Project Manager

Department

HUM Staff: Linguistics Administration

About the Department

Founded in the mid-1930s, the Department of Linguistics at the University of Chicago is the oldest linguistics department in the United States. We are theory-oriented with a deep empirical interest in languages. One of the outstanding characteristics of this department is our commitment to a wide range of approaches to the study of language. Interdisciplinary, interdepartmental study is encouraged, and students regularly work with faculty in several other departments. The faculty are involved in synchronic and diachronic research on languages from around the world. These varied interests are reflected in the range of topics of the dissertations that have been written in the Department.

Job Summary

Reporting to Professor Melissa Baese-Berk, the Project Manager provides day-to-day oversight, communications, and coordination of the medical communication project funded by the James S. McDonnell Foundation. The Project Manager will work to support the goals of the three principal investigators (PI) across four sites: University of Oregon, University of Chicago, Indiana University and University of Nebraska. These goals include coordinating participant running, experiment design, data analysis, and preparing communications, including peer reviewed manuscripts, conference presentations, and general audience communication. The individual in this position will supervise a team of research assistants and will coordinate communication between research assistants and the team of PIs.

This position is short term, fully grant-funded, and will end August 31, 2025.

Responsibilities

• Records several additional speakers for an existing corpus of speech, including speakers from a variety of language backgrounds. 
• Designs a virtual game experiment. 
• Analyzes existing data and newly collected data. 
• Peer reviews manuscripts, conference presentations, and general audience communication. 
• Composes 3 peer reviewed manuscripts. 
• Composes 1 general audience piece. 
• Supervises team of research assistants, coordinating communication between research assistants and team of PIs. 
• Uses moderate/solid understanding and experience to administer the delivery of services to program participants and/or beneficiaries.
• Sets and communicates program priorities and performance standards and assesses operations using these criteria. Plans and conducts quality assurance reviews and recommends changes as appropriate.
• Analyzes program budgets and recommends or makes budgetary recommendations.
• Has moderate/high levels of interactions with faculty, researchers and staff for committee work or information.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

Education:

Minimum requirements include a college or university degree in related field.

Work Experience:

Minimum requirements include knowledge and skills developed through 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.

Certifications:

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Application Documents

• Resume/CV (required)
• References Contact Information (3)(required)

When applying, the document(s) MUST be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.

Job Family

Administration & Management

Role Impact

Individual Contributor

Scheduled Weekly Hours

37.5

Drug Test Required

No

Health Screen Required

No

Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required

No

Pay Rate Type

Salary

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FLSA Status

Exempt

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Pay Range

$55,000.00 - $65,000.00

The included pay rate or range represents the University’s good faith estimate of the possible compensation offer for this role at the time of posting.

Benefits Eligible

Yes

The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits programs and resources for eligible employees, including health, retirement, and paid time off. Information about the benefit offerings can be found in the Benefits Guidebook.

Posting Statement
 

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