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Regional Researchers (4 Positions) | Amnesty International

July 7, 2016/in administration, arabic and near east languages, literatures, and cultural studies, Asia, cultural, ethnic, indigenous, and race studies, non-profit/non-governmental, other academic field/no specific academic field, research /by thejobscholar

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With experience of working on human rights issues, you’ll have first-hand in-depth knowledge and experience of the MENA region, specifically specialising in either Syria, Lebanon and Jordan or Iraq, and an understanding and awareness of the cultures of the Middle East. You’ll have a background in activism, academia, law or journalism with the ability to identify and thoroughly investigate those issues and ensure our voice has authority. You’ll need proven research and communication skills, impartial political judgement, coupled with strong strategic thought. Fluency in English and Arabic, including excellent spoken, reading and writing skills, is essential. Kurdish is desirable for the Iraq-specific Researcher role.

Research Analyst | University of Maryland

July 7, 2016/in administration, art history, fine arts, architecture, and design, museum studies, North America-US-South, other academic field/no specific academic field, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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The Research Analyst provides research support for the Institute’s consulting practice that operates throughout the United States and abroad. At any given time, this position provides research and administrative support for a portfolio of 10+ strategy consultancies, supporting the Institute’s principals and team of senior consultants.

Research Director | The African American Policy Forum

July 6, 2016/in administration, african and black diaspora languages, literatures, and cultural studies, cultural, ethnic, indigenous, and race studies, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-US-Northeast, other academic field/no specific academic field, research /by thejobscholar

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In collaboration with the Executive Director and the Program Director, AAPF’s Research Director will oversee research initiatives from initiation to conclusion The research director will manage our capacity to continue our qualitative and quantitative research on various areas of focus and circumstances facing girls and women of color both in the U.S. and abroad.

Fellowships | National Humanities Center

July 5, 2016/in african and black diaspora languages, literatures, and cultural studies, american studies, anthropology, arabic and near east languages, literatures, and cultural studies, archaeology, architectural history, art history, asian languages, literatures, and cultural studies, classics, cultural, ethnic, indigenous, and race studies, digital humanities, english language and literature, fine arts, architecture, and design, geography, germanic languages, literatures, and cultural studies, historic preservation, material conservation, and public history, history, media studies, film, and communications, museum studies, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-US-South, other academic field/no specific academic field, performing arts, philosophy, religious studies, research, romance languages, literatures, and cultural studies, science, technology, and society studies, slavic languages, literatures, and cultural studies, urban studies and planning, women, gender, and sexuality studies /by thejobscholar

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The National Humanities Center will offer up to 40 residential fellowships for advanced study in the humanities for the period September 2017 through May 2018. Applicants must have a doctorate or equivalent scholarly credentials. Mid-career scholars as well as senior scholars are encouraged to apply. Emerging scholars with a strong record of peer-reviewed work may also apply. The Center does not normally support the revision of a doctoral dissertation.

Kress Interpretive Fellowship | Philadelphia Museum of Art

July 5, 2016/in administration, art history, museum studies, museum/cultural institution, North America-US-Northeast, research /by thejobscholar

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The Philadelphia Museum of Art seeks candidates for a nine-month fellowship in interpretation, beginning September 2016 and ending May 2017. This Kress Interpretive Fellow, supported by a grant from the Samuel H. Kress Foundation, will work collaboratively with Museum curators, interpreters, educators, conservators and interactive technology staff to create interpretive materials for the Museum’s new mobile highlights platform. The Fellow will have access to relevant collections and to the Museum’s library and archives, and will partake of all professional privileges extended to Museum staff.

Research Assistant | Center for Court Innovation

July 5, 2016/in anthropology, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-US-Northeast, other academic field/no specific academic field, research /by thejobscholar

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The Center for Court Innovation, a project of the Fund for the City of New York, is a non-profit organization that promotes new thinking about how to reduce crime and incarceration while strengthening public trust in justice. The research department seeks two part-time, temporary research assistants to assist with a comprehensive study of school safety, discipline, and climate in New York City. Research assistants will work primarily on assisting with in-depth school case studies of New York City public schools, which involves school observations, staff interviews, and student and parent focus groups.

Survey Specialist | Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making (NYU)

July 5, 2016/in anthropology, North America-US-Northeast, other academic field/no specific academic field, research, university/college /by thejobscholar

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New York University’s Institute for the Interdisciplinary Study of Decision Making (IISDM) is launching a major new human health and behavior study, The Kavli HUMAN Project (KHP), and is seeking to fill a full-time position for a Survey Specialist to assist our team in the design and implementation of the recruitment procedures for a new longitudinal survey in New York. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with in-person participant recruitment for survey, public health or other social science research studies. A background in survey research or in related social science fields (public health, demography, sociology, psychology, etc.) is required.

Analytic Support Manager, Urban Labs | University of Chicago

July 5, 2016/in administration, anthropology, North America-US-Midwest, other academic field/no specific academic field, research, university/college, urban studies and planning /by thejobscholar

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The UChicago Crime Lab, Education Lab and Poverty Lab seek a Research Manager to manage our portfolio of analytic support projects for public sector agencies and non-profit organizations. The position offers the opportunity to work directly with leading social policy researchers at the University of Chicago, as well as senior policymakers and program evaluation leads at Chicago-area nonprofits.

Housing Specialist | Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York

July 5, 2016/in administration, historic preservation, material conservation, and public history, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-US-Northeast, other academic field/no specific academic field, research, urban studies and planning /by thejobscholar

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CIDNY is seeking a Housing Specialist for a new statewide pilot program to provide housing subsidies to individuals transitioning or diverting from institutional settings in NYC to the community. The Olