Research Assistant Professor

Overview

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• Posting Number: RTF
  00289PO25
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  Title:
  
  Research Assistant Professor
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  Title:
  
  Research Assistant Professor
• Campus:
  Columbia
• Work County:
  Richland
• College/Division:
  College of Education
• Department: CED Child Development Research Center
• Location of Vacancy:
  Columbia, SC
• Part/Full Time:
  Full Time
• Hours Per Week: 37.5
• Type Of Faculty Position:
  Faculty Research Grant (FRGP)
• Basis: 12 months
• Job Search Category:
  Faculty
• Job Open Date: 01/07/2026
• Job Close Date: 02/21/2026
• Open Until Filled:
  No
• Special Instructions To Applicant:
  Positions are advertised for a minimum of forty-five (45) days on our job website. After forty-five (45) days, positions can be closed at the discretion of the department at any time. This position is open until filled. This employment site is updated on a regular basis. The length of the recruitment and screening process may vary from position to position, depending upon a variety of factors.
  
  Should review of your qualifications result in a decision to pursue your candidacy, you will be contacted by phone or email.
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The College of Education Child Development Research Center is seeking applications for the position of Research Assistant Professor. Applicants must have a record of work maintaining external funding and experience in managing funded projects. The Research Assistant Professor’s role will be to serve as principal or co-principal investigator on externally funded projects and provide oversight and management of all aspects of projects including project development, supervision of project staff, data collection and analyses, and production of reports related to project scopes of work.

The Research Assistant Professor will affiliate with one of four College of Education departments.

• The position requires a terminal degree (Ph.D. or Ed.D.) in education, research methodologies, developmental psychology, child development, or a related field from an accredited institution.
• Candidates must have extensive knowledge in early childhood research, developmental psychology, and/or early education.
• Candidates must have demonstrated expertise in measurement and research methods in developmental psychology in early childhood settings and/or early care and education.
• Candidates must demonstrate competence and success in securing and maintaining grant funding and in leading large-scale funded projects.

• Experience developing and coordinating projects focused on professional development in early childhood settings;
  Supervisory experience.
• Knowledge of early childhood systems and quality improvement initiatives
• Knowledge of education research and measurement.
• Record of working collaboratively and effectively with colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Active professional engagement, including scholarly article publications, conference presentations and governance in professional organizations.

• Development and evolution of evaluation activities for funded projects: strategic planning, logic models, use and development of qualitative and quantitative tools and feedback mechanisms. Conducts analyses of collected data to describe and evaluate project scopes of work. Percentage Of Time: 30%
• Writes reports and publications. Presents results to funding source project officers and key stakeholders. Presents reports and scholarship at state, regional, and national conferences. Percentage Of Time: 20%
• Writes funding proposals for new research projects and service contracts. This includes budget planning to address the scope of work, as well as corresponding with funding source project officers and internal staff to establish new awards. Percentage Of Time: 15%
• Will serve as principal investigator or co-principal investigator on externally funded projects and provide primary or secondary supervision of project staff. Participates in meetings with internal project…