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August 21, 2025

**Job Description**
The Research Coordinator position supports a 7-year collaborative project focused on developing an interventional training for oral healthcare professionals to improve adult-child interactions in pediatric dental care. This role involves measuring the effectiveness of the training on provider skill utilization, and its impact on satisfaction, adherence, and behaviors of young children (under 6) and their parents/caregivers. The project aims to develop and test a training workshop’s effects on provider implementation, training outcomes, and caregiver-child experiences during dental appointments, ultimately influencing the experience of dental care in very young children based on the Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) model.

**Skills & Abilities**
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively collaborate in a professional setting.
• Willingness and ability to travel within the state of NC.
• Experience in working in a dental office setting (preferred).
• Experience in conduct of oral health-related research (preferred).
• Experience in management of research projects (preferred).
• Experience in delivery of educational interventions/seminar presentations (preferred).
• Experience in data entry/quality control procedures (preferred).
• Spanish fluency (desirable).

**Qualifications**
Bachelor’s degree; or equivalent combination of training and experience.

**Experience**
Other:
• Experience in working in a dental office setting (preferred).
• Experience in conduct of oral health-related research (preferred).
• Experience in management of research projects (preferred).
• Experience in delivery of educational interventions/seminar presentations (preferred).
• Experience in data entry/quality control procedures (preferred).

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Experience
Other: • Experience in working in a dental office setting (preferred). • Experience in conduct of oral health-related research (preferred). • Experience in management of research projects (preferred). • Experience in delivery of educational interventions/seminar presentations (preferred). • Experience in data entry/quality control procedures (preferred).
Work Level
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Employment Type
Full-time, Research Job, Temporary
Salary
Annual Salary: $45,394 - $58,000 Position Classification: NC09 / GN08 (SHRA) Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package, paid leave, and a variety of health, life and retirement plans and additional programs that support a healthy work/life balance.
Valid Until
August 27, 2025
Details
Full-time / Temporary Duration: 3 Years Remote Work: No Location Requirement: Travel required within the state of NC for participant recruitment and study activities. Campus-based
School / Department / Center / Lab
• ASOD Pediatric Dentistry • UNC Adams School of Dentistry Division of Pediatric and Public Health
Supervisor(s)
Dr. Divaris
Supervisor Email
hr@unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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