Cannabis Research Scientist Ii Opt 2a 1 Jobs

Agency : Criminal Justice Information Authority
Closing Date/Time: 10/14/2022
Salary: $4,525 - $6,622/CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 3
Plan/BU: RC062

Job Req# 19848

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 19848

Position Overview

We are looking for a passionate research scientist to make change and foster improvements to 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 criminal justice issues. Be a leader in translating research data, findings, and implications to state and local policymakers, practitioners, and communities for positive change.

Job Responsibilities

1. Plans and conducts research studies and program evaluation activities to advance knowledge and programming in areas such as criminology, public health, victim studies, and violence prevention in the state of Illinois.

• Utilizes scientific research procedures and methodologies to plan and conduct research studies. • Carries out program evaluations to ensure development and implementation of innovative and high-quality programs.

• Collects quantitative and qualitative data.
• Cleans and analyses primary datasets and conducts secondary analysis of administrative datasets using analytic software.
• Reviews scientific journals for extant research applicable to current research foci.

2. Disseminates research findings via written reports, presentations, and data visualizations.

• Writes research reports, articles, or other research products for researchers, stakeholders, practitioners, and/or the general public.
• Presents research findings to diverse audiences.
• Creates graphical representations of data and research findings.
• Publishes research reports, articles, data visualizations, and other written products to agency website.

3. Provides training and support to internal and external entities on collecting and interpreting data and using data for planning and evaluation purposes.

• Conducts trainings on the collection and interpretation of data and related topics for stakeholders and practitioners.
• Assists in the development of new or revised tools or systems for gathering data.
• Responds to requests for scientific data and provides data in a user-friendly manner.
• Offers research support to other agency departments upon request.

4. Establishes and maintains work-related professional contacts with internal and external entities, including researchers, stakeholders, and practitioners.

• Collaborates with other agency departments, researchers and stakeholders on research-related tasks.
• Attends and serves as an agency representative at external meetings and professional groups.

5. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the duties enumerated above.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Requires a master’s degree in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, statistics, or a related field; or

2. Requires admission into a Ph.D. program in criminology, criminal justice, sociology, psychology, public health, public policy, social work, statistics, or a related field.

Preferred Qualifications

1. Prefers knowledge of scientific research methods equivalent to one year of experience conducting research.

2. Prefers excellent verbal and written communication skills as demonstrated by experience drafting papers, articles, reports, or presentations.

3. Prefers ability to prepare reports, presentations, and data visualizations using quantitative and qualitative datasets as demonstrated by experience drafting research papers, reports, or articles, AND developing research presentations or data visualizations.

4. Prefers ability to use analytic software (e.g., SPSS, R, Nvivo) equivalent to one year of experience using analytic software.

5. Prefers ability to establish and maintain working relationships with agency staff and stakeholders, researchers, and practitioners as demonstrated by at least six months of experience working with government agencies, researchers/research institutions, or community-based organizations.

6. Prefers ability to deliver presentations to various professional and lay groups as demonstrated by experience giving presentations at local, regional, or national conferences, workshops, or trainings.

7. Prefers knowledge of Institutional Review Boards and human subjects of research protection equivalent to experience leading or providing research support for one IRB approved research study.

Conditions of Employment

1. Requires proper documentation for approved work in the United States

2. Requires ability to travel.

3. Requires a valid and current driver’s license.

4. Requires ability to pass a background check

Work Hours: 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Work Location: 60 E Van Buren, 6th Floor, Chicago, IL 60605
Agency Contact: [email protected]

Job Family: Sciences and Natural Resources

This position [DOES NOT] contain “Specialized Skills” (as that term is used in CBAs).

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:

• [email protected]
• [email protected]

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.

