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Undergraduate Mentor and Psychological Science Researcher

Employer
University of Colorado Boulder
Location
Colorado, United States
Salary
Salary Not Specified
Date posted
Feb 23, 2023


Job Summary

This position is responsible for the design and leadership of the Crown Institute Undergraduate Research Fellows fellowship program that supports the next generation of mental health and wellness researchers in learning the academic skills to lead and thrive within research and practice contexts. This position is also responsible for the design and execution of research projects, including submitting grants, publishing articles, and presenting research at academic conferences to create opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in experiential learning of psychological science.

The University of Colorado Boulder is committed to building a culturally diverse community of faculty, staff, and students dedicated to contributing to an inclusive campus environment. We are an Equal Opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Who We Are

The Crown Institute’s research (https://www.colorado.edu/crowninstitute/) focuses on practices, programs, and policies that foster wellness among children and youth, families and caregivers, and educators. Scholars in multiple fields work together and in partnership with families, teachers, young people, and community members. The overall approach to the study of wellness in the Crown Institute foregrounds the importance of contextual factors and addresses disparities in access to health and education, such as those related to gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, language, geography, or other forms of identity. Current areas of Crown Institute work include, but are not limited to, participatory action research with Latinx families, mindfulness and compassion among educators and youth, and factors that support young people’s sense of belonging and agency in communities and schools. Future research may build upon existing areas of research in the Crown Institute or may explore new areas not currently represented. Our founding team brings together faculty from the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences and faculty from the School of Education.

What Your Key Responsibilities Will Be

Program Leadership and Undergraduate Mentor

Leadership
  • Conduct and oversee administrative and operational steps to lead cohort workshops, colloquia, speaker series, and program meetings.
  • Lead and contribute to developing proposal for endowment funding and other funding applications to support the growth and continuation of the Fellows program.
  • Organize, convene, and facilitate community building learning experiences for Fellows, including orientations and graduation events.
  • Organize and manage workshops and speaker, seminar, and colloquia series.
  • Oversee faculty engagement with Fellows program.
  • Monitor, complete and maintain current updates with all necessary trainings to comply with University policy.
Teaching and Mentoring
  • Oversee individual student progress through Fellows program, including selection, meeting program milestones, troubleshoot barriers and challenges, provide scaffolding to optimize individual and cohort success as needed.
  • Design and teach seminar courses and independent study courses for fellows.
  • Support the development of students’ Honors’ theses.
  • Provide professional development mentoring for students, including identifying and applying to attend conferences, learning about graduate school and application processes.
  • Provide mentoring for students on writing, presenting, and conducting psychological scientific research.
Program Evaluation
  • Conduct ongoing evaluation of the Fellows program and present quarterly reports to Crown Institute leadership summarizing program impacts and opportunities for revision and expansion.
Psychological Science Researcher

Research
  • Design and conduct research in the field of psychology to provide a context and mentoring for undergraduates to apprentice into research experiences. Core activities include but are not limited to:
  • Conceptualizing study aims, design, and methods.
  • Submitting and managing IRB protocols and processes.
  • Collecting and analyzing data.
  • Preparing and publishing manuscripts.
  • Presenting findings at research conferences.
  • Submitting extramural grants.
  • Supervising students and/or staff in each of the above domains.
Program Evaluation
  • Conduct ongoing evaluation of the Fellows program and present quarterly reports to Crown Institute leadership summarizing program impacts and opportunities for revision and expansion.
What You Should Know
  • A Hybrid work schedule.
  • All University of Colorado Boulder employees are required to align with the campus COVID-19 vaccine requirement . New employees must provide proof of vaccination or receive a medical or religious exemption within 30 days of employment.
What We Can Offer

Annual Salary Range: $70,000.00 - $80,000.00.

Benefits

The University of Colorado offers excellent benefits , including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO Pass. The University of Colorado Boulder is one of the largest employers in Boulder County and offers an inspiring higher education environment. Learn more about the University of Colorado Boulder .

Be Statements

Be ambitious. Be groundbreaking. Be Boulder.

What We Require
  • PhD in psychology or closely related field.
What You Will Need
  • Excellence in integrity, responsibility and ethics with regard to the conduct of mentoring and professional relationships, including but not limited to attention to detail with regard to compliance with ethical, professional, and fiscal standards and guidelines; excellent judgment and analytical skills to identify problems when they do arise and to develop solutions effectively and efficiently; flexibility to meet challenges as they arise; excellent time management skills, with capacity to prioritize tasks and set deadlines to ensure overall integrity, responsibility and ethical practice in all tasks.
  • Commitment to inclusive excellence including demonstrated knowledge and skills in being oriented to equity, diversity, and inclusion as evidenced by the use of on-going reflective practices and other core skills that promote equitable, diverse partnerships.
  • Excellent capacity for innovation, including ability to think expansively and apply to action, to initiate new ideas and programs, to work autonomously.
  • Excellent collaboration skills, including skills in working with diverse stakeholders (e.g. university students, faculty, funders) and bringing specific skills to mentoring, research methods, clinical psychological science and educational research and practice; skills in working well as a member of interdisciplinary teams and functioning independently when needed.
  • Excellent communication skills, including verbal and written communication skills across sectors and disciplines, ability to navigate complex dynamics and motivate groups of people.
What We Would Like You to Have
  • Experience mentoring student research projects, expertise in quantitative research methods, teaching, and clinical practice. Experience managing and overseeing personnel and a commitment to equity, justice, anti-racism, and anti-oppression.
Special Instructions

To apply, please submit the following materials:

  1. Resume/CV
  2. Cover Letter with brief information about your work, volunteer, and/or coursework experience, as it relates to the position responsibilities.


If you are selected as the finalist, your degree will be verified by the CU Boulder Campus Human Resources department using an approved online vendor. If your degree was obtained outside of the United States, please submit a translated version as an optional attachment.

Review of applications will begin immediately. The position will remain open until filled.

Note: Application materials will not be accepted via email. For consideration, applications must be submitted through CU Boulder Jobs.


Posting Contact Information

Posting Contact Name: Boulder Campus Human Resources

Posting Contact Email: Recruiting@colorado.edu


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