VIOLENCE RESEARCH FELLOW in Chicago, Illinois at Sinai Chicago

Violence Research Fellow

Sinai Urban Health Institute (SUHI) was founded in 2000 to generate creative approaches to improve the health of Chicago’s urban communities. Led by a team of dedicated social epidemiologists, community health workers, evaluators, and public health professionals, SUHI provides evidence-based examination of community health status, the effectiveness of public health interventions, and healthcare delivery methods. A major component of SUHI’s work involves social issues, such as racism and poverty, and their impact on health. For more information, visit https://suhi.sinaichicago.org/.

SUHI is seeking a Violence Research Fellow to work on the Health Equity and Research Evaluation (HERE) strategy. The Violence Research Fellow will support violence intervention and trauma recovery services, contribute to both quantitative and qualitative scholarly work, and will have the opportunity to publish, present, and build relationships with Sinai's broader network of research collaborators.

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

• Develop, shape, and implement a violence prevention and gun violence research agenda across Sinai Chicago
• Design and lead evaluation efforts for the Westside Trauma Recovery Center, including both hospital-based intervention services and community-facing programming
• Lead grant proposal development to fund and sustain violence prevention research at Sinai
• Conduct quantitative analysis of violence-related data (e.g., patient outcomes, service utilization, injury patterns, secondary data)
• Design and conduct qualitative research (interviews, focus groups) to understand patient, family, and community experiences with violence and trauma recovery
• Lead and contribute to peer-reviewed publications and reports
• Collaborate with SUHI's Chicago Gun Violence Research Collaborative partners and other academic and community stakeholders
• Present findings to internal stakeholders, community partners, and funders to inform program design and policy
• Provide support of the vision, annual goals and program objectives for the Westside Trauma & Resilience Center’s violence prevention initiatives
• Perform other duties as assigned

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

• Master's degree with 7 years’ experience or doctoral degree with 1 year of experience in public health, epidemiology, social work, criminology, or related field. Doctoral degree with 2+ years of experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to formulate and implement research strategy
• Experience with both quantitative and qualitative research methods
• Familiarity with community-engaged or participatory research approaches
• Experience with statistical software (e.g., Stata, R, SPSS)
• Federal and foundation grant writing experience
• Strong working knowledge and skills in Microsoft Office applications and database technologies
• Strong writing skills, with experience producing academic and/or public-facing materials
• Interest in or experience with violence prevention, trauma-informed care, or public health approaches to gun violence
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across clinical, research, and community settings
• Commitment to health equity and community-driven research
• Effective communication, both orally and in writing to a variety of audiences