23705BR
Bureau of Child Research
Position Overview
The Center for Community Health and Development (CCHD) seeks a highly qualified behavioral-community, social or public health scientist to join our leadership team as a Senior Research Associate in Community Youth Development and Prevention (CYPD). We seek a researcher with experience examining positive youth development and prevention, including youth violence prevention and, substance abuse prevention, particularly with marginalized populations and in racial and ethnically diverse communities. The successful candidate must demonstrate experience in community-engaged scholarship, community-based participatory research and evaluation, mixed methods research, project administration, and grant development. The position will advance research and evaluation projects and partnership for the Community Youth Development and Prevention Team of the KU CCHD, including working closely as a member of the leadership team for the the Youth Violence Prevention Center- Kansas City, the ThrYve Youth Opportunities Collaborative and Systems Advisory Board, and in advancing community-engaged scholarship work at KU in partnership with the KU Center for Service Learning. The position may also include support for other smaller research, evaluation, and/or capacity building projects and requires the ability to managing multiple priorities, supervise students and staff, and work in a high-paced dynamic environment.
The position, contingent on renewed funding, will begin November 2022. The KU CCHD provides a supportive working environment, competitive benefits, and the opportunity to collaborate with a committed team of academic and community partners. The position will be at the University of Kansas (KU) and co-located across the Lawrence campus and the Kansas City, KS offices.
Job Description
Develop, lead, and implement research and evaluation projects consistent with KU CCHD’s mission through community and academic partnerships that advances community-engaged scholarship and community-based participatory research and evaluation. - (30%) In collaboration with the Center’s community youth development and prevention team, contribute to the CDC-funded Youth Violence Prevention Center’s research program and contribute to or lead other research and service projects. Develop and coordinate community-based research, evaluation and capacity-building projects with community initiatives supporting youth development, adolescent substance abuse prevention and violence prevention efforts. Lead, coordinate, and mentor staff, including a team of undergraduate, graduate student, and post-doctoral researchers supporting the projects. Conduct and lead data collection methods and analyses. Lead and assure the development and maintenance of community partnerships, including facilitating meetings and communications with partners.
- (20%) Conduct and lead research in youth development and community health and development. Oversees development of data collection, monitors integrity of data collection and use of protocols and procedures, including IRB processes. Conducts ongoing, periodic, and final analysis and reporting of data.
- (10%) Coordinate administrative, financial, personnel and planning aspects of projects, including as an investigator. May serve as co-PI or as a PI. Monitors progress and assures attainment of grant/contract deliverables and supervises students and staff. Demonstrate ability and interest to both contribute to existing efforts and develop and lead new grant development and projects as an investigator. Oversee IRB processes and applications for the team.
In collaboration with other researchers, participates as skilled contributor and/or lead researcher on one or more research projects, serving especially as an expert in assessment, evaluation, and analysis. - (10%) Coordinate the assessment and evaluation activities for several community-engaged projects. Lead and support juvenile justice evaluation capacity building projects. Partner with the Center for Service Learning to advance the assessment and evaluation of community-engaged learning and scholarship. Coordinate the YVPC-KC and ThrYve Data and Funding Collaborative.
- (10%) Develop, support, and pilot novel and innovative research studies that align with research team interests and expands research opportunities with existing projects.
- (10%) Develop, coordinate, and oversee technological supports for community-engaged scholarship, community-based research, and evaluation projects with project staff and community and academic partners. Manage technical assistance and supports with partners in the development and use of online assessment and data collection systems, including the Community Check Box Evaluation System. Provide innovative approaches to address project-related technology needs and improve project functioning in research, evaluation, and/or capacity-building activities.
(10%) Collaborate with co-researchers on publication of research findings and other scholarly writing, technical reports, as well as grant-writing and grant development to maintain and secure funding. Lead the development and dissemination of project reports and technical materials. Position Requirements
Ability to commute and work regularly from both the Lawrence and Kansas City offices. Required Qualifications
Ph.D. degree in a field related to behavioral psychology, community psychology, educational psychology, prevention science, public health, community health and development, or another closely related field in community health and development or the behavioral and social sciences. Ten years of experience in participatory research and management of community research and training projects including in developing, supporting, implementing, and evaluating initiatives to understand and improve the work of promoting community health and development. Demonstrated experience conducting mixed methods research to support community initiative as evidenced by application materials. Five years of experience supervising and leading staff and working with a range of staff with a range of training and experience as evidenced by application materials. Five or more years of experience working with a racial and ethnically diverse team and in culturally diverse communities as evidenced by application materials. Five years of experience developing projects and successfully securing funding, as demonstrated by a portfolio of funded grants and/or contracts as evidenced by application materials. Strong grant writing and publication history in professional journals related to research and intervention in community health and development as evidenced by application materials. Preferred Qualifications
Five years of experience working with a wide variety of community and professional audiences, including government and community-based agencies. Five years of experience supporting participatory research, evaluation, or project implementation with community and academic partners and/or coalitions. Experience using and supporting the development and implementation of a web-based data collection and evaluation systems (e.g., Community Check Box Evaluation System). Experience with conducting and leading statistical analyses. Additional Candidate Instruction
A complete application will include the following:
- Online Application
- Letter of application that identifies professional and specific interests and background relevant to the position
- Curriculum Vita or resume
- Evidence of contributions to scholarly or technical writing, including through the submission of technical materials (e.g., evaluation report), funded grant application, and/or publication
- Three references
Application deadline is November 3, 2022. To be considered, please apply by this date.
Advertised Salary Range
$75,000-$92,000
Application Review Begins
04-Nov-2022
Anticipated Start Date
14-Nov-2022
Primary Campus
University of Kansas Lawrence Campus
Employee Class
U-Unclassified Professional Staff
Work Schedule
40 hours/week
Conditions of Employment
Contingent on Funding
Work Location Assignment
Hybrid
Disclaimer
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