DepartmentUL Inclusive Economy Lab
Job SummaryThe job leads and provides expertise to the development of programs for scientific research facilities. Uses considerable on-the-job experience to ensure compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies. Works independently to write articles, reports and manuscripts, and presents research findings at meetings and/or conferences.
Responsibilities- Oversee research initiatives from scoping and design through implementation, analysis, and dissemination.
- Partner with senior leadership to prioritize and sequence projects based on strategic importance and capacity.
- Ensure project plans, milestones, and deliverables are clearly defined, tracked, and regularly updated.
- Manage and develop a team of 5-7 research management staff.
- Assign staff to projects and activities based on skill sets, professional goals, and competencies.
- Ensure consistent project onboarding, training, coaching, and accountability systems for research management staff.
- Design and lead twice-monthly research management team days focused on skill building, alignment, and continuous improvement.
- Foster a high-performance, equity-centered culture grounded in collaboration, ownership, and learning.
- Lead implementation and ongoing optimization of Bridge .
- Sustain and strengthen practices aligned with the standards of the Project Management Institute (PMI), ensuring disciplined and scalable project management systems.
- Lead project management trainings for research staff to ensure shared language, tools, and expectations.
- Establish and enforce consistent project documentation and reporting practices.
- Oversee IEL's project risk management framework, including regular risk surveys and structured debriefs.
- Ensure all projects adopt consistent risk identification, mitigation planning, and post-project learning processes.
- Continuously improve workflows, templates, and processes to increase efficiency and reduce conflict.
- Provides expertise to researchers on compliance of research activities with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives and mandates.
- Provides expertise to researchers and research support staff. Oversees activities related to data collection and analysis
- Performs other related work as needed.
Minimum QualificationsEducation:Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.
Work Experience:Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 7+ years of work experience in a related job discipline.
Certifications:---Preferred QualificationExperience:- Managing complex projects, with numerous stakeholders.
- Building trusting relationships with leaders across multiple levels of an organization
- First generation college students and those with lived experience in communities experiencing poverty and disinvestment are encouraged to apply.
Preferred Competencies- Ability to engage thoughtfully with issues related to race, identity, and equity and work across differences.
- Demonstrated experience working with communities that have experienced segregation and disinvestment.
- Interest in finding and testing innovative policy solutions.
- Content expertise in workforce development, quality jobs and inclusive hiring
- Knowledge of research design and social policy evaluation.
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Job FamilyResearch
Role ImpactIndividual Contributor
Scheduled Weekly Hours40
Drug Test RequiredNo
Health Screen RequiredNo
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry RequiredNo
Pay Rate TypeSalary
FLSA StatusExempt
Pay Range$97,750.00 - $126,500.00
The included pay rate or range represents the University's good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.
Benefits EligibleYes
The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.
