Senior Researcher (Qualitative Prevention Initiati

at Chapin Hall in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Senior Researcher (Qualitative Prevention Initiatives)
Remote
Full Time
We seek a highly committed, creative, qualitative researcher to occupy an important role in our diverse, interdisciplinary, and expanding team committed to creating evidence to prevent childhood adversity and promote family well-being by strengthening partnerships in communities and with lived experts. The Senior Researcher will have the ability to lead the design and implementation of qualitative research and contribute to mixed methods studies; support study execution and adaptation; and contribute integrated approaches to data analysis and co-interpretation with a set of diverse project partners. This position entails a primary focus on qualitative research methods with a commitment to working within a team to bring a range of data sources and types to inform understanding and action.

The successful candidate will have a track record of accomplishment that connects closely to our agenda in prevention including collective action/impact, strengthening systems of care, prioritizing family voice, and promoting systems reform that will reduce over-reliance on the child welfare system among families in need. We seek an individual who will join existing projects and project teams and will be motivated to pursue with increasing autonomy a research agenda focused on prevention and well-being. Project teams are integrated and include Chapin Hall staff with policy, implementation, and research expertise.
The position will support two primary evaluations that share common characteristics in their goals, activities, and evaluation plans aimed at understanding effective approaches to preventing childhood adversity and promoting family well-being. One is national in scope and the other is statewide with the potential for expansion. We desire a researcher who can contribute to project teams in research design, implementation, interpretation, and dissemination with multiple, diverse audiences. We seek experience in reflexive qualitative research and ability to join interdisciplinary teams comprised of state, local, and national partners (foundations, non-profits, government agencies, lived experts). Experience conducting cross-site evaluations is desired. There is also an opportunity to join evaluation teams focused on evaluation of specific prevention programs related to the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA).
The selected candidate may choose to work either remotely from anywhere in the United States or from Chapin Hall's office located at 1313 East 60th St., Chicago, IL.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Research and Project Management
Designing reflexive and collaborative qualitative research approaches for primary data collection, incorporating community-engaged research methods
Coordinating and performing qualitative coding on focus group and interview data in programs such as NVivo or ATLAS.ti
Conducting targeted reviews of academic and grey literature and policies
Analyzing and synthesizing research findings for both academic and non-academic audiences
Facilitating focus groups and engaging in reflexive research processes related to qualitative methods, participatory research approaches, and community engagement
Performing project management tasks
Communications
Coordinating meetings with external partners, including key community groups and persons with lived experience
Writing research briefs, research papers, manuscripts for publication, and reports
Designing data visualizations, reports, slide decks, and other deliverables
Preparing and delivering presentations
Communicating with project team members and external partners
Commitment to Equity
Evidence of commitment to equity-centered, feasible, socially valid research embedded in a clear theoretical framework and nested in systems and policy contexts; this commitment undergirds the (co)development and oversight of high-quality research protocols, analysis plans, dissemination, and Institutional Review Board (IRB) applications.
Partnership
Build and strengthen partnerships with research/policy colleagues, people with lived expertise, public agencies (local, state, federal), funders, and non-profit organizations to design, fund, plan, and implement evaluations and studies related to prevention.
Portfolio Development
Identify and develop opportunities for new research... For full info follow application link.

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values and actively seeks diversity in its workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, citizenship, pregnancy or maternity, national origin, status as an individual with disability, age, ancestry, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by applicable federal, state or local law.