Research Technician Position
Center for Social Work Research, School of Social Work
Wayne State University

Job Description Duties:

• Provide research support to faculty through use of SPSS, literature searches, data entry and coding, online survey software and transcription of narrative interviews.
• Create surveys to be utilized for School of Social Work assessments and Research Center purposes.
• Program surveys into questionnaire formats (Remark and Qualtrics).
• Administer surveys, conduct interviews and focus groups to School of Social Work students and external clients.
• Assist in data processing and analysis using Remark, SPSS, Qualtrics and Excel.
• Assist in the preparation of user-friendly reports for internal School of Social Work administrators and external clients.
• Assist with Research Center website content entry.

Qualifications:

• Experience working on social science research projects.
• Experience with SPSS.
• Completion of at least one Research, Research Methods and/or Research Statistics course required.
• Comfortable with a variety of computer programs.
• Ability to learn computer applications quickly.
• Detail-oriented and organized, with excellent time-management skills.
• Available to work during the summer and the school year.
• Master of Social Work degree preferred.

The position:

• Part-time hourly for about 20 hours per week with no benefits.
• Located in the School of Social Work
• Hours can be worked Monday-Friday, 9am-6pm. No evening or weekend hours available. Must be available on Mondays, Tuesdays, and/or Fridays.
• This is a temporary position lasting for 6 months with the possibility of extending to 1 year if the employee is a good fit and chooses to do so.
• Compensation: $14-16.00/hour depending on experience.

If interested, please send your resume and cover letter to Kendra Wells (kendrajwells@wayne.edu), Assistant Manager of Research Support by December 8, 2018. Please make sure to include any social work relevant experience, your experience with SPSS, and availability in your cover letter.

Posted: Fall 2018