Cure Violence Evaluation Qualitative Researcher (Part-Time) - Institute for Public Health

Scheduled Hours 20 Position Summary The City of St. Louis is contracting with the Institute for Public Health at Washington University in St. Louis to conduct an external evaluation of Cure Violence in St. Louis. As a part of the evaluation, focus groups and interviews will be conducted with the goal of identifying programmatic strengths and barriers to implementation. The Qualitative Researcher will work with the Cure Violence evaluation team to conduct focus groups and interviews with Cure Violence staff and other key stakeholders. Job Description Ability to travel to various on- and off-campus locations. Ability to travel to Cure Violence sites within the City of St. Louis to gather data as a part of focus groups and interviews. Primary Duties and Responsibilities Work with the evaluation team to develop a semi-structured protocol for interviews and focus groups. Lead the facilitation of focus groups and interviews with Cure Violence staff and other identified key stakeholders at multiple sites. Focus groups/interviews may be held virtually and/or in person. Oversee qualitative data collection. Conduct qualitative data analysis of focus group and interview findings. Assist with dissemination of aggregate focus group and interview findings, including contributing to reports, manuscripts, and presentations. Attend relevant meetings, including weekly meetings with the evaluation team, monthly meetings with staff of the City of St. Louis, and periodic meetings with Cure Violence staff. Perform other duties as assigned. Preferred Qualifications Experience with the Cure Violence target population. Mastery of NVivo or other qualitative software to conduct analysis. Strong client-facing experience with excellent verbal communication skills. Knowledge of qualitative public health research and evaluation concepts. Direct qualitative collection experience, including specific familiarity with in-depth interviewing and conducting focus groups. Experience with qualitative data cleaning, coding, analysis, and reporting. Experience with qualitative data analysis software. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in related field. Minimum of two years of research/field experience. Grade R07-H Pre-Employment Screening All external candidates receiving an offer for employment will be required to submit to pre-employment screening for this position. The screenings will include criminal background check and, as applicable for the position, other background checks, drug screen, an employment and education or licensure/certification verification, physical examination, certain vaccinations and/or governmental registry checks. All offers are contingent upon successful completion of required screening. EEO/AA Statement Washington University in St. Louis is committed to the principles and practices of equal employment opportunity and especially encourages applications by those from underrepresented groups. It is the University’s policy to provide equal opportunity and access to persons in all job titles without regard to race, ethnicity, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information. Diversity Statement Washington University is dedicated to building a diverse community of individuals who are committed to contributing to an inclusive environment – fostering respect for all and welcoming individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences and perspectives. Individuals with a commitment to these values are encouraged to apply. Applicant Instructions When you are ready to apply, creating an account only takes a minute. Your account creates a candidate home page which we will use to communicate with you and allows you to apply for jobs and view your application statuses. The first page of the application offers two “Quick Apply” options. Quick Apply allows you to either use a previous application or create a new application using a resume to populate the work experience and education sections of your job application. If using a resume to populate your application, check to ensure the application fields populated accurately. You may skip the “Quick Apply” page by clicking “Next” at the bottom of the page. Documents may be uploaded in the My Experience section of the application. You also have the option to apply with a Linkedin feature, which allows you to apply by using your Linkedin profile to populate some of the job application fields.