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JHURA supports the research and related activities of the Johns Hopkins University community through professional expertise, excellence in service, and comprehensive guidance. We are deeply committed to and aligned with the mission of the institution. Our work supports its focus on research and discovery on the global stage. We are currently in search of a Research Administration Trainer who will fulfill the following responsibilities,

Reporting to the Sr. Administrative Manager, JHURA seeks a Research Administration Trainer who will be responsible for planning, developing, and delivering virtual and in-person training to adult learners for all phases of research administration.  This is a hybrid position that will require occasional, in-person activities on JHU's Baltimore campus. The Trainer will also assist with developing and implementing strategic research administration training and education initiatives, including conducting assessments, collating feedback from training participants and colleagues, and integrating feedback into new and redesigned training materials and job aids. The Trainer will also identify, coordinate, and collaborate with co-facilitators and other training partners for all JHURA designated divisions.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities

• Serve as the primary point of contact for JHURA customer inquiries regarding research administration training needs and JHURA systems training.
• Facilitate adult learning and engagement by developing and delivering participatory learning activities through in-person and virtual platforms.
  
• Build effective research administrators through skill building, feedback, and coaching.
  
• Coordinate training delivery with co-facilitators and other training partners who support training needs.
  
• Develop and implement a training quality improvement strategy.
  
• Develop surveys, compile notes with feedback on training delivery after each activity and participate in lessons learned meetings with the Sr Administrative Manager and other stakeholders, as appropriate.
  
• In collaboration with JHURA leadership, identify knowledge gaps and design, develop, and facilitate educational solutions, which may include Integrating changes in protocols, practices, and workflow into new or supplementary presentations, training materials, and job aids.
  
• Assess trainee competencies using skills assessments, self-assessments, or other innovative approaches.
  
• Leverage and administer learning management systems and appropriate delivery technologies to address specific learning needs.
  
• Work directly with the Research Administration Training Program (RATP) Executive Committee to support the development and implementation of expanded training.
  

• Bachelor's Degree and three years of experience required. Master's degree and at least five years of experience preferred.
  

• Experience in Research Administration required.

• Excellent listening, public speaking, and team-building skills.
• Excellent computer skills, including Microsoft suite of tools.
• Highly organized with an attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direction.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to adapt to new assignments and flexibly respond to changing requirements.
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written).

• Experience at Johns Hopkins in research administration.
• Experience facilitating training in the context of higher education programs.
• Understanding of instructional design for learning solutions via all types of modalities that are engaging and build capabilities.
• Ability to assess and implement the right solution for an identified need to ensure knowledge transfer and provides exceptional employee learning experiences.
• Experience with learning management systems.
• Knowledge of key principles of online education and adult learning, including contemporary learning theory and methodologies.
• The ability to measure and analyze learning metrics to determine the effectiveness of learning solutions.

Classified Title: Training Specialist 
Working Title: Research Administration Trainer   
Role/Level/Range: ATP/04/PD  
Starting Salary Range: Min $62,300 - Max $109,000 Annually ($90,000 targeted; Commensuraye with experience) 
Employee group: Full Time 
Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am - 5:00 pm 
Exempt Status: Exempt 
Location: Remote 
Department name: 10000034-Research Administration Ofc of 
Personnel area: University Administration 

Total Rewards
The referenced salary range is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as geographic location, work experience, market conditions, education/training and skill level. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here: https://hr.jhu.edu/benefits-worklife/

Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines:
JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

**Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

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The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.

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About Johns Hopkins University

Johns Hopkins University remains committed to its founding principle, that education for all students should be grounded in exploration and discovery. Hopkins students are challenged not just to learn but also to advance learning itself. Critical thinking, problem solving, creativity, and entrepreneurship are all encouraged and nourished in this unique educational environment. After more than 130 years, Johns Hopkins remains a world leader in both teaching and research. Faculty members and their research colleagues at the university's Applied Physics Laboratory have each year since 1979 won Johns Hopkins more federal research and development funding than any other university. The university has nine academic divisions and campuses throughout the Baltimore-Washington area. The Krieger School of Arts and Sciences, the Whiting School of Engineering, the School of Education and the Carey Business School are based at the Homewood campus in northern Baltimore. The schools of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing share a campus in east Baltimore with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. The Peabody Institute, a leading professional school of music, is located on Mount Vernon Place in downtown Bal...timore. The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies is located in Washington's Dupont Circle area.

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