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Form of workAgency : Criminal Justice Information Authority
Opening Date: 01/17/2024
Closing Date/Time: 01/31/2024
Salary: $5901 to $8825 Anticipated monthly salary; CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 2
Plan/BU: RC062
Job Req: #34952
This position is a union position; therefore, provisions of the relevant collective bargaining agreement/labor contract apply to the filling of this position.
All applicants who want to be considered for this position MUST apply electronically through the illinois.jobs2web.com website. State of Illinois employees should click the link near the top left to apply through the SuccessFactors employee career portal.
Applications submitted via email or any paper manner (mail, fax, hand delivery) will not be considered.
Posting Identification Number 34952
ICJIA responds to community needs with research and federal and state grants administration. ICJIA administers over 100 million dollars in grants, including the R3 (restore, reinvest, renew) grants (funded through the tax on legalized cannabis), state violence prevention grants, and federal grants including under the Violence Against Women Act and the Victims of Crime Act. ICJIA convenes groups and collaborates on efforts to reform the criminal justice system. ICJIA leads criminal justice reform efforts by supporting policy makers through research.
We are looking for a motivated, passionate RESEARCH SCIENTIST to make change and foster improvements to victim services, justice and community well-being in the state of Illinois. Use your research skills to examine public programs and data trends to better inform and advance the state’s understanding of crucial victimization and criminal justice issues. Be a leader in translating research data, findings, and implications to state and local policymakers, practitioners, and communities for positive change.
Plans, formulates, and executes research studies and program evaluation activities of a complex, technical, and scientific nature to advance knowledge and programming in areas such as criminology, public health, victim studies, and violence prevention in the state of Illinois. May act as lead researcher on a team.
Disseminates research findings via written reports, presentations, and data visualizations.
Provides training, consultation, and support to internal and external entities on collecting and interpreting data and using data for planning and evaluation purposes.
Establishes and maintains work-related professional contacts with internal and external entities, including researchers, stakeholders, and practitioners.
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.
Requires a Doctoral degree in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, statistics, or a related field and requires one year of professional (including academic) research, information technology, or data science experience;
OR
Requires a master’s degree in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, statistics, or a related field and requires three years of professional
Led or Co-Led at least two (2) Social Science Research Projects
Published at least two (2) articles or reports in a Government, Public or Academic Forum
Delivered at least two (2) presentations to a professional or academic audience, with at least one (1) being on a social science related topic
Completed at least two (2) professional or academic work products that required application of advanced social science research methods; OR one (1) semester teaching an under-grad or graduate social science course. Must included use of professional statistical or data tools such as SPSS, R, SAS, PYTHON or SQL
Requires proper documentation for approved work in the United States
Requires the ability to travel
Requires a valid and current driver’s license.
Requires ability to pass a background check.
Work Hours: Monday - Friday, 8:30AM - 5PM
Work Location: 60 E Van Buren, 6th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Agency Contact: CJA.HRDepartment@illinois.gov
Job Family: Social Services; Environmental & Natural Resources
This position DOES NOT contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).
THIS POSITION IS REVOLVING DOOR
Certain provisions of the revolving door restrictions contained in 5 ILCS 430/5-45 apply to this
position. As a result, the employee should be aware that if offered non-State employment during
State employment or within one year immediately after ending State employment, the employee shall,
prior to accepting any such non-State employment offer, notify the Office of the Executive
Inspector General for the Agencies of the Illinois Governor (“OEIG”) or may be subject to a fine.
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Use the “Apply” button at the top right or bottom right of this posting to begin the application process.
If you are not already signed in, you will be prompted to do so.
State employees should sign in to the career portal for State of Illinois employees – a link is available at the top left of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon.
Non-State employees should log in on the using the “View Profile” link in the top right of the Illinois.jobs2web.com homepage in the blue ribbon. If you have never before signed in, you will be prompted to create an account.
If you have questions about how to apply, please see the following resources:
State employees: Log in to the career portal for State employees and review the Internal Candidate Application Job Aid
Non-State employees: on Illinois.jobs2web.com – click “Application Procedures” in the footer of every page of the website.
The main form of communication will be through email. Please check your “junk mail”, “spam”, or “other” folder for communication(s) regarding any submitted application(s). You may receive emails from the following addresses:
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