Associate Researcher Senior

The Center for Research to Transform Systems (CRTS) is seeking an Associate Researcher Senior. CRTS focuses on implementation and evaluation of research projects aimed at promoting child and family well-being through prevention, intervention, and system change. The Associate Researcher Senior will support large multi-partner research, evaluation, and implementation projects that are focused on community-engaged research and improving child and family outcomes.

The Associate Researcher Senior will work closely with CRTS researchers, public and private human service agencies, federal partners, other funders, court/legal collaborators, and community members. The Associate Researcher Senior will contribute to research projects' implementation and evaluation, including research design, human subjects protocols, project implementation, data management, quantitative and qualitative data analysis, continuous quality improvement, and dissemination. The Associate Researcher Senior will be part of a collaborative research team with the opportunity to conduct research with policy implications and improve the lives of families and communities.

The Associate Researcher Senior may act as a liaison with other departments; develop and conduct one or more large research efforts; review progress and evaluate results; prepare research materials; and formulate research methods. The Associate Researcher Senior may serve as co-principal investigator or principal investigator; oversee day-to-day research operations; write funding applications; prepare human subjects protocols for approval by the Institutional Review Board;

train other researchers (as needed); supervise students or staff; coordinate data collection; implement research projects; and analyze and interpret project results. The position will also include authoring and co-authoring research publications and present at meetings and/or conferences.

CRTS operates from within the University of Kansas School of Social Welfare (KUSSW), which is committed to fostering a collaborative and supportive educational environment for students, faculty, and staff. We seek colleagues whose research, teaching, and service reflect the values and ethics of the social work profession and align with the School's Vision, Mission, and Guiding Principles.

The University of Kansas is a major comprehensive research and teaching university that serves as a center for learning, scholarship, and creative endeavors. As the state's flagship institution of higher education, The University of Kansas (KU) is the only state university in Kansas to hold membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), a select group of 62 public and private research universities that represent excellence in graduate and professional education and the highest achievements in research internationally.

The University enrolls more than 31,000 students, offers 5,000 courses, more than 400 degree and certificate programs and employs 2,800 faculty members, many of them at the top of their fields. In KU's dynamic, cross-disciplinary research and learning environment, students exchange ideas, discover new ways of processing the world, and address society's grand challenges.

KU's excellence is a result of the rich tapestry of experiences, perspectives, and backgrounds of our faculty, staff, students, and colleagues from across our nation and the globe. At KU, we invest in continuous learning and growth by creating a climate where people engage in respectful dialogue and debate and support each other's success. We foster a culture of care where each person is seen, heard, and valued.

When people feel a true sense of belonging, we believe they are better able to reach their full potential and achieve remarkable things.

This component may include research design, planning, implementation, and evaluation of research; developing and implementing research (i.e., protocols, standardized measures, surveys, interviews, etc.); organize research teams and activities with internal, external, and community project partners; monitoring project timelines; completing institutional review board materials and gaining approval;
Contribute to interpretation of findings and identification of implications for research, policy, practice, and systems change.

This component may include organizing…