Employment Opportunities

Juniper Gardens Children's Project is a KU research center based in Kansas City, Kansas, that is a part of the KU Life Span Institute. Our mission is to promote children’s social well-being and academic achievement by improving the quality of their care and education through the development and dissemination of evidence-based practices.​ Underrepresented groups are encouraged to apply.

Open Positions:

The KU Life Span Institute (LSI) and Juniper Gardens Children’s Project (JGCP) seeks a Grant Coordinator. JGCP is located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas in the Children’s Campus of Kansas City building at 444 Minnesota Ave. This position will manage and oversee sponsored and non-sponsored research.  This position will be responsible for working with JGCP principal investigators (PIs) on day-to-day administration. The Grant Coordinator will be a member of the LSI team, which follows a collaborative, service-oriented approach to grant administration. In addition, they will provide timely and professional services that support or enhance the research service goals of the PIs’, JGCP, and of the University of Kansas as a whole. This is a hybrid position that has the potential to be based in Kansas City or Lawrence depending on where the candidate resides. Travel for meetings is expected. To learn more and apply, click here: www.employment.ku.edu/staff/29206BR