DRU's responsibilities include assessing the nature and effectiveness of technical assistance provided by Center staff. The unit also places a high priority on providing GCPC partners and involved citizens with support and technical assistance in order to effectively monitor and evaluate their own local programs. The position will require considerable in-state travel. Applicants must have a strong desire to integrate social science research into policy making, and will need to demonstrate a readiness or established ability to negotiate the demands of conducting research in a government office. The successful candidate will demonstrate a significant interest in the area of applied prevention research, a strong aptitude for qualitative and quantitative analysis, and outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Salary is commensurate with education and experience.
The resource library intern will create a library within the Gang Crime Prevention Center. Phase one of this project will entail manually organizing our resources using an agreed upon numerical system. The second phase will involve creating an electronic, searchable database that is user friendly and easy to maintain. The final phase will involve entering all of the Center's resources into the electronic database. A bachelors degree is preferred.