Job Description:

• Manages day-to-day implementation of a community-facing social system research project, including secondary data and research collection, while ensuring fidelity to research ethics and study design.
• Ensures that project deliverables are developed in a satisfactory and timely manner.
• Manages multiple project aims simultaneously and meets tight deadlines.
• Oversees quality control of data collection, including developing and maintaining the studyâ™s research and dissemination processes.
• Coordinates project development and deliverables among all internal and external partners.
• Contributes to research design and coordinates implementation with program partners; communicates frequently with collaborators in public and nonprofit sectors.
• Facilitates integration of community feedback into research process and generated products.
• Helps with grant reporting and obtaining research permits as needed.
• Manages grant reporting and obtains research permits as needed.
• Prepares research summaries for memos, spreadsheets, and presentations targeting practitioners, policymakers and academic researchers.
• Develops and disseminates necessary project materials to research team and partner agencies.
• Writes, proofreads and fact-checks academic papers, reports, and presentations.
• Prepares project memos, summaries, presentations and manuscripts targeting both technical and non-technical audiences, including policymakers, academic researchers and other stakeholders.
• Supervise other part-time and/or full-time Urban Labs staff.
• Applies research principles and relevant subject matter knowledge relevant to administer a research project. With a moderate level of direction, manages lab and/or research-related duties and tasks.
• Helps develop, design and conduct research projects according to plan.
• Supports data collection and analytical needs of research projects. Conducts literature reviews and helps write reports and manuscripts. Ensures project compliance with different policies, procedures, directives, and mandates.
• Takes responsibility for the following non-laboratory duties: transcribing and coding data; developing data collection instruments; presenting research; and recruiting and scheduling research subjects. Acquires higher-level skills and knowledge in the process.
• Takes responsibility for the following laboratory duties: recognizing abnormal results and varying conditions or procedures to correct problems; setting up and performing experiments. Analyze the meaning, significance, causes, and effects of the subject.
• Performs other related work as needed

Preferred Qualifications

Education:

• Master's degree in criminal justice, economics, sociology, public health, public policy or another relevant field. Will consider applicants with equivalent lived experience.

Work Experience:

• Knowledge and skills developed through at least one year of relevant research experience. Experience gained in school counts towards requirement.

Experience:

• Experience managing complex projects, with numerous stakeholders.
• Experience collecting and managing qualitative and quantitative datasets.
• Familiarity with large-scale data collection.
• Experience working with law enforcement or in emergency response.
• Strong computer skills including the ability to effectively use software applications such as Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access, and Internet Explorer.
• Knowledge and understanding of criminal justice and 911 emergency crisis response.

Certifications:

• Project management certification

Preferred Competencies

• Passion for social policy.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative skills.
• Strong leadership, interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Demonstrated capacity to work independently in an organized, detailed manner, while maintaining a collaborative team environment
• Ability to think abstractly and concretely
• Excellent data visualization ability.
• Ability to work both independently and as a team member.
• Ability to work discretely with sensitive and confidential data.

Working Conditions

• This role will be indoors, on phone, Zoom, email, and other digital formats - working remotely initially.
• Requires the ability to work independently and virtually with teams for periods of eight (8) hours or more.

Application Documents

• Resume (required)
• Cover letter (required)
• Writing sample (required)

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