Research Assistant III, Center for Housing and Homelessness Research

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Work type:Postdoc / Research / Fellow
Location:Denver, CO
Categories:Research

The Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is a vibrant community of scholars and teachers committed to having a diverse faculty and student body. The School’s curriculum, research, and community partnerships emphasize social and economic justice, along with an understanding of and respect for social, political, and cultural diversity both nationally and internationally. GSSW provides an intellectual, collegial, and supportive environment that fosters interdisciplinary and international educational opportunities. GSSW engages in collaborative projects locally, regionally, nationally, and internationally. GSSW and the University of Denver are committed to enhancing the diversity of faculty and staff.

This position will be located at the Center for Housing and Homelessness Research (CHHR) within GSSW. CHHR provides research, evaluation, training, technical assistance and community assessments on issues related to housing security and homelessness. We partner with community stakeholders and contract with city and state governments, local and regional organizations, and nonprofits to improve the health and well-being of people living in poverty and experiencing homelessness.

Position Summary

This Research Assistant III position will work across funded projects at CHHR. The Research Assistant III will work on the Denver Basic Income Project, Trauma Informed Design, Your Family, Your Neighborhood, and the Colorado Safe Parking Initiative. For more on these projects and the work being done at CHHR, please go to our website at https://socialwork.du.edu/chhr . The Research Assistant III will be expected to manage and lead data collection in the field, will assist in the design of surveys and other data collection instruments, write evaluation results for funders and publication, may assist in writing grant proposals, communicates with community partners, and will conduct both qualitative and quantitative analysis.

Essential Functions

• Proposal Writing and Business Development: May assist in writing grant proposals
• Project Design: Coordinates IRB, enters surveys into Qualtrics or similar software, and assists in the development of consent protocol. May assist in the design of surveys and interview/focus group protocols
• Data Collection and Management: Manages data collection and cleaning activities, coordinates data collection processes and reporting of data, maintains databases, conducts interviews and focus groups.
• Analysis: Intermediate user of SPSS software and Atlas.ti; strong understanding of inferential statistics and/or qualitative analysis techniques; conducts more complex qualitative or quantitative data analysis.
• Report Writing and Publications: Contributes to reports, publications, and dissemination, including possible participation in conference presentations, with few grammatical or style corrections needed
• Collaboration: Communicates with community and interdisciplinary collaborators and monitors contracts.
• Project Management: Assists in planning and organizing research activities, may take on key project management functions, strong project management skills and strategizing project solutions.
• Content Knowledge: Knowledge of issues related to housing and homelessness.
• Supervisory Responsibility: Supervise interns or work study students

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to approach work with diverse communities with respect and humility, as a listener and learner
• Ability to multi-task and balance a variety of projects.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft effective email correspondence.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and with research and evaluation participants, sponsors, and university staff
• Ability to organize and compile information, and synthesize data and research findings.
• Familiarity with SPSS software and basic understanding of statistics.
• Ability to run intermediate level statistical analyses.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and implement solutions.
• Ability to manage a team
• Ability to supervise research staff
• Ability to discern relevance and/or importance of research findings.
• Attention to detail
• Works well with a team
• Flexible with changing tasks
• Accountable
• Experience with homelessness and homelessness research
• Highly organized; able to manage multiple projects
• Knowledge of poverty, homelessness, and housing and the systems serving these issues.
• Strong writing skills
• Ability to meet deadlines and work independently
• Strong community relationship building skills

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in social work, psychology or a related field
• 3-5 years research experience or 5-7 years general experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Experience with the fields of housing and homelessness

Working Environment

Standard office environment, M-F 8-5p with some in-state travel

Physical Activities

Ability to sit in front of a computer for an extended period.
Occasionally required to move about the office/campus with the capability of transporting objects up to 20 lbs. with assistance.

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Application Deadline
For best consideration, please submit your application materials by 4:00 p.m. (MST) March 15, 2023.

Special Instructions
Candidates must apply online through jobs.du.edu to be considered. Only applications submitted online will be accepted.

Salary Grade Number:
The salary grade for the position is 8.

Hourly Range:
The hourly range for the position is $23.95-$25.86.

The University of Denver has provided a compensation range that represents its good faith estimate of what the University may pay for the position at the time of posting. The University may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation range. The salary offered to the selected candidate will be determined based on factors such as the qualifications of the selected candidate, departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information, but not based on a candidate’s sex or any other protected status.

Benefits:
The University of Denver offers excellent benefits, including medical, dental, retirement, paid time off, tuition benefit and ECO pass. The University of Denver is a private institution that empowers students who want to make a difference. Learn more about the University of Denver .

Please include the following documents with your application:
1. Resume
2. Cover Letter

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