At the Center for Open Science (COS), we build the tools to make it possible and easy for the research community to make scientific investigations' data, results, and outcomes open, transparent, and reproducible. Our team is dedicated to improving the alignment between scientific values and scientific practices to improve the accumulation and application of knowledge. The COS team moves quickly, identifies problems and creates solutions, encourages risk-taking, blends science and technology, and is collaborative, data-driven, and dedicated to openness.
We are looking for someone who is as passionate about open science as we are, and is ready to help drive change. This position will be focused on assisting in the research agenda examining open science initiatives. This includes advancing automated tools to assess confidence in research evidence, and administering the Open Scholarship Survey. This role is responsible for supporting and implementing ongoing research projects and will work with other COS teams to understand current opportunities and to provide research insights to advance our mission.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Participates in project design meetings and proposes improvements if necessary
- Evaluates potential problems and technical hitches and brings them to the attention of the project leader
- Maintains timelines and deliverable expectations and makes sure information is shared back to relevant stakeholders
- Coordinates with team members and external partners/collaborators to execute and keep workflow on track
- Uses existing or implements new workflows and tracking systems to track project progress
- Updates project-related documentation by ensuring all necessary materials are current and properly stored
- Executes various tasks involved in the implementation of a project, such as organizing, scheduling, record-keeping, and gathering/organizing materials and data
Required Skills/Abilities
- Awareness of research methodology
- Commitment to transparency, rigor, and reproducibility in research
- Highly efficient and task-oriented
- Attention to detail and very strong documentation and workflow management skills
- Time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Excellent analytical and problem solving abilities
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, interpersonal skills, and ability to work independently and in coordination with a team for advancing shared objectives on a very assertive timeline
- Ability to prioritize, make decisions, problem-solve, and ask for help
- An ability to quickly learn how to use the OSF, preregistration, and reproducible workflows a plus
- Experience with Qualtrics (or similar platforms) and complex survey designs a plus
Required Experience/Education
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in project coordination
Position Type/Expected Hours/Salary
- This is a remote position.
- COS supports flexibility in work scheduling. Individuals who would like to work outside a 9am - 5pm Eastern Time (ET) schedule must work with their managers to establish core hours of availability. This position requires some flexibility to work across time zones.
- Occasional travel is possible for this position, including up to twice per year for organizational meetings, with the potential for other in person events.
Benefits
- 401(k) with employer match. COS offers a matching contribution of 100% up to 3% of pay and another 50% up to 5% of pay (the full match will be 4% if participants elect to defer 5%)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance. COS covers 100% of employee premium and 50% of all dependent coverage costs under the base plan
- 20 days of paid time off in year one
- COS offers paid leave for up to three (3) months to all full-time, regular employees to care for their child after birth, after or during the adoption process, or to care for their spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition as well as for the employee’s own serious health condition.
- Remote work with a Macbook and Google Workspace environment
Apply
Please apply by submitting a resume/CV and answering the 3 qualifying questions in lieu of a cover letter. Answers to the qualifying questions should be succinct, please limit responses to approximately 250 characters. Questions about the position and COS are welcome and can be directed to jobs@cos.io.
Please note, in order to be considered for this position you must be authorized to work in the United States and have a U.S. address and bank account.
This position will remain open for applications until June 21 2024.
COS is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We also strongly encourage applications from members of groups underrepresented in science and technology industries.