Research Associate, Research Assistant​/Associate, Research Analyst

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William James College Newton, Newton, MA, US

3 days ago Requisition

Salary Range: $30.00 To $40.00 Hourly

Institutional Overview

William James College is in an exciting period of growth at a time when access to high-quality behavioral healthcare has never been more important. For over 50 years, our faculty and staff have prepared professionals to bring evidence-based mental health care to healthcare systems, community agencies, schools, correctional facilities, businesses, and private practice settings throughout New England and beyond.

Our mission is clear: to advance educational excellence in applied psychology and to develop skilled, compassionate professionals committed to expanding access to behavioral healthcare for individuals and communities who need it most.

As a community grounded in excellence, fairness, and respect for all individuals, William James College fosters leadership, collaboration, and service in an increasingly complex world. We seek professionals who are energized by meaningful work, committed to student success, and motivated to make a lasting impact in the field of behavioral health.

We are building the next generation of behavioral health leaders and are looking for colleagues who want to help shape that future.

Position Summary

The Research Associate / Human Protections Administrator is a dual-function position within the Office of Program Development, Monitoring & Evaluation that supports the College's research, evaluation, and human-subjects protection infrastructure.

As Research Associate, the position-holder provides advanced research and program-evaluation support across institutional programs and externally funded initiatives, with responsibilities spanning research design, data collection and analysis, research systems, grant development, reporting, stakeholder consultation, and human-subjects protection administration. The position applies specialized expertise in research ethics and human-subjects protections through administration of the College’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), support for compliance with federal human-subjects regulations, management of IRB processes and systems, and consultation with faculty, students, and program leaders on the development and review of human-subjects research.

This position requires a professional with the ability to integrate methodological, regulatory, technical, and operational expertise across the full range of research, evaluation, and human-subjects protection responsibilities associated with the role. The position works across organizational units in a matrix environment and requires strong independent judgment, adaptability, continuous learning, and effective collaboration as research, regulatory, programming, and institutional priorities evolve.

Institutional Overview

William James College is in an exciting period of growth at a time when access to high-quality behavioral healthcare has never been more important. For over 50 years, our faculty and staff have prepared professionals to bring evidence-based mental health care to healthcare systems, community agencies, schools, correctional facilities, businesses, and private practice settings throughout New England and beyond.

Our mission is clear: to advance educational excellence in applied psychology and to develop skilled, compassionate professionals committed to expanding access to behavioral healthcare for individuals and communities who need it most.

As a community grounded in excellence, fairness, and respect for all individuals, William James College fosters leadership, collaboration, and service in an increasingly complex world. We seek professionals who are energized by meaningful work, committed to student success, and motivated to make a lasting impact in the field of behavioral health.

We are building the next generation of behavioral health leaders and are looking for colleagues who want to help shape that future.

Position Summary

The Research Associate / Human Protections Administrator is a dual-function position within the Office of Program Development, Monitoring & Evaluation that supports the College's research, evaluation, and human-subjects protection infrastructure.

As Research Associate, the position-holder provides advanced research and program-evaluation support across institutional programs and…