GFRP Research Project Manager

Position Summary

THIS POSTING IS FOR TWO IDENTICAL POSITIONS ( POSITION NUMBERS AND ). BY APPLYING YOU WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR BOTH AVAILABLE POSITIONS . As a member of the Global Food Research Program ( GFRP ) team the Research Specialist (Project Manager) will have primary responsibility for leading GFRPs data procedure & protocol design evaluating global regulations and policy impacts. This Project Manager will independently plan organize coordinate and direct nutrition / food policy research activities for multiple concurrent complex multi-faceted long-term research projects within GFRP : studies funded to evaluate the impact of policies including health warning labels taxes and marketing restrictions for ultraprocessed foods policies affecting food waste and sustainability and policies to reduce global diet- and incomerelated disparities and improve population health. This position works closely with our interdisciplinary research team from the Gillings School of Global Public Health under projects led by Dr. Lindsey Smith Taillie (faculty in Nutrition). The Project Manager will plan assign and review work of others including UNC team members and global collaborators and will independently monitor assess and modify activities timelines protocols processes workflow and / or assignments to meet the needs of the projects. This position will define work plans objectives and deadlines collaborating closely with colleagues at global collaborators research institutions to develop and coordinate instruction and training of staff students faculty and collaborators in specialized methods of data collection entry cleaning and utilization. This position will ensure compliance with all regulatory and IRB documentation requirements and review processes. The Project Manager will be responsible for independently managing multiple stages of research projects : research development and proposal writing data collection analysis publication and dissemination. The Project Manager will define standards for collection and analysis of various types of data (including primary experimental data and secondary data) and instruct others in implementing standards for accuracy validity and integrity This position will continually trouble-shoot and resolve quality control issues and will work towards improving efficiency and accuracy in protocols and procedures for various datasets. This position will lead others in implementing standards and serve as an expert on experimental data collection for other GFRP work groups. Specifically this position will collaborate across disciplines to organize and lead work of others to manage the development of experiments utilizing experimental stores and sales outlets (online supermarkets & physical convenience stores) designed to test the impact of food policies on food and beverage purchasing behavior as well as other experiments on food-related psychological outcomes. This position will manage plan and implement research activities (including online surveys in-person trials and secondary data analysis) protocols and timelines and be the primary point of communication and coordination among our study team and external stakeholders to ensure timely completion of all research activities. This includes onboarding supervision and associated human resources tasks with project-related staff post-doctoral scholars and students. plus budget management and communication with external collaborators and vendors. This position requires comprehensive knowledge and understanding about research principles study design methods and complex research concepts from multiple disciplines including food science and technology dietary intake and quality qualitative surveys consumer choice experiments health records data obesity health disparities food systems and environments consumer psychology marketing and advertising. As project-specific tasks change and new projects and policy evaluations arise this position will continue to perform similar essential project coordination and leadership tasks.

Required Qualifications Competencies And Experience

• Strong public health research skills (e.g. reviewing scientific literature creating data collection instruments creating recruitment materials and managing recruitment activities managing databases creating IRB applications and protocols training data collectors).
• Strong project coordination / management interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills. Demonstrated proficiency in academic writing.
• High level of organizational skills and attention to detail and demonstrated capacity to independently coordinate multiple aspects of large research studies.
• Resourceful approach to problem solving.
• Experience collaborating well in teams and ability to function well with culturally diverse colleagues and contacts.

Preferred Qualifications Competencies And Experience

Required Experience :

Staff IC

Key Skills

Quantitative Research,Spss,Clinical Research,Data Collection,Clinical Trials,Research Experience,Statistical Software,Survey Design,Qualitative Research,Market Research,Research & Development,Project Coordination

Employment Type : Contract

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1