Job description
General Information
Vacancy Open to
All Candidates
Employment Type
Permanent - Full-time
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Hours per week
40
Months per year
12
Position Number
001328
NC Salary Grade Equivalency
GN08
Classification Title
Social Research Assistant - Journey
Working Title
Research Assistant
Salary Range
$40,945 - $46,000
Anticipate Hiring Range
$40,945 - $46,000
FLSA Status
Non Exempt
Division
Research
Department
Div of Research (Adm)
Work Unit
Center for Research Excellence
Work Schedule
8:00 am – 5:00 pm; Monday – Friday.
Primary Purpose of Position
The Research Assistant in the Center for Research Excellence (CRE) gathers, edits, analyzes, compiles, and reports data and information to support a variety of research and proposal development activities aligned with University goals.
Minimum Education/Experience
Required Minimum Qualifications:
Four-year degree or equivalent combination of training and experience necessary to perform the work.
University Preferred Qualifications:
Completion of coursework for a four-year college degree in an area related to social science, including coursework in statistics, research methodology, computer science, and/or other coursework directly related to the work to be performed and six months of experience in gathering, editing, and analyzing data for social and economic research; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Four-year degree or equivalent combination of training and experience necessary to perform the work.
University Preferred Qualifications:
Completion of coursework for a four-year college degree in an area related to social science, including coursework in statistics, research methodology, computer science, and/or other coursework directly related to the work to be performed and six months of experience in gathering, editing, and analyzing data for social and economic research; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Essential Job Duties
- Mine, analyze, and organize data from electronic research databases and search engines to facilitate and support faculty research activities that translate into funding proposals.
- Provide post-award support for internal grants, e.g., Faculty Research Grants (FRG), Ignite, ArtXSci, etc.; track and update internal proposal status in Niner Research.
- Collate high volume information for internal grant proposal review panels (compliance checks against proposal guidelines, sorting data for subcommittees, extracting budget information, research compliance requirements).
- Analyze, compile, and summarize CRE program data.
- Maintain a current calendar of grant opportunities, including limited submission solicitations, and funding opportunities related to key areas identified in UNC Charlotte’s Top-Tier Research Commission Report.
- Train faculty to use research databases and search engines (COS-Pivot, GRC, Academic Analytics) to locate and match funding opportunities to research activities; track faculty usage.
Other Work Responsibilities
- Track, analyze, and compile data to support CRE dashboard reporting.
Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education
- Familiarity with research databases and search engines.
- Experience with tracking, analyzing and compiling data.
- Demonstrated good communication skills both written and oral.
- Higher Education a plus.
- Experience with data analysis.
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office / Google Suite ( e. g. excel, word, docs, sheets).
Necessary Licenses or Certifications
Work Location
Cameron Hall
Posting date
03/23/2023
Closing date
04/06/2023
Proposed Hire Date
04/24/2023
Contact Information
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