Senior Program Evaluator – Criminal Justice

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as the lead investigator on research and evaluation proposals within the criminal justice sector.

• Develop comprehensive process, outcome, and impact evaluations for justice initiatives.

• Direct studies in key focus areas, including drone-as-first-responder programs, interventions for gangs and organized crime, and issues of elder abuse and neglect.

• Manage data collection efforts in collaboration with justice agencies, encompassing both administrative records and fieldwork.

• Supervise data analysis, ensure compliance with human-subjects protections, and maintain data security protocols.

• Prepare research narratives, methodological frameworks, and dissemination strategies.

• Provide qualifications and a narrative of past performance for WIL proposals upon your approval for naming.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in leading criminal justice research or program evaluations.

• Authored peer-reviewed publications or significant evaluation reports in the fields of criminology or justice policy.

• Familiarity with data from justice agencies and processes related to human-subjects (IRB).

• Strong skills in quantitative analysis and/or mixed-methods research.

• Comfortable working as a project-based contract collaborator in a remote capacity within the US.

• Previous experience as a principal investigator or co-principal investigator on federal justice research grants.

• Background in conducting randomized or quasi-experimental evaluations.

• Research experience related to policing technology (such as drones), gang and organized crime issues, or elder abuse and neglect.

• PhD preferred in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, or a related discipline.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.

• Opportunities for professional development and continued education.

• Flexible work arrangements, including remote work options.