Research Project Specialist
Research Project Specialist
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16-06-2025
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Job Description
50% - Provide administrative assistance to lab project:
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The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
M-F 8a-5p
Contact Information to Applicants
Jack Zhang
Position Overview
The Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) is a designated research center for the social sciences supporting social science researchers at the University of Kansas. IPSR supports faculty-led research centers their directors and a network of more than 100 affiliates and staff.
The Trade War Lab (TWL) is a social science lab partially funded by a grant from the Minerva Research Initiative and supported by IPSR dedicated to dual-mission:
This is a limited term contingent upon funding position for 12-month with the possibility of an extension should funding become available.
- Helps oversee project expenditures for the TWL and initiates transactions (purchases travel reimbursement) on behalf of project team.
- Helps oversee hiring orientation and manage human resources for the TWL.
- Schedules meetings and manages events.
- Assists with project management and may manage other aspects of the project as defined by the PI.
- Helps maintain and update the TWL GitHub page and public datasets Assists in identifying and growing relationships with external partners and campus partners.
- Assists with drafting materials for presentations and publications.
- Assists with grant writing and grant reporting.
- Assists with organizing of periodic speaker series and event logistics.
- Monitors external grant opportunities and deadlines.
- Researchingindustry associations and Congressional actions.
- Tracking headlines about the US-China trade war and economic sanctions.
- Assisting in spot and background research for the director.
- Writing public-facing research reports and op-eds.
Disclaimer
The University of Kansas prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color ethnicity religion sex national origin age ancestry disability status as a veteran sexual orientation marital status parental status gender identity gender expression and genetic information in the universitys programs and activities. Retaliation is also prohibited by university policy. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies and is the Title IX coordinator for all KU and KUMC campuses: Associate Vice Chancellor for Civil Rights and Title IX Room 1082 Dole Human Development Center 1000 Sunnyside Avenue Lawrence KSTTY.
Work Schedule
M-F 8a-5p
Contact Information to Applicants
Jack Zhang
- Bachelors degree OR high school diploma/GED and three (3) years of related experience.
- One (1) year of experience or demonstrated course work in data science statistics data analysis or related work.
- Excellent written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- Experience with coordinating activities for teams as shown in application materials.
- Experience with project implementation including budgets timelines and deadlines as evidenced in application materials.
- Two(2) years working with social scientist researchers.
- Experience editing and proofreading documents and publications as evidenced in application materials.
- Experience with undergraduate research as demonstrated in application materials.
- Familiarity with University of Kansas financial systems as evidenced in application materials.
- Specialized training in project management as shown in application materials.
Position Overview
The Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) is a designated research center for the social sciences supporting social science researchers at the University of Kansas. IPSR supports faculty-led research centers their directors and a network of more than 100 affiliates and staff.
The Trade War Lab (TWL) is a social science lab partially funded by a grant from the Minerva Research Initiative and supported by IPSR dedicated to dual-mission:
- Understand the US-China Trade War and its impact on heartland communities through a bottom up data-driven firm-centric approach.
- Empower policy-relevant academic research by teams of undergraduate and graduate students through collaboration and mentoring.
This is a limited term contingent upon funding position for 12-month with the possibility of an extension should funding become available.
In addition to the online application the following documents are required to be considered for this position:
- Cover letter describing how you meet the required and preferred qualifications.
- Resume.
- List of three (3) professional references.
Only complete applications will be considered.
Application review begins Monday June 23 2025. For consideration please apply no later than Sunday June 22 2025.
Required Experience:
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