Help design, manage, and conduct mixed-methods research, including qualitative interviews, surveys, field observation, and participatory action research with adolescents, families, and service providers.
Conduct literature reviews on adolescent mental health, school reintegration, psychiatric rehabilitation, and related topics in both English and Chinese.
Prepare and submit IRB applications and ensure ongoing compliance with research ethics standards at all project sites.
Assist in the development and refinement of research instruments, including interview protocols, survey questionnaires, and fidelity assessment tools.
Contribute to data collection, management, and analysis using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Lead or contribute to academic publications, policy reports, and presentations for scholarly and practitioner audiences.
Project Coordination and Partnership Management:
Coordinate with partner institutions, including university collaborators and social work agencies in China, to facilitate and track project activities across multiple sites.
Help organize and manage internship placements for Crown social work students at partner agencies.
Assist in coordinating quarterly U.S.-China online workshops and other knowledge-exchange activities.
Travel frequently to China to oversee research activities, provide on-site coordination, and maintain strong working relationships with project partners.
Reporting and Funding Development:
Prepare quarterly progress reports to the funding agency, documenting project milestones, deliverables, and outcomes.
Assist the Principal Investigator in identifying and actively developing new funding opportunities to sustain and expand the project's work.
Contribute to grant writing and proposal development for related research initiatives.
Maintains technical and administrative support for a research project.
Performs other related work as needed.
Requirements
Education:
Minimum
Benefits
Health insurance
Additional Information
Department
Crown Research Ma
About the Department
As one of the first schools of social work in the United States, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice has shaped the field for more than 100 years. As part of the University of Chicago, the Crown Family School shares the University's core values and distinctive intellectual culture. Crown Family School faculty, staff, and students focus on identifying solutions to complex social problems through research, training, and direct community engagement. Guided by an interdisciplinary tradition, Crown Family School scholars conduct innovative research to address interconnected social challenges such as educational inequality, health disparities, crime and violence, poverty, and child and family welfare-working at multiple scales, from individual to policy-level interventions. More than 10,000 Crown Family School graduates in the US and globally hold leadership positions in academia, at nonprofits, in business, and at governmental agencies. The Crown Family School is the home of four academic centers: These include the Susan and Richard Kiphart Center for Global Health and Social Development, Chicago Center for HIV Elimination (CCHE), the Kersten Institute for Urban Education, and the Center for Climate, Health, and Society (CHAS),. More information may be found at https://crownschool.uchicago.edu/.
Job Summary
The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice is seeking a Research Professional to support a three-year, grant-funded project focused on building integrated service models for adolescents with significant mental health needs in China. This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to an international, interdisciplinary initiative that bridges research, practice, and policy across the United States and China.
The project brings together university researchers and social work agencies in China to co-create integrated interventions that connect schools, families, hospitals, and communities. Through direct services, school-based training, participatory action research, capacity building for service providers nationwide, and policy advocacy, the project aims to help adolescents recover, reintegrate into school, and thrive in their communities.
The Research Professional will work closely with the Principal Investigator, Dr. Zhiying Ma, and the project team to design and conduct mixed-methods research, coordinate with partner institutions in China, and support the overall management and implementation of the project. This role requires frequent travel to China.
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