Researcher-Parent & Community Engagement (0085923T)

Title: Researcher (R2) Parent & Community Engagement

Position Number:T

Hiring Unit: College of Education Center on Disability Studies

Location: Manoa

Date Posted: February 18 2026

Closing date: March 5 2026

Salary Information: Commensurate with education and experience

Monthly Type: 11 Month

Tenure Track: Non tenure

Full time/Part time: Full time

Temporary/Permanent: Temporary

Other conditions: Extramural funding. To begin approximately March 2026 or soon thereafter. Continuation dependent on satisfactory performance program needs and renewal of funds.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Principal Investigators (PIs) serve as a Parents and Community Coordinator for extramurally funded project(s) related to improving STEM education and intervention for varied heritage PreK-5 students with and without disabilities.
• Develop implement and assess culturally responsive parent curriculum and workshops in STEM and learning activities that contribute to best practices in the field.
• Review refine and copy edit existing project developed lessons activities and other programming.
• Develop lead/co-lead and teach math and science workshops training and programs to teachers parents and other community members.
• Develop and implement recruitment programs and activities for schools and families/parents.
• Work with partner and contracted organizations to plan and carry out STEM enrichment summer camps and STEM-focused community service learning events.
• Participate in evaluation activities and data collection.
• Maintain a research/scholarly profile related to STEM and community work as a profession.
• Contribute to the department university profession and community through serving on committees volunteering as a journal reviewer etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Masters degree from a college or university of recognized standing in Education Special Education related services (e.g. Occupational Therapy Physical Therapy Audiology Speech Lanauge Pathology) or a STEM education field or a related field.
2. Accuracy alertness and adaptability.
3. Professionalism in meeting and conferring with others.
4. Experience developing hands-on lessons activities or curriculum for parents and community members.
5. Experience conducting STEM hands-on activities within school afterschool or community center setting.
6. Experience conducting professional development for parents and families.
7. Experience working with students with disabilities and wide-ranging needs.
8. Experience coordinating a group of varied people for meetings collaborative work or other activities.
9. Basic understanding of educational or social science research practices pertaining to research implementation data collection and dissemination.
10. Demonstrated ability to work independently on assigned tasks prioritize tasks and see tasks through completion.
11. Availability to work outside of the normal working hours including evening weekends and holidays as needed.
12. Ability to travel independently and in a timely manner to various geographical locations. Requirement may be fulfilled by a valid Hawaii Drivers license (Class 3) comparable drivers license or other means of transportation which meets position needs.

Desirable Qualifications

1. Demonstrated teaching experience of elementary grade level students with disabilities or those who are struggling learners.
2. Experience teaching or conducting outreach STEM activities to various local heritages.
3. Experience differentiating activities to meet the needs of diverse learners.
4. Experience with supporting parents and families with children with special health care needs.
5. Course work in or solid understanding of Hawaii history culture and language.
6. Familiarity and experience in collaborating with schools and organizations in Hawaii.
7. Demonstrated understanding and application of effective parent engagement strategies to support their children.
8. Experience in writing technical reports journal articles and competitive grant applications.
9. Experience working on a federally funded educational research project.

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