Equity Research Fellow(s) - REMOTE

Research Fellow

The Center for Survivor Agency and Justice is a national organization dedicated to enhancing advocacy for survivors of intimate partner violence. CSAJ develops and promotes advocacy approaches that remove systemic barriers, enhance organizational responses, and improve professional practices to meet the self-defined needs of domestic and sexual violence survivors. We steer this towards our vision: a world where all people have equal access to physical safety, economic security, and human dignity.

The Research Fellow will contribute to CSAJ's by supporting (or steering) one or many research or research translation projects, including: conducting literature reviews, piloting and/or conducting assessment and survey tools, developing creative and dynamic methods to make research accessible and applicable to the field, quantitative and qualitative data analysis and report writing, and supporting CSAJ's internal evaluation work.

We encourage public health, social work, public policy and other students to use this position to fulfill practicum or fieldwork requirements. Project opportunities listed below are organized by time-commitment: 2 – 2.5 month practicum projects, 6-9 month projects (that could fulfill practicum as well as thesis and/or other course requirements, or for those interested in a longer fellowship experience).

CSAJ is composed of a small team of dedicated advocates in the legal, social work, and academic fields who are wholly committed to creative vision, open communication, and justice-minded social change work. While CSAJ interns are able to enjoy the flexibility and convenience of telecommuting, they can also participate in weekly staff meetings with the organization's leadership, take part in all of CSAJ's trainings, and receive supervision and support from the Board of Directors as needed.

Fellows will join a cadre of CSAJ interns and fellows, which includes receiving a join orientation training, project/role planning, weekly "Intern Guild" meetings, engaging in special project with CSAJ staff or other interns, and opportunities to demonstrate your work and experience through "Project Expos." We strive to create a vibrant team culture amongst our interns, even while virtual and working on distinct projects.

The Practicum student will be under the direct supervision of CSAJ's Director of Research & Programs, located in New York, NY. In person and virtual meetings will be scheduled to provide direction and feedback. Work is conducted remotely/virtually, with opportunities for in person supervision if located in New York City.

Practicum & Fellowship Projects:

• Equity Maps / Infographics:
  The domestic/sexual violence advocacy field is expert at utilizing story/narrative to communicate needs to local-national policy and decision makers. However, quantitative data is also needed to demonstrate the full costs of safety. CSAJ has developed an "equity dashboard" that synthesizes national datasets across areas of violence, poverty, and social inequality, resulting in a tool that helps visualize the equity landscape of all 50 states.
  
  You'll help update and refine this data dashboard and create maps or other infographics for all 50 states that illustrate key data points to equip advocates and programs with data to use in systems or policy advocacy efforts.

Evaluation of Survivor Centered Economic Advocacy Trainings

• Access to Justice E-Course, Evaluation: 2/2.5months - Refine an evaluation plan comparing advocates who completed a self-guided, online eCourse vs. those who participated in a learning cohort. Conduct basic qual/quant data analyses and present findings to CSAJ and core partners. Findings will be used to enhance our Learning Cohorts and general findings will be shared publicly as promising-practices and field reports.

Needs Assessments & Advocacy Surveys

• State/National Needs Assessments: 2/2.5 months - CSAJ works with local programs and state initiaives to enhance organizational approaches and partnerships for survivors' economic justice. Help conduct analysis for one state needs assessment and present findings to CSAJ and state training specialists. CSAJ is also…