首席研究员，青少年发展
Principal Researcher, Youth Development
首席研究员（青少年发展）将领导与联邦、州和地方青少年发展研究、评估和技术援助相关的业务拓展工作。我们寻求一位充满活力的业务拓展领导者，参与扩展和管理一个由合同和拨款资助的青少年发展政策、研究和评估项目的强大组合。候选人的专业领域可能包括青少年健康与福祉、青少年怀孕及其他预防方法、青少年经济流动项目及衡量标准，以及其他青少年发展相关内容、项目或政策领域。被选中的候选人将成为AIR青少年发展业务拓展和项目方面的领导者，该领域还包括课外时间及暑期学习、体育教育和非正式学习环境。候选人将积极生成、规划并推进与青少年发展关键增长领域相关的业务拓展想法。候选人需具备内容、技术和管理方面的专业知识，并能够与青少年发展领域的客户和领导者建立并维护关系。
该职位可在美国内部远程办公，或在AIR的美国办公室之一工作。不包括美国领土。
关于AIR：
成立于1946年，总部位于弗吉尼亚州阿灵顿，美国研究院（AIR）是一家非党派、非营利组织，开展行为和社会科学研究，并提供技术援助，以解决美国及全球最紧迫的挑战。我们通过生成证据并应用数据驱动的解决方案，为所有人扩大机会，改善生活。
职责包括：
- 提供思想领导力，增强青少年发展的能力并提升其影响力。
- 探索机会，制定营销和业务计划以扩展AIR的青少年发展工作。
- 采用跨学科和创新的方法，支持其他相关领域，如心理健康、创伤知情护理、少年司法和社会服务支持。
- 通过业务拓展支持AIR的发展，包括为联邦、州和地方教育机构；基金会和其他客户撰写提案，争取拨款或合同。
- 管理项目，担任大型项目的首席调查员和/或项目经理。
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The Principal Researcher in Youth Development will lead business pursuits related to federal, state, and local youth development research, evaluation, and technical assistance. We seek a dynamic business development leader contributing to the expansion and management of a robust portfolio of contract and grant-funded policy, research and evaluation projects in youth development. Candidate areas of expertise may include adolescent health and wellbeing, teen pregnancy and other prevention approaches, youth economic mobility programs and measure, and other youth development content, program, or policy areas. The chosen candidate will be a leader in AIR’s Youth Development portfolio of business pursuits and projects, which also includes out of school time and summer learning, sports education, and informal learning environments. The candidate will proactively generate, plan for and pursue business development ideas related to key growth area in youth development. The candidate will have content, technical and management expertise, with the ability to build and nurture relationships with clients and leaders in the youth development field.
This position has the flexibility to work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Founded in 1946 and headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address some of the most pressing challenges in the United States and globally. We generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.
Responsibilities:
The responsibilities for the position include:
- Providing thought leadership, build capacity and expand eminence in youth development.
- Exploring opportunities and develop a marketing and business plan to grow AIR’s youth development work.
- Centering an interdisciplinary and innovative approach to support other intersecting fields, such as mental health, trauma-informed care, juvenile justice, and social service supports.
- Supporting AIR’s growth through business development, including leading and writing proposals for grants or contracts to federal, state, and local education agencies; foundations; and other clients.
- Managing projects, serving as principal investigator and/or project director for large and/or complex research studies, evaluations, or technical assistance centers, including designing project approaches, leading teams, overseeing project tasks, monitoring quality assurance, managing budgets, and fostering client relationships.
- Mentoring junior colleagues by sharing best practices in conducting research and technical assistance, applying evaluation methods, and leading project tasks; modeling effective approaches for solving problems; and providing feedback on their work.
- Maintaining excellent relationships with funders, clients, and other partners; serve as a primary client contact; and actively grow our portfolio of work through these relationships and by staying abreast of the field's direction.
Qualifications:
Education, Knowledge, and Experience
- Ph.D. in child development, developmental psychology, human development, education, public or social policy or a related field, with minimum of 7 years of relevant work experience managing and conducting research, or Master’s degree and at least 11 years of relevant experience.
- 10+ years of project leadership experience, including proposal writing, project management, staff supervision, report writing, and external relationship management.
- National and positive reputation for expertise in youth development and well-connected in the field.
- Knowledge of youth development, adolescent health and/or youth economic mobility research.
- Proven record of accomplishment leading proposals and winning competitive contracts/grants from various funding organizations (e.g., Federal, state, and local government; foundations).
- Familiarity with federal and state procurement and contract opportunities.
- Experience effectively leading and mentoring teams working large/complex projects to ensure project excellence, timeliness, and on-budget execution.
Skills
- Strong quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-method design and analysis skills or technical assistance leadership to serve as a senior team leader on proposals and projects.
- Demonstrated strong writing skills to effectively communicate findings and policy implications from technical research for policymakers and practitioners.
- Demonstrated clear oral communication skills, including the capacity to collaborate professionally with clients, federal or foundation project officers, implementing partners, consultants, program leadership staff, and other stakeholders.
- Proven ability to develop staff capacity in research and evaluation design and methods, project management, client relationships, research publication and business development.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to accuracy and research best practices.
Disclosures: Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis. Employment-based visa sponsorship (including H-1B sponsorship) is not available for this position. Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.
American Institutes for Research is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of any characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local law, including, but not limited to, actual or perceived race (including traits historically associated with race, such as hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braid, locs, and twists), creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition (e.g., cancer), sex, gender, gender identity or expression (including transgender status), sexual orientation, marital status, civil union status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, genetic information, or military or veteran status. AIR adheres to strict child safeguarding principles. All selected candidates will be expected to adhere to these standards and principles and will therefore undergo reference and background checks. AIR maintains a drug-free work environment.
ACCESSIBILITY NOTICE: If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process due to a physical or mental disability, please send an email to Taliba Boone at or call 202.403.5000.
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AIR’s Total Rewards Program, is designed to reward our staff competitively and motivate them to achieve our critical mission. This position offers the anticipated annual salary as listed. Salary offers are made based on internal equity within the institution and external equity with competitive markets. Please note this is the annual salary range for candidates that are based in the United States.
Anticipated Annual Salary Range
$150,000—$180,000 USD
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