TEMPORARY Research Assistant

Job Details

TEMPORARY Research Assistant

Salary: $36.14 - $44.44 Hourly
Location: Clovis Community College, CA
Job Type: Temporary
Division: CCC President's Office
Job Number: 202500196 - T

General Purpose

Under general supervision, conducts a variety of research to identify potential sources of grant funding to achieve District and department strategic goals and program funding priorities and to support other institutional research programs and priorities; drafts a variety of reports, templates, timelines, training materials and other supporting documents; and performs related duties as assigned.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Conducts research to identify potential sources of grant funding in alignment with District, college and departmental program needs, goals and strategic objectives; refers promising funding opportunities to deans, faculty and staff to review and determine whether funding applications will be submitted; analyzes grant application requirements to determine data needs and materials, such as timelines and templates, to facilitate the application process; works with District/college program staff to coordinate grant proposal development to meet strict funder deadlines and requirements; solicits letters of support/commitment from outside program/community partners, as assigned; participates in final edit and packaging processes; uploads completed applications to funder sites.
• Researches and performs preliminary analyses of data required for grant applications from internal and external sources; works with the grant development team to ensure accuracy, clarity, accessibility, usability and confidentiality of information.
• Conducts best practice research regarding grant stewardship policies/practices and prepares research papers to present findings and conclusions; develops and recommends grant development policies and procedures consistent with grant stewardship best practices; drafts materials for use in grants development training programs for inclusion in the professional development curricula for District staff.
• Regularly interfaces with administrators, faculty, staff, program officers, legislative offices and the public to collect and disseminate data.
• Demonstrates sensitivity to and understanding of historically minoritized groups and participates in professional development activities to increase cultural competency to enhance equity-minded practices within the District.

OTHER DUTIES

• Tracks budget expenditures and assists in developing and maintaining ledger books, records and files for assigned department.
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Employment Standards / Minimum Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of:

• Principles and practices of grant writing and administration.
• Basic methods and techniques of institutional and social science research.
• Professionally accepted research practices applicable to research methodology development/selection, data analysis and interpretation and reporting.
• Data extraction and query tools such as structured query language (SQL).
• Basic principles, practices and methods of administrative, organizational and management analysis.
• Basic sections of federal, state and local laws associated with grant management.
• Basic database management principles and methods.
• Modern office practices, procedures and equipment including computers and applicable software programs.
• Practices and techniques of sound business communication; correct English usage, including spelling, grammar and punctuation.
• Uses and operations of scanners, phone systems, computers, standard business software, and database and spreadsheet applications.

Skills and Abilities to:

• Conduct assigned research, organize materials, analyze data and prepare reports such as those required by institutional effectiveness programs or grant-funding agencies.
• Identify, investigate and define research issues and problems and locate sources of data to meet research needs and requirements, as appropriate to assigned scope of responsibility.
• Understand, interpret, explain and apply standard research methodologies and techniques.
• Operate computers and make advanced functional use of standard business software, including word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics and database applications.
• Present research findings clearly, logically and in a meaningful and understandable form, using a wide variety of modalities.
• Maintain the confidentiality of information.
• Exercise tact and diplomacy in dealing with sensitive, complex and confidential issues and situations.
• Effectively engage and support historically minoritized groups by addressing issues of equity and improving culturally responsive service-oriented practices.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Understand and follow written and oral instructions.
• Operate a computer and use standard business software.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all those encountered in the course of work.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a major in social science, institutional research or another relevant field, and at least two years of progressively responsible experience as a grant writer, research assistant or analyst; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Certain assignments may require a valid California driver's license and the ability to maintain insurability under the District's vehicle insurance program.