of grant deliverables.
• Assist in the development of data‑collection protocols, analyzing data, and making decisions about research design.
• Engage in writing of scholarly reports for peer‑reviewed outlets and internal/local outlets (e.g., white papers).
• Develop project timelines, organize project meetings with agendas, and maintain records of all study activities.
• Ensure active involvement of project collaborators, including mentoring student assistants and graduate research associates as needed.
• Aim to submit two first‑authored manuscripts per year to peer‑reviewed journals, and additional second‑ or other‑authored publications as time permits.
• Assist in grant‑writing endeavors as a team and develop project proposals independently, primarily for smaller‑scale funding opportunities (internal and/or external).
• 50%:
  Serve as key personnel on research projects through the Crane Center, overseeing the management of research projects’ day‑to‑day activities and supervising staff and student workers.
• 50%:
  Produce scholarly works to help disseminate research results via peer‑reviewed journals, white papers/research briefs, and/or conference presentations. Prepare proposals for research funding.

• Master’s degree or equivalent experience.
• 3 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree, or 1 year of relevant experience with a Master’s degree.
• Strong background in at least two of the following areas: early childhood education, language development and pedagogy, classroom observations and practices, and quantitative analyses.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with a research team.
• Working knowledge of human subjects’ protections and IRB.

• Interest in pursuing a research agenda in one of the following areas: early childhood education, language development and pedagogy, classroom observations, and quantitative analyses.

The Target Hiring Range for this position is: $58,700 - $77,200

Location:

Schoenbaum Family Center (0933)

Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Scheduled

Hours:

40

Shift: First Shift

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post‑offer process.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability. As required by Ohio Revised Code section , Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly;

create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion; treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.