Research Coordinator - Institute Research & Education

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity for a Research Coordinator at UL Research Institutes. This is a remote Opportunity.

The Research Coordinator at the Institute for Research Experiences & Education (IREE) works closely with IREE’s interdisciplinary research team on the workflows, logistics, and administrative components that are critical to social science and education research. This individual is the cohesive glue across education research projects, ensuring studies are completed as planned and communication is seamless across the team. With expertise in project management and experience in social science research, the Research Coordinator plays a key support role that is integral to the execution of research projects.

As a core member of the team, this individual brings a spirit of curiosity and pragmatism to each project

At UL Research Institutes (ULRI), we expand the boundaries of safety science to create a more secure and sustainable world. For more than a century, we have studied the unintended consequences of innovation, designed solutions to mitigate risk and shared our findings with academia, scientists, manufacturers, and policymakers across industries. We identify critical safety and sustainability issues, asking the tough questions because we believe a safer world begins with knowledge.

Build a safer, more secure, and sustainable future with us. Join us and work with our Research Experiences & Education teams who conduct the research required to produce that knowledge and put into practice.

The Institute for Research Experiences &Education advances UL Research Institutes’ public safety mission by bringing ULRI safety science research and UL Standards & Engagement standards to students and educators across the education continuum through open-access platforms and resources shaped by educational research. Embracing a model in which the expertise of educators and researchers inform each other, our institute engages educators and youth in rigorous learning and educational experiences that build awareness, knowledge and skills, and critical thinking so everyone can see themselves as part of the safety sciences.

As the Research Coordinator, you will play a key role in the rapid growth of UL as you:

Develop and maintain systems to track and administer social science research, in the following key areas.

• Team communication

• Research compliance and ethics

• Project workflow and documentation

• Financial administration

• Logistics for research convenings, conferences, and publications

• Coordination for grants

• Perform other duties as assigned.

• People :
  Our people make us special. You’ll work with a diverse team of experts respected for their independence and transparency and build a network, because our approach is collaborative. We collaborate across disciplines, organizations, and geographies to build the global scientific response that today’s global challenges require.

• Interesting work :
  Every day is different for us here. We see what’s on the horizon and use our expertise to build the foundations of a safer future. You’ll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of human understanding as part of a team working to advance the public good.

• Grow and achieve :
  We learn, work, and grow together through targeted development, reward, and recognition programs.

• Values
  . Four core values guide our work: collaboration, respect, integrity, and beneficence. By living our values, we inspire the trust essential to fulfilling our mission and foster the partnerships that enable us to pursue a beneficent future in which we all can thrive.

• Total Rewards :
  All employees at UL Research…