United States Job Openings

University of Texas at Austin

MAST Project Coordinator

Austin

FULL TIME

October 24, 2024

Job Posting Title:

MAST Project Coordinator

Hiring Department:

Special Education

Position Open To:

All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours:

FLSA Status:

Exempt

Earliest Start Date:

Nov 01, 2024

Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Sep 30, 2025

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details:

Purpose

The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at the University of Texas at Austin is committed to conducting and disseminating high-quality research to that lead to improved outcomes for all learners. Dr. Jessica Toste is seeking qualified applicants for a Project Coordinator position. The Project Coordinator will work directly with Dr. Toste to support daily operations and research activities on a large-scale project funded by the U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences. This project involves conducting a comprehensive investigation of the application of motivational, agentic, and self theories (MAST) to interventions for students with disabilities in K-12. The project integrates a breadth of methodological designs to address three aims: (1) identify special education interventions that target MAST-driven constructs and determine their effects for K-12 students with disabilities; (2) review intervention practices used to target MAST-driven constructs in eligible studies and examine the theoretical overlap; and (3) identify relative effects of different intervention practices and determine the optimal MAST intervention to improve educational outcomes for students with disabilities.

The MAST Project Coordinator will play a critical role in maintaining data integrity and ensuring a high level of rigor, efficiency, and reproducibility for all research procedures. This position is full-time and expected to continue for 1 year with the possibility of renewal. For questions about this position, please contact Dr. Jessica Toste at The University of Texas at Austin (jrtoste@austin.utexas.edu).

Responsibilities

Assist in the planning, coordination, and execution of research project, ensuring adherence to project timelines and deliverables.
Collaborate directly with the PI to establish, maintain, and continually improve processes, best practices, and procedures for systematic review and data management.
Coordinate team meetings, prepare agendas, and document meeting outcomes.
Co-lead the introduction of data integrity practices and improve existing practices.
Develop and deliver team training on screening and review procedures, coding, and collection of materials based on collaboratively decided priorities.
Manage and conduct systematic reviews and meta-analyses, ensuring adherence to established protocols.
Perform qualitative coding of intervention materials with a focus on maintaining high standards of reliability and validity.
Assist in writing study methods and results for use in reports, manuscripts, and presentations in collaboration with PI.

Required Qualifications

Master's degree with two years of relevant experience.
Strong communication skills, including the ability to explain and document procedures that support reliability and reproducibility of all research.
Strong understanding of research methodology and principles of rigor, reliability, and reproducibility; and excellent attention to detail.
Experience in conducting systematic reviews and meta-analyses.
Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated knowledge of research synthesis methods, including but not limited to systematic review, meta-analysis, and qualitative content analysis.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

Ph D in a relevant field. Three years of relevant experience.
Familiarity with special education intervention research.
Experience with statistical analysis software.
Knowledge of qualitative coding techniques and software.
Two or more years of experience with relevant research projects (e.g., conducting intervention research, analysis of extant datasets, systematic review and meta-analysis).

Salary Range

$65,000 - $77,000

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Required Materials

Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above

Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an

equal opportunity/affirmative action employer

, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original

documents

to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

E-Verify Poster (English)
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E-Verify Poster (Spanish)
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Right To Work Poster (English)
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Right To Work Poster (Spanish)
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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in

HOP-3031

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may

access the most recent report here

or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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