Full-time Recruitment Specialist PositionThe Infant and Child Studies Consortium at UMD
https://go.umd.edu/icsrecruitmentspecialist
Description:
The Infant and Child Studies Consortium at the University of Maryland, College Park is seeking a Recruitment Specialist to enhance recruitment of area families for research participation. Applicants should be prepared to think creatively about ways to increase family sign ups for research participation. This one-year position will begin in May or early June 2017. This is a full-time position with benefits. The ICS Consortium is a group of labs conducting research in developmental science at the University of Maryland, College Park. Individual labs are housed in the Psychology, Human Development and Quantitative Methodology, Linguistics, and Hearing and Speech Sciences departments. For more information, see http://childstudies.umd.edu/InfantChildStudies/index.html
Responsibilities:
-Supervise the ICS Consortium's ongoing outreach efforts
-Review current strategies for connecting with local families
-Increase range of community events the Consortium attends
-Establish educational partnerships with local organizations
-Expand online presence
Qualifications:
-Training/experience in marketing or public relations
-Excellent oral and written communication skills
-Feel comfortable interacting with heads of area organizations, parents, and small children
-Minimum educational requirement is a Bachelor's degree
-Research experience or studies in developmental science or related fields is ideal but not required
-Experience with website design, multimedia development, database management is a plus
How To Apply:
To apply, please send a cover letter detailing your relevant background and goals, a resume, and an unofficial transcript to Noor Qasmieh, at nqasmieh@umd.edu. Please also arrange for 2 letters of reference to be sent to the same address. Review of applications will begin immediately, with the aim of concluding this search as soon as an exceptional candidate is found.
