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University of Cincinnati Research Associate, School of Criminal Justice in Cincinnati, Ohio
Research Associate, School of Criminal Justice Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors > Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation's best urban public research universities. Home to more than 50,000 students, 11,000 faculty and staff and 340,000 alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times calls "the most ambitious campus design program in the country." With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, nine straight years of record enrollment, worldwide leadership in cooperative education, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC's momentum has never been stronger. UC's annual budget tops $1.65 billion and its endowment totals $1.8 billion. The University's overall regional economic impact exceeds $10.6 billion, paving the way for the future of Cincinnati. Department: University of Cincinnati School of Criminal Justice Rank: Research Associate Review of Applications The review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Department Summary The top-ranked School of Criminal Justice (SoCJ) is home to over 1,000 students pursuing Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees. Through classroom instruction, engaged and interactive mentoring, and close connection with agencies nationally and internationally, the highly productive and experienced faculty foster the production, translation, and dissemination of rigorous, multi-disciplinary science to drive impactful change and improve theoretical understanding and practical action across many sub-disciplines of criminal justice and criminology. Job Overview The research associate selected for this opportunity will coordinate evaluation services and conduct mentored research under both Dr. Sarah Manchak and Dr. Cory Haberman and will serve his/her appointment jointly within the Center for Criminal Justice Research (CCJR) and the Institute for Crime Science. The candidate's primary responsibilities will be to (1) provide technical assistance to, and coordinate the evaluation of, Hamilton County, OH and Region 2 grantee sites for the One Ohio Recovery Foundation (Manchak/CCJR), and to (2) assist the PI (Haberman/ICS) on several evaluation and research projects related to policing. Responsibilities across both roles includes (a) attendance at all relevant trainings and webinars related to the funded projects; (b) supervision of graduate assistants and undergraduate students assigned to assist with the projects; (c) oversight of data safety and integrity; (d) attendance at evaluation-relevant team meetings and meetings with grantee sites; (e) training and oversight of data collection and analysis, (f) lead or contribute to interim reports, final reports, and project presentations. Evaluation service include but are not limited to: survey administration and analysis; analysis of secondary data across a variety of data sources; conduction of focus groups and interviews; and observations and content coding. Essential Functions Assist with the coordination of research studies in a particular discipline. Make independent contributions to projects and studies based on professional training or functional experience. Solve problems using combined research knowledge. Independently works on whole projects/problems. Contribute to the collective team effort. Perform statistical and graphical analysis of data, interpret data and assist in judging validity of data. Analyze research results. Organize data search and analysis procedures. Assist in establishing test controls, criteria and research standards. Assist in the design of complex data processing systems to analyze research data. Accomplish assigned results for pr