Project Coordinator Job Opportunity

[Greg Troyan]

PROJECT COORDINATOR POSITION
SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY

San Francisco State University (SFSU) is seeking a Project Coordinator for an exciting new research project on the Multimedia Assessment of American Sign Language (ASL) Proficiency for Deaf Students. This 3-year project is funded by the U.S. Department of Education. The Project Coordinator will be employed between 10 and 20 hours weekly and will work closely with the Principal Investigator in conducting the research project. He/she will oversee the day-to-day activities of the project. The Project Coordinator will be primarily responsible for managing a diverse team of professionals including research assistants, teachers, clerical assistant as well as coordinating work with special consultants  (psychometrician, video producer, ASL linguist, computer programmer, graphic artist). The Project Coordinator will serve as the liaison between the SFSU research project and school sites and he/she will train and supervise project Research Assistants and teachers. The Project Coordinator will work closely with the Principal Investigator in selecting Deaf student participants for the research study. The Project Coordinator will supervise the field testing of the Multimedia Test of ASL at target schools.

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED:
B.A. in Psychology, Education, Linguistics, Communication Studies or related field; fluency in American Sign Language (ASL); experience in project management (including supervision of personnel and budgets); excellent interpersonal communication skills

PREFFERED:
Native ASL signing proficiency; knowledge of ASL linguistics and ASL assessment; teaching and/or educational administrative experience; involvement in designing and/or implementing research on deafness and sign language

CONTACT INFORMATION:

For additional information, please contact:

Dr. Philip Prinz
San Francisco State University

e-mail:  pm at sfsu.edu

Applicants interested in applying for the position can access an application form on the San Francisco State University Human Resources website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~hrwww/jobsearch/1027.html
Job # JOB#7679.37
Please send a resume and names of two references to Dr. Prinz.


SFSU Non-Discriminatory Employment Practice

It is the policy of San Francisco State University (SFSU) to seek to hire individual members of ethnic minority groups, women, and individuals with disabilities and deafness.