Research Project Coordinator Regional Trainer
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Job Location:
Lawrence, KS - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
50%- Coordinate efforts with project team in accordance with the projects proposed plan and timeline including:
- Direct one-to-one remote training of rural school coaches and teachers
- Monitor and support participants in micro-credential program
20% - Coordinate efforts with an independent evaluation team to conduct assessments including video-direct observation of classrooms and survey administration.
20%- In collaboration with principal investigators produce reports and presentations to communicate findings and progress at both regional and national rural conferences.
10% - Travel and virtual communication with Rural Schools to meet with school district partners to recruit coordinate support and monitor activities based on approved plan and timeline. Travel will involve 3-4 trips per year each lasting up to 1 week. Travel will also include 1-2 conferences per year with 2-4 days of travel for each conference.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
Mon-Fri- 8:30 am-5:00 pm
Contact Information to Applicants
If you have questions about the position you may email Dr. Wills at
If you have questions about the application process you may email Diana Skill at
- Bachelors degree in education or special education and 5 years teaching experience in public school.
- Experience working independently with multiple individuals with limited supervision as evidenced in application materials.
- Strong organizational skills as evidenced in application materials.
- Experience working in Indigenous-serving schools and/or with Native American student populations.
- Elementary or Secondary teaching certificate.
- Experience as an Academic Instructional Coach.
- Experience in conference presentations.
- Experience with Canvas Brightspace or Blackboard online learning platform as evidenced in work history.
- Strong verbal communication skills as demonstrated by application materials and interview.
We are seeking 1-2 full-time CW-FIT Research Project Coordinators to expand the evidence-based CW-FIT intervention to rural schools by utilizing a CW-FIT Micro-credentialing program embedded in a Rural Coaching Model. Rural Coaches will be trained by CW-FIT Trainers and will then in turn train and support teachers. The research project focuses on implementing the rural coaching model in K-8 Rural and Native classrooms to enhance classroom management and improve students academic performance. The partners in the project will include 120 schools and 480 teachers across rural Kansas New Mexico Nebraska Arizona Colorado and Oklahoma.
The CW-FIT Research Project Coordinator will be a CW-FIT Regional trainer and will oversee efforts including recruitment training and conference presentations. Willingness to travel out of state and to be flexible in scheduling around school schedules is required. This position requires strong organizational communication and management skills as evidenced in work position is at JGCP located in downtown Kansas City Kansas in the Childrens Campus of Kansas City building: 444 Minnesota Ave Suite 300 Kansas City KS 66101.
Reimbursement for travel in addition to salary. Please note that all offers of employment are contingent upon the satisfactory completion of the background check.
Continuation is contingent on satisfactory evaluation and available funding.
This position will be a hybrid of on-site work at Juniper Gardens Childrens campus located at 444 Minnesota Ave KC KS and telework as deemed by supervisor.
Due to complex state employment laws the University of Kansas may be unable to hire fully remote workers for this position outside of Kansas. Specifically we cannot currently offer employment to candidatesresidingin the following states: CaliforniaDelaware Idaho and Minnesota. We appreciate your understanding and invite interested individuals from eligible states to apply.
Additional Candidate Instruction
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 qualificationsand how your particular skill set and prior experience contribute to the research at JGCP
- Resume
- List of three (2) professional references
- Out of state travel
- Flexibility in scheduling around school schedules.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Catering Sales
- Google Analytics
- ABAP
- Learning Management System
- Accounts Payable
- Architecture
About Company
Thank you for your interest in employment with the University of Kansas. If you need assistance with the application process please contact Human Resources at [email protected] or 785-864-4946.
