The Center for Public Partnerships and Research (CPPR) seeks a full-time Assistant Researcher to support project goals associated with writing and composition, evaluation, and project coordination. These tasks may include writing program reports, developing research briefs, identifying validity and reliability indicators for program evaluation, and data collection. CPPR specializes in research and evaluation, data science projects, and social innovation work that supports our mission to optimize the well-being of children, youth, and families. CPPR primarily pursues its mission by assisting partners, including state-level and community-based organizations, in their work to secure funding, bring key stakeholders to the table, orchestrate large-scale data efforts, and conduct research, cost analysis, and evaluation. We are looking for individuals who are passionate about impacting social change for good. The person in this position will promote healthy, happy, thriving communities by writing papers, reports, and other materials to support community-based research programs. The successful applicant should have prior experience working with community stakeholders, project implementation and grant writing, collecting and managing data, writing reports, and sharing findings with various partners. The applicant should also be able to facilitate continuous quality improvement (CQI), actively troubleshoot problems that may arise, and quickly develop and implement solutions. This position is contingent upon funding.

Required qualifications:1. Bachelor's degree or higher2. Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint3. Experience supporting data collection as demonstrated by previous work or education

experience4. Effective communication and writing skills as evidenced by application materials5. Strong organizational skills and ability to work independently as demonstrated in

application materials and work experience.

View full job description and apply online at http://employment.ku.edu/. Job Opening ID: #10180BR

Review of applications begins October 17, 2017.

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