Associate Director of Research, Vera California

<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the team:</strong></span></h3>

<p><span data-contrast="none">Vera California aims to advance policies and funding to reduce incarceration and support the community-based systems of care that promote safety and wellness in California. We use data and policy analysis to drive concrete change and center racial equity (e.g., sharing data analysis with state legislators on the potential impacts of criminal justice bills). We bring expertise on best practices from around the country to local conversations in California. We collaborate with government leaders and community partners on policy development and implementation, working together toward a new vision of safety, wellness, and racial justice for all Californians. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">Our work covers diverse criminal justice reform issues in California. It includes developing policy recommendations around county-level jail incarceration processes; pretrial and bail reform issues; state and local budgetary processes; and general public safety debates in Los Angeles and statewide.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>

<h3><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About the role:</strong></span></h3>

<p><span data-contrast="none">The Associate Director of Research is a manager-level role that reports to the Initiative Director with a “dotted line” to the Institute’s Managing Director of Research. In this role, the Associate Director of Research leads all aspects of the team’s research portfolio, including designing research plans, directing the team’s research activities, collaborating with other Vera California leadership (the director and associate director) on overall strategy, and overseeing staff working across a range of methods and projects. As the leader of a small research team, they are expected to engage directly in the research and represent California’s research portfolio externally. </span> <span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-contrast="none">Associate Directors of Research at the Vera Institute of Justice bring experience managing research projects and teams, advanced methodological skills, and strength in leveraging research and evidence in support of policy and advocacy solutions. We are seeking someone for the California team who brings understanding of relevant administrative datasets and has fluency in advocacy and communications strategies in support of big goals. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></p>

<p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"><strong>1. <span class="TextRun SCXW198604659 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW198604659 BCX0">Research Leadership</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW198604659 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></span></p>

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<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph" data-ccp-parastyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"aaed607e-c2a3-5841-9fb4-41037bfa0faf|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[469777841,"Times New Roman",469777842,"Times New Roman",469777843,"Times New Roman",469777844,"Times New Roman",469769226,"Times New Roman",268442635,"24",335559740,"240",201341983,"0",335559739,"0",201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",201341986,"1",469775450,"paragraph",201340122,"2",134233614,"true",469778129,"paragraph",335572020,"1",134233118,"true",134233117,"true",469778324,"Normal"]}">Develop, manage, and oversee all aspects of Vera California research, coordinating with the initiative director to ensure alignment with Vera California priorities and timelines, the managing director of research on methodological approaches, and other Vera teams on overlapping content areas</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Supervise, support, and mentor Vera California research staff, and lead research hiring or recruitment as needed</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Support the whole Vera California team in ensuring </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">appropriate deployment</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> of data and </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">evidence</span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph"> in support of its solutions</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Work with Vera California director and associate director as a management team on annual planning, program development, staffing plans, and fundraising</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Serve as a member of the Vera Research Leadership Team, along with other associate directors of research, collaborating on cross-cutting research priorities and policy and ensuring that researchers across the organization receive </span><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">appropriate support</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">Cultivate relationships with CA-based researchers and organizations in the field</span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="paragraph">, including acting as a primary point of contact for Vera California’s research partnerships</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="none">Support internal collaboration by partnering Vera’s Advocacy Department, Communications Department, Central Research and Data Science teams, and other Vera initiative staff to develop coordinated strategies that leverage research (including in advocacy campaigns)</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":765,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

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<p><strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":765,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}">2. Research Design and Implementation</span></strong></p>

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<li><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri,Arial",268442635,"22",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">S</span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">erve as Principal Investigator on research projects, developing and presenting IRB applications w</span></span><span data-contrast="auto"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">hen relevant </span></span><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun">and ensuring that research is conducted to the highest ethical standards</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="none">Lead/train/supervise on data collection and analysis, overseeing all aspects of mixed methods research and data management and analysis for Vera California and ensuring alignment between project implementation and policy timelines</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="none">Participate in hands-on data collection and analysis</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="none">Conduct team and cross-team peer review in areas of methodological and subject matter expertise and coordinate peer review for Vera California products as needed</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

<li><span data-contrast="none">Coordinate with central data science team to ensure appropriate data infrastructure and standardized approaches</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":765,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>

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<p><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559685":765,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"><strong><span class="TextRun SCXW91867480 BCX0" lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW91867480 BCX0">3. Research Presentation and Products</span></span><span class="EOP Selected SCXW91867480 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></strong></span></p>

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<li><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-charstyle="normaltextrun" data-ccp-charstyle-defn="{"ObjectId":"ac0262f4-8a9e-5820-b908-2d943c5f7113|1","ClassId":1073872969,"Properties":[201342446,"1",201342447,"5",201342448,"1",201342449,"1",469777841,"Calibri",469777842,"Arial",469777843,"Calibri",469777844,"Calibri",201341986,"1",469769226,"Calibri,Arial",268442635,"22",469775450,"normaltextrun",201340122,"1",134233614,"true",469778129,"normaltextrun",335572020,"1",469778324,"Default Paragraph Font"]}">Serve as a research subject matter expert and organizational representative in key areas of Vera California’s work, including in testimony, to media, in coalitions, and other public facing forums</span></span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":240}"> </span></li>