Medical Education Research Manager

About the position The Medical Education Research Manager plays a central role in advancing scholarly work within the School of Medicine’s Center for Excellence in Education. This position partners closely with faculty, staff, and trainees to support the development, execution, and dissemination of medical education scholarship. The ideal candidate brings expertise in research methods, scholarly writing, program evaluation, assessment, and academic collaboration, and thrives in a consultative, service-oriented environment. This role functions as both a research accelerator and a facilitator—helping faculty move ideas from concept to completion while strengthening the School of Medicine’s culture of educational scholarship. Medical Education Research Support (Primary Responsibilities) Guide faculty projects from inception through dissemination, offering structured support throughout proposal development, research execution, analysis, and manuscript submission. Assist faculty in academic writing, including outlining, editing, organizing content, and preparing materials for peer‑reviewed submission. Identify and connect faculty with internal and external collaborators aligned with project goals and methodological needs. Coordinate research compliance processes, including preparing and managing IRB submissions, modifications, renewals, and documentation. Support grant activity, including identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant applications, assembling required materials, and assisting with timelines and submission logistics. Serve as a “scholarship accelerator”, helping investigators anticipate barriers, streamline workflows, and maintain forward progress. Manage and triage consultation requests for medical education research support, ensuring timely responses and appropriate routing to internal experts or resources. Cultivate a community of practice dedicated to advancing educational research by facilitating small-group meetings, workshops, peer‑mentoring activities, and learning collaboratives. Collaborate with the Center’s Scholars Program, supporting curriculum, faculty development, and individualized scholarly project mentoring as needed. Educational Evaluation & Program Oversight (Secondary Responsibilities) Oversee the evaluation of medical education curricular components, ensuring that evaluation plans, data collection, analysis, and reporting occur systematically and on schedule. Coordinate with course directors, faculty, and curricular leaders to implement end‑to-end evaluation processes for courses and educational programs. Prepare actionable evaluation summaries and recommendations to inform curriculum improvement, accreditation reporting, and strategic initiatives. Assist in developing or refining evaluation tools, surveys, rubrics, metrics, and reporting structures that support continuous quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Guide faculty projects from inception through dissemination, offering structured support throughout proposal development, research execution, analysis, and manuscript submission.
• Assist faculty in academic writing, including outlining, editing, organizing content, and preparing materials for peer‑reviewed submission.
• Identify and connect faculty with internal and external collaborators aligned with project goals and methodological needs.
• Coordinate research compliance processes, including preparing and managing IRB submissions, modifications, renewals, and documentation.
• Support grant activity, including identifying funding opportunities, preparing grant applications, assembling required materials, and assisting with timelines and submission logistics.
• Serve as a “scholarship accelerator”, helping investigators anticipate barriers, streamline workflows, and maintain forward progress.
• Manage and triage consultation requests for medical education research support, ensuring timely responses and appropriate routing to internal experts or resources.
• Cultivate a community of practice dedicated to advancing educational research by facilitating small-group meetings, workshops, peer‑mentoring activities, and learning collaboratives.
• Collaborate with the Center’s Scholars Program, supporting curriculum, faculty development, and individualized scholarly project mentoring as needed.
• Oversee the evaluation of medical education curricular components, ensuring that evaluation plans, data collection, analysis, and reporting occur systematically and on schedule.
• Coordinate with course directors, faculty, and curricular leaders to implement end‑to-end evaluation processes for courses and educational programs.
• Prepare actionable evaluation summaries and recommendations to inform curriculum improvement, accreditation reporting, and strategic initiatives.
• Assist in developing or refining evaluation tools, surveys, rubrics, metrics, and reporting structures that support continuous quality improvement.

Requirements

• Education Resources Professional 2
• Education: Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Two years of experience.
• Licensure: None
• Education Resources Professional 3
• Education: Bachelor's degree in related field. Relevant experience may be substituted for degree.
• Experience: Five years of specialized experience.
• Licensure: None.

Nice-to-haves

• Master’s desired, PhD preferred.
• Demonstrated experience with educational research, program evaluation, or scholarly project support.

Benefits

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