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American Institutes for Research · 22 hours ago

Researcher, Human and Community Development

American Institutes for Research is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research. They are seeking a Researcher for their Human and Community Development program to focus on prevention science, particularly in preventing violence and harmful behaviors in military contexts.

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Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day project work and operations and maintain positive and collaborative relationships
Support tasks and projects using evidence-based frameworks, rigorous quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods designs
Provide input on appropriate planning, research methods, analysis, and reporting
Support and collaborate with partners in ways that build their research and evaluation capacity
Demonstrate military competence and sensitivity in all activities and interactions with colleagues, partners, and project participants
Conceptualize problems and identify questions in prevention research and evaluation and collaborate in designing solutions to address them
Contribute to the development of study designs, research questions, indicators, survey questionnaires, or interview protocols that align to analytic plans
Analyze, interpret, and report on complex qualitative and/or quantitative data using appropriate methods
Write reports and other documents that are clear, concise, and contribute to the field
Adapt prevention science best practices to meet communities where they are
Support the development of tools that connect the dots between prevention science and military environments
Communicate clearly with partners and represent AIR in a professional manner
Write reports to describe and interpret findings for clients

Qualification

PhD in related fieldMilitary populationsData analysis skillsMilitary dataData collection methodologiesProject management experienceFlexibility in evolving environmentsAdaptation of prevention sciencePythonInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

PhD in related subject area (Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Public Health, Human Development, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or related field), or master's degree with a minimum of 4 years of relevant experience as outlined above
Experience contributing to rigorous research and evaluation studies that address public health issues, including preventing violence
Experience working with military populations
Experience working with military data and other data related to health and human serving systems
Experience with data collection activities from the field using a variety of methodologies and data collection techniques such as interviews, focus groups, observations, and/or survey research
Ability to conduct quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods data analysis activities and knowledge of one or more data analytic software packages (e.g., R, SPSS, EXCEL, STATA, NViVO and Access), and open to learning other software as required by different projects
Strong interpersonal skills to work in a fluid, team environment
Ability to support best practices in prevention science and adapt these to the military environment
Ability to interpret data and communicate research findings clearly to a range of audiences in writing and through presentations
Flexibility and comfort with evolving environments
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis

Preferred

Experience managing project and/or task teams on research and evaluation projects
Experience in business development
Experience with Python

Company

American Institutes for Research

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An independent, not-for-profit corporation which performs basic and applied research

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$9.86M
Key Investors
U.S. Department of EducationJim Joseph Foundation
2017-11-01Grant· $7.8M
2014-09-08Grant· $0.8M
2010-10-10Grant· $1.26M

Leadership Team

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David Myers
President & Chief Executive Officer
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Richard Jacik
Chief Technology Officer
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