Research Specialist - TCOM

Company: University of Chicago
Location: Chicago
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Department BSD PSY - Lyons Program Strategy About the Department To transform mental health through compassionate, innovative interdisciplinary care, pioneering research, and the education of future leaders dedicated to advancing the well-being of individuals, families, and their communities. Job Summary The Research Specialist supports the organization by coordinating projects, schedules, and reporting across all teams. This role ensures that organizational initiatives are well-structured, on track, and aligned with priorities. While not initially supervising staff, the Project Management Team Lead helps set consistent practices for project management and may grow into a supervisory role over Project Managers as the team develops. Responsibilities Serve as a central point of coordination for cross-team projects, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Develop and maintain project plans, timelines, and tracking tools. Monitor progress and provide regular updates and reports to leadership. Collaborate closely with all teams to align efforts, resources, and communications. Support the development of project management tools, templates, and SOPs. Facilitate meetings and ensure follow-up actions are completed. Contribute to organizational projects beyond core duties, such as event logistics or communications. Uses subject matter and best practices knowledge to perform lab and/or research-related duties and tasks. Works independently to assist with project design. Solves complex problems relating to the administration of projects, including planning new procedures, adapting existing procedures to the needs of the project, and making significant contributions to methodology. Guides data collection, evaluation and analysis. Designs and manages databases. Writes reports, articles and manuscripts. Presents research findings at meetings and conferences, as well as to funding agencies. Conducts literature reviews. Develop and maintain liaisons and effective working relations with groups and individuals, agencies, and the public to encourage cooperative management strategies or to develop information and interpret findings. 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 5-7 years of work experience in a related job discipline. Certifications: Preferred Qualifications Experience: Experience with Microsoft Office 365 and project management tools (e.g., Planner, Asana, Trello). Experience coordinating programs, trainings, or projects strongly preferred. Preferred Competencies Strong organizational and project management skills. Excellent communication and relationship-building abilities. Attention to detail and accuracy in reporting and tracking. Problem-solving skills. Organizational skills. Verbal and written communication skills. Ability to work independently and as part of a team. Application Documents Resume (required) Cover Letter (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 Research Role Impact Individual Contributor Scheduled Weekly Hours 40 Drug Test Required No Health Screen Required No Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required No Pay Rate Type Salary ? FLSA Status Exempt ? Pay Range $70,000.00 - $90,000.00 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 . 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