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Research Scholars Program Coordinator
Location
United States
Posted
10 days ago
Salary
$0 - $20 / hour
Seniority
Senior
Job Description
Research Scholars Program Coordinator
Empowerly
• We are seeking a self-motivated, organized, and adaptable Coordinator to work for Empowerly part-time in our Research Scholars Program. • The Empowerly Research Scholars Program gives high school students the opportunity to explore academic interests through mentorship-driven research experiences with experts across a variety of fields. • Students build valuable research, writing, and critical thinking skills while completing meaningful projects that strengthen their academic profiles and college applications. A highly self-motivated, detail-oriented, and technologically savvy college student who can work independently and thrive in a fast-paced environment is preferred.
Job Requirements
- At this time, we are only considering U.S. citizens who are based in the United States and currently enrolled in an undergraduate program at a U.S.-based institution.
- Serve as a liaison between Empowerly students by supporting and assisting students and families
- Create learning content such as forms, surveys, FAQs, orientation presentations, etc. for each cycle
- Collect and analyze company and student feedback
- Develop post-mortem reports to analyze successes and growth areas for each cycle
- Assist the RSP Program Manager with various data entry, content creation, and support tasks to keep the cycles running smoothly
- Ability to work an average of 15-20 hours per week, and able to work non-traditional hours
- Open to working with high school students from diverse backgrounds
- Able to work independently and engage team members collaboratively
- Able to work remotely with readily available internet and an appropriate workspace
- Have excellent time management and organizational skills in order to consistently meet deadlines
- Possess strong emotional intelligence
- Possess strong analytical skills with the ability to leverage data to tell a story and inform decisions
- Be a creative and curious problem solver with a bias towards thoughtful action and achieving results
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