Project Manager - Learning, Language, and Cognition Lab at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Clark University

Location: Worcester, MA Category: Staff and Administrators Posted On: Thu Apr 3 2025 Job Description:

The Learning, Language, and Cognition Lab at Clark University, directed by Dr. Alena Esposito, invites applications for a full-time Project Manager. This role supports an NSF-funded project studying how Spanish/English teacher language use in bilingual classrooms relates to student academic performance and language development.

This is a fully in-person position and is ideal for someone passionate about research, education, and community engagement. The Project Manager will serve as a liaison to teachers, administrators, and families, and will coordinate communication across multiple institutions. The role also involves managing and analyzing data, supporting student researchers, and contributing to ongoing lab projects that use diverse research methods, including eye tracking, behavioral assessments, and observational research.

Key Responsibilities

Scientific Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with community partners and research collaborators to oversee data collection and management
• Manage and analyze data from teacher interviews, classroom observations, and surveys
• Supervise transcription and coding of teacher language, ensuring accuracy and reliability
• Assist in writing grant progress reports
• Disseminate findings through publications, conference presentations, and community outreach
• Contribute to other ongoing research projects as needed

Administrative Responsibilities:

• Maintain grant and regulatory records, including IRB protocols
• Oversee general project management tasks to support research activities
• Contribute to overall management of the Learning, Language, and Cognition Lab
• Coordinate and support undergraduate and graduate research assistants, including training, task delegation, and day-to-day supervision of research activities

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in psychology, education, or a related field
• High-level fluency in Spanish (spoken and written) is required, including the ability to communicate effectively with native speakers in educational settings and accurately transcribe naturalistic classroom interactions. Familiarity with regional language variation and comfort with informal, unscripted speech are essential.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated leadership experience with teams (3-15 people)
• Ability to communicate research goals to diverse audiences and adapt to evolving project needs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Teaching experience in K-6 (classroom experience of any kind is a plus)
• Experience conducting behavioral research with children
• Familiarity with R (SPSS and Excel also a plus) for data processing and analysis

This position offers the opportunity to co-author presentations and publications and to play an integral role in impactful research. Start date is flexible, but we are seeking someone to begin in person by mid-August 2025.

For best consideration, submit your application by May 1, 2025. Questions can be directed to Dr. Alena Esposito at aesposito@clarku.edu.

Additional Information:

At Clark University we believe that diversity of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds leads to a more innovative and productive work environment. We welcome and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to join our team and contribute their unique ideas to help us achieve our goals.

Clark University offers a generous benefit package for full and, if applicable, part-time employees that include; paid time off, generous retirement plan, group health and dental insurance, life insurance, and tuition, along with use of many campus amenities. For a complete list of benefits for eligible employees visit here.

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Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

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