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Case Western Reserve University Research Associate - Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education in Cleveland, Ohio
Posted May 14, 2024 Title: Research Associate Department: Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education School: Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Location: Mandel Community Studies Center Supervisor Name and Title: Dr. Daniel Flannery, Director, Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research and Education POSITION OBJECTIVE The Begun Center for Violence Prevention Research & Education is home to a multi-disciplinary team of faculty and staff researchers in many areas including violence prevention, adult and youth mental health and substance use, youth and adult specialty courts, trauma, and community-based evaluation. Working with a high degree of independence, the incumbent will carry out, manage, or lead evaluation projects on various grant funded projects at the Begun Center. The research associate will provide input and recommendations to the principal investigator regarding significant developments in research projects; project management, data coding, management, and analysis of databases; participate in the coordination of activities of research staff; co-author reports and manuscripts; and meeting regularly with community partners, law enforcement agencies, courts, and other government entities to provide information and technical assistance. This position is funded by a variety of grants addressing firearm violence. The position is expected to be funded for at least a period of two years. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Collect, manage, and analyze firearm and criminal justice system related data appropriate to the particular project scope of service and deliverables. Research and develop/create evaluation instruments/surveys. Develop databases/spreadsheets and carryout complex on-going and new data analyses within the research projects using SPSS or similar statistical analysis software such as R or Python. Create data visualizations for inclusion in project reports or websites using software such as Power BI, Tableau, or Excel. (60%) Participate in the day-to-day evaluation of various research projects and assist with comprehensive program evaluation, report preparation and writing. Collaborate with other team members. Projects may involve assessing organizational capacity and providing technical assistance to agencies as it relates to program evaluation. Track and follow up on daily project operations. (20%). Establish and maintain relationships with external partners and sponsors and collaborate with them to create grant proposals and launch new evaluation projects with very little supervision. External partners include but not limited to local and state government, foundations, non-profit community-based agencies, etc. (20%) NONESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS Perform other duties as assigned. May supervise students. CONTACTS Department: Daily contact with supervisor and research staff in the center. University: Occasional contact with other departments. External: Frequent contact with community partners. Students: Contact with student employees. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY No direct supervisory responsibility; may direct the work of students and research assistants. QUALIFICATIONS Education/Experience: Master's Degree or higher in the social sciences, criminal justice, public health or related field is required. Experience working in funded evaluation/research, with criminal justice, law enforcement, and government or county agencies, orconducting/participating in program evaluations is preferred.Experience with data collection, data management, and data analysis is preferred. This position could be upgraded to a Senior Research Associate if the candidate currently holds a PhD in a relevant field and has at least 5 years of research leadership experience. REQUIRED SKILLS 1. Ability to work closely with criminal jus