The Research Scientist will conduct independent research in the areas of substance misuse, child wellbeing and safety in support of the Ohio START intervention
Job Summary
The Research Scientist will conduct independent research in the areas of substance misuse, child wellbeing and safety in support of the Ohio START intervention.
Responsibilities include developing new extramural proposals for research, publishing results in peer-reviewed journals, training and mentoring graduate and undergraduate students.
This position may supervise research assistants to help with data cleaning and coding, presenting at conferences, symposiums, or annual meetings, and attending weekly research meetings.
Matching Summary
The Research Scientist will conduct independent research in the areas of substance misuse, child wellbeing and safety in support of the Ohio START intervention.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
quasi-experimental methods
child welfare administrative data
advanced statistical techniques
SPSS, Stata, and R
SACWIS data cleaning
Nice-to-have
scientific decision making
policy and practice briefs
seeking additional financial support
Key Requirements
Doctorate (Academic)
Proven working experience as a data analyst
Advanced knowledge of statistics and spatial statistics
Significant knowledge of and experience using Statewide Automated Child Welfare Information System (SACWIS)