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Job Summary

The Juvenile Justice Research and Reform (JJR&R) Lab in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Drexel University is hiring an individual to fulfill a full-time Postdoctoral Fellow or Research Scientist role. This is anticipated to be a 2.5- to 3-year position with the possibility to extend, contingent upon funding.

Essential Functions

• The successful candidate will have a primary role in co-leading a large-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a major School District of Philadelphia project
• Help lead the research, data, and project administration components of a 3-year federal grant from the National Institute of Justice to implement and evaluate the Positive School Safety Program (PSSP)—a year-long peer-to-peer coaching program to prevent school violence and improve school safety
• Work with the project team to address research, design, and analysis challenges and opportunities associated with conducting an RCT in real-life settings
• Manage project databases to structure, clean, and prepare data for analyses, conduct basic analyses, and collaborate with lab statisticians for high-level analyses
• Work closely with several School District of Philadelphia offices to implement and enhance the PSSP Program, facilitate data transfer, and interpret variables and findings
• Co-facilitate training, monthly meetings, and bi-weekly consultation sessions for PSSP coaches
• Collaborate with the Principal Investigator to use project findings to generate policy and practice recommendations; disseminate findings, and generate reform initiatives to improve school safety and dismantle the school-to-prison pipeline
• Author/co-author publications and presentations and facilitate training for academic audiences, policy makers, practitioners, and the public
• Serve as a lead member of the project team, supervising graduate and undergraduate research assistants and working closely with lab and project leadership

Required Qualifications

• PhD in Criminology, Public health, Psychology, Public Policy, Statistics, or a related discipline
• Will consider a strong applicant with a master’s degree in Criminology, Public Health, Psychology, Public Policy, Statistics, or a related discipline who has strong research, data management, and data analysis skills, along with the other preferred qualifications
• 2-3 years of experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong research and quantitative skills for data management and statistical analyses
• Organizational skills to successfully co-lead key components of this large project
• Excellent interpersonal skills to successfully collaborate with funders, justice stakeholders, and lab colleagues.

Physical Demands

• Typically sitting at a desk/table
• Typically standing, walking

Location

University City, Philadelphia, PA

Additional Information

This position is classified as Exempt with a salary grade of J. For more information regarding Drexel’s Professional Staff salary structure, https://drexel.edu/hr/career/ducomp/salstructure/

Special Instructions to the Applicant

Please make sure you upload your CV/resume and cover letter when submitting your application.

Review of applicants will begin once a suitable candidate pool is identified.