Title:
Project Coordinator

Department:
School of Applied Engr & Tech

Reports To:
Associate Professor

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
The Project Coordinator will be involved in providing administrative coordination for the Seat Belt Usage Study.

Essential Functions:
-Provides administrative support for the data collection.
-Involved in the development of a Training Manual to be used to train seat belt usage data collectors.
-Assists in the hiring of data collectors and drivers. Interacts with Human Resources to submit paperwork needed for posting the positions.
-Assists in the hiring process, including setting up interviews, answering questions and ensuring that the paperwork to be returned to Human Resources is submitted by selected candidates.
-Works to provide materials to be used by drivers to identify the locations where data should be gathered. Using google map, collect images of the locations to be studied and possible locations for standing to observe seat belt usage.
-Gathers information about schedule availability of the data collectors and drivers and using that information prepares a weekly data collection schedule.
-Gathers the number of hours worked from the data collectors and submits it to the Department.
-Works with drivers to submit travel reimbursements in a timely manner.
-Answers questions of data collectors who are in the field and in need guidance.
-Monitors the submission of seat belt data usage. Ensures data is downloaded by the data collectors on a regular basis. Copies the data into a spreadsheet to determine the usage rate based on the collected data on a weekly basis.
-Other duties as determined.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
-Successful candidate must have good administrative skills.
-Have previously collected seat belt usage data or performed in other transportation data collection.
-Able to multitask and responsive to requests.
-At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Salary Information:
In compliance with the NJ Pay Transparency Law, the hourly rate for this position is $36.15 (USD). NJIT considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, as well as, market and organizational considerations when extending an offer. This pay range represents base pay only and excludes any additional items such as incentives, bonuses or other items.

FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Part-Time