Research Associate I

UNC Charlotte

Full-Time
Closes on Wednesday, January 13, 2027

Job Description

The primary purpose of the position is to coordinate Gambrell-funded initiatives through the Urban Institute, including the Faculty & Student Fellows programs. The position also develops, conducts, and translates applied and engaged research with a range of stakeholders including staff, faculty, and community partners. This position helps carry out the Institute’s public service mission by conducting community-based research projects on behalf of local organizations from across the region. This also includes disseminating findings from the Institute’s research as well as that of others to the public through reports, articles, and data visualizations.

  • Manage concurrent research projects that involve research expertise
  • Assist in research proposal development
  • Conduct literature reviews
  • Develop metrics and measures
  • Collect secondary data as well as primary data for projects through surveys, interviews, and/or fieldwork
  • Perform statistical and qualitative data analysis. Observe and report trends in data/information
  • Coordinate with the Institute's administrative support team on all pre- and post-award
    requirements of assigned research
  • Monitor and maintain research compliance of assigned projects including requirements of the
    UNC Charlotte Institutional Review Board and data security
  • Make presentations to faculty members, community partners, community forums, and speaker
    series about conducted research
  • Provide technical support and consult on additional research projects
  • Coordinate or assist with the coordination of Gambrell-funded initiatives through the Urban
    Institute.
  • Assist in the development and maintenance of relationships with existing and potential community partners (governmental agencies and non-profit organizations) and university faculty/partners, particularly connected to research expertise
  • Participate in university and community forums and other engagement activities around
    research expertise
  • Represent the Urban Institute in University and community initiatives and functions
  • Assist in maintaining the quality and rigor of all UI research and resulting products
  • Participate in review and constructive feedback of colleagues' research proposals, methodology, analysis, data visualizations, and final reports/presentation
  • Assist in preparing grants and other proposals to support research and programming at the
    UNC Charlotte Urban Institute
  • Pro-actively learn and update oneself and the team on local and regional policies that may
    impact the key research areas of the Institute
  • Engage in continuous learning and professional development around research expertise, a
    variety of research methodologies, data visualization, supervision, effective communication,
    and project management.
UNC Charlotte
Research Associate I - 181772