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Research Program Coordinator I - CAPS
Posted Apr 28, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you planned an event at a community site. What did you do to make people actually show up?
What they are checking: Whether they understand outreach takes trust and follow-up, not just a flyer.
Tell me about a time you created educational materials for people with different backgrounds or reading levels.
What they are checking: Whether they can write materials that are clear and respectful for diverse audiences.
Tell me about a time you had to support more than one supervisor at once. How did you set priorities?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate openly about workload instead of quietly letting one person's work slip.
What would you do
This role covers community engagement, student engagement, data support and admin work. How would you organize your week to keep all of those moving?
What they are checking: Whether they can juggle very different duties without letting the less visible ones slide.
How would you gather honest feedback from community members who might not trust a research institution?
What they are checking: Whether they are aware of research mistrust in some communities and approach people with respect.
A faculty member and a community partner want different things from the same event. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can act as a real liaison and find a plan both sides accept.
About the work
Walk me through how you'd track student participation in a program and report on it.
What they are checking: Whether they can set up simple, clean tracking that supports basic evaluation of the program.
What do you know about the regulatory side of research, like IRB approvals and consent, and how would you help keep it organized?
What they are checking: Whether they understand regulatory documents must be current and filed correctly or research stops.
How would you help a statistics team by preparing or organizing data, even if you're not the analyst?
What they are checking: Whether they know clean, well-labeled data and documented steps make the analysts' work possible.
How do you write a standard procedure for a data task so a new team member could follow it?
What they are checking: Whether they can turn messy practice into clear written steps, which the posting asks for.
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