Research Positions

Research Positions

Salary: Salary is commensurate with experience. Excellent benefits are provided.
Education: Master (MA, MSW, etc.)
Location: New York, New York, 10018, United States
Posted by: Center for Court Innovation
Type: Full time
Last day to apply: November 21, 2008 Last updated: September 23, 2008
Language(s): English
Job posted on: September 22, 2008
Area of Focus: Crime, Safety, and Victims’ Issues, Recovery, Addiction and Abuse, Research and Science

Description:
The Center for Court Innovation, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, seeks to hire two senior research associates. The Center for Court Innovation participates in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of “problem-solving justice” projects that seek to address the complex problems of defendants, victims, and communities. The senior research associates would each contribute to multiple research and evaluation projects on court-based initiatives related to drugs and addiction; mental illness; domestic violence; and/or child abuse and neglect. Advanced skills in quantitative methodology are especially desirable. Please refer to the research page of the Center for Court Innovation’s website for illustrative examples of past projects and publications (www.courtinnovation.org).

Additional Qualifications:
• Master’s Degree in a social science discipline required; Ph.D. preferred for at least one of the two positions;
• Advanced skills in quantitative methods;
• Strong skills in evaluation research, instrument design, or qualitative methods;
• Excellent writing skills required;
• Interest working in the research department of a multi-disciplinary, policy-oriented nonprofit agency;
• Interest or experience analyzing criminal or civil justice systems;
• Experience or ability in connecting research findings to program planning, implementation, and monitoring efforts preferred; and
• Ability to interact with members of the judiciary, court staff, community-based organizations, and criminal justice personnel.

How to Apply:
Please e-mail cover letter and resume (or CV) with a subject line of “senior research associate” to rempelm@courtinnovation.org or send documents to: Michael Rempel Senior Research Associate Positions Center for Court Innovation 520 8th Avenue, 18th Floor New York, N.Y. 10018 (Please, no calls.) Deadline: November 30, 2008 or sooner if filled The Fund for the City of New York is an equal opportunity employer.