Senior Research Officer

at  NSW Department of Communities and Justice

DESIRABLE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE INCLUDES:

• Quantitative research and evaluation skills
• Culturally appropriate and/or trauma-informed research practice
• Knowledge of research ethics frameworks, guidelines, and processes
• Understanding or experience of program logic and logic modelling
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YOUR ROLE

The Senior Research Officer is the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics & Research’s lead researcher on qualitative research and process evaluation projects.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

The Senior Research Officer is involved in leading all aspects of qualitative studies and process evaluations, including developing proposals and engaging in co-design, collecting data via interviews and surveys, and conducting qualitative and descriptive data analysis to examine criminal justice issues and programs, for the purposes of Bureau publications.
The Senior Research Officer sits within a multidisciplinary research team consisting of economists, statisticians, psychologists, and epidemiologists in a highly collaborative and supportive environment.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS ROLE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR APPLICATION.

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Click apply, attach an up-to-date résumé (maximum 4 pages) and a cover letter (maximum 3 pages) addressing the 2 targeted questions below with a brief outline on how you meet the requirements of the role:

• Describe the factors you consider when designing a sampling strategy for an interview study. (300 words)
• What do you think are the most important aspects of programs to examine in a process evaluation and why? (300 words