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Agency : Criminal Justice Information Authority
Closing Date/Time: 04/14/2021
Salary: $5,326.00 - $7,964.00 month -CBA language applies
Job Type: Salaried Full Time
County: Cook
Number of Vacancies: 1
Plan/BU: RC062
Job Req # 13789
Collective Bargaining Agreement language applies to this requisition:
We are currently transitioning away from a paper application process to an electronic application process. This position has not been transitioned. Please follow the directions below when applying to this position.
DO NOT APPLY ONLINE
**DO NOT CLICK THE APPLY BUTTON**
CMS100 or CMS100B Employment Application and all applicable documentation and should be submitted to the Agency contact listed below. Please be sure to read the "how to apply" to ensure that you submit the correct application.
Please list the Job Req Number - County - Position Title - Your Full Name in the email subj line
(for example: Req#13789 - Cook - Research Scientist III - John Doe)
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. Position Overview
The Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA) is seeking a motivated researcher to engage in large-scale criminal justice system research projects, both independently and as a team member. The successful candidate will become a member of the Research & Analysis Unit (R&A). R&A publishes high-level, timely data and information on its public Research Hub, informing policy makers, practitioners, and the public at large. R&A also plays a key role in numerous inter-agency groups devoted to improving justice system administration throughout Illinois.
As a member of R&A, the successful candidate will be assigned multiple projects. Potential roles include: (1) conducting formal evaluations of justice system programs funded by ICJIA’s Federal and State Grants Unit or of topical interest to Illinois justice system stakeholders, (2) leveraging useful information from data sets hosted by R&A, such as statewide arrest and incarceration records, (3) authoring reports and articles that inform stakeholders and recommend statewide justice system policies.
We invite qualified applicants to apply for the Research Scientist III position and help ICJIA in its role as statewide justice system advisors and architects of change. Job Responsibilities
1. Plans and executes social science, public health, and behavioral health research studies,activities, and program evaluations of a complex, technical, and scientific nature to advanceknowledge and programming in areas such as criminology, victim studies, and violenceprevention in the state of Illinois.
2. Performs complex analysis of scientific and technical data.
3. Writes and disseminates scientific and technical reports.
4. Establishes and maintains work-related professional contacts with internal and external entitiesincluding researchers and other professionals such as university and community organizations.
5. Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the dutiesenumerated above. Minimum Qualifications
Requires a Doctoral degree in behavioral science, mathematics, psychology, public health, public policy, sociology, criminal justice, criminology, statistics, or a related science and requires one year of professional research experience;
or
Requires a master’s degree in behavioral science, mathematics, psychology, public health, public policy, sociology, criminal justice, criminology, statistics, or a related science and requires three years of professional research experience. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
1.Requires thorough knowledge of scientific research methods.
2.Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
3.Requires ability to plan, perform, analyze, interpret and prepare reports on independent and originalscientific research.
4.Requires ability to use specialized statistical computer software (like SPSS, R), qualitative data software(like NVivo), survey software (like Qualtrics), and data visualization software (like Tableau) and software for working with large data sets (SQL, Python).
5.Requires ability to direct, train and maintain working relationships with other researchers, professionalsand various other agency staff.
6.Requires ability to deliver lectures or presentations to various professional and lay groups.
7.Requires general knowledge of Institutional Review Boards and the protection of human subjects of research. Conditions of Employment
1.Requires proper documentation for approved work in the United States
2.Requires ability to travel/
3.Requires a valid and current driver’s license.
4.Requires ability to pass a background check.
Work Hours: 8:30-5:00 Mon-Fri
Work Location: 300 W. Adams, Suite 200, Chicago IL 60606
Chicago, IL 60606
Agency Contact: [email protected] or
(312) 793-8550
Job Function: Sciences and Natural Resources; Clerical and Administrative Support; Social Services
CANDIDATES MUST SUBMIT A SEPARATE BID FORM (as applicable) AND CMS-100 or CMS100B FOR EACH POSTED VACANCY APPLIED FOR. See below to ensure that you submit the correct applciation. Please be sure to also submit a copy of your transcripts or diploma to verify your degree.
Please list the Job Req Number - County - Position Title - Your Full Name in the email subj line
(for example: Req#13789 - Cook - Research Scientist III - John Doe)
APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
DO NOT APPLY ONLINE.
Please submit application and your transcripts or diploma via email to: [email protected]
See below to ensure that you submit the correct applciation. Please be sure to also submit a copy of your transcripts or diploma to verify your degree.
Current State Employees :
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Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100B (version dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
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A separate Bid form and Application is required for each Posting Identification#/Job Requisition ID # or your bid will be rejected.
Failure to complete and submit the new CMS-100 (version dated 9/2020 or after) will result in your application being rejected.
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Submit a CMS-100 Employment Application (version dated 9/2020 or after) and official college transcripts (where applicable) to the Agency Contact email listed above.
Documentation is required for each Posting/Bid ID or your application(s) will be rejected.
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