Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Project Assistant
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support
Department	EIP-Ctr Public Interst Polling
Overview	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication’s 2023 list. Rutgers’ commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation’s military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Project Assistant for the Eagleton Institute of Politics. The Eagleton Center for Public Interest Polling (ECPIP) at the Eagleton Institute of Politics, is the first and longest running statewide university-based polling operation in the United States. This position is responsible for assisting with daily operations for the ECPIP, including the Rutgers-Eagleton Poll and client research services. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Daily operations may include managing both undergraduate and graduate internships, managing part-time employees, conducting data analysis for both statewide polling and survey research projects, drafting and/or writing publications related to ECPIP projects, interacting with clients, and performing general research related to the center’s work. The Eagleton Institute is a collaborative team. On occasion, all members are asked to participate in Institute-wide and /or cross-team projects
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Nonexempt
Grade	03
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	44831.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	55743.000
Annual Maximum Salary	66655.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	URA-AFT Administrative
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelors Degree in a relevant social science or related discipline; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Must have excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. Must have excellent communication skills, including comfort with verbal (i.e. phone, video, in person, and email) engagement with clients, vendors, scholars, and research subjects. Must have excellent internet research and computer literacy skills, especially in working with Excel. Must be able to work independently on projects. Must work well with teams. Must have experience managing part-time and student employees (in an education setting is a plus). Fluent in at least one statistical software program.
Preferred Qualifications	Minimum of 1 year experience in survey research, preferably at an academic survey research center. Training and certification in human subjects’ research. Fluency in SPSS statistical software. Fluency in Qualtrics survey programming.
Equipment Utilized	Microsoft Office Suite, specifically Excel. SPSS, STATA, and/or other statistical programs.
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Eagleton offices are located within a historic building with no elevator. The duties of this position regularly involve navigating stairs numerous times a day. An applicant may request a reasonable accommodation if they have a disability that restricts them in their ability to climb and/or navigate stairs.
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST0671
Posting Open Date	03/16/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Douglass (RU-New Brunswick)
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
Location Details

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