Research Manager

Job Description:

Job Summary:

The Crime and Education Labs are seeking a Research Manager to work on large-scale social policy experiments designed to test the effectiveness of interventions to reduce violence and improve youth outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to work directly with leading social policy researchers, local policymakers, frontline practitioners, and a dedicated team of research analysts, data scientists, and administrative staff.

Responsibilities:

• Contribute to the design and implementation of several concurrent research studies, including coordinating with program partners, managing subject selection and randomization, and traveling to program sites to monitor program fidelity
• In coordination with the PI and research analysts, manage the data analysis and collection processes
• Adhere to University of Chicago IRB procedures for protecting the rights and welfare of human subjects, and ensure compliance with institutional, state, and federal regulatory policies, procedures, directives, and mandates
• Build and maintain strong relationships with research partners and all participating organizations, government agencies, nonprofits, and community groups
• Work with the PI and Director of Finance to develop budgets and coordinate all aspects of grant submission to public and private funding agencies; manage progress, performance, or financial reporting as required by the granting agency; monitor anticipated and actual costs charged to project budgets, regularly communicating these to the Director of Finance, to identify and prevent potential overruns
• Develop and disseminate necessary project materials to research team and partner agencies
• Generate tables and graphs for academic papers, reports, and presentations; write, proofread, and fact-check academic papers, reports, and presentations
• Prepare project memos, summaries, presentations, and manuscripts targeting both policymakers, academic researchers, and other stakeholders
• Other duties as assigned

Competencies:

• Strong project management skills with exceptional attention to detail required
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment required
• Outstanding interpersonal skills and ability to maintain positive relationships with various stakeholders required
• Strong time management skills with a proven ability to multitask and to prioritize activities to successfully complete projects on tight deadlines with little supervision
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present data in a simple and straightforward way for non-technical audiences required
• Demonstrated ability to exercise sound judgment required
• Knowledge and understanding of criminal justice policy, violence, or education research literatures strongly preferred

Education, Experience or Certifications:

Education:

• Bachelorâ™s degree economics, public policy, sociology, or a closely related field required.
• Advanced degree preferred.

Experience:  

• A minimum two years related work experience required.
• Experience with quantitative data analysis to support the research design preferred.
• Previous experience working in a research organization or managing research projects preferred.
• Previous fieldwork experience preferred.

Required Documents:

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• Writing Sample

NOTE: When applying, all required documents MUST be uploaded under the Resume/CV section of the application.

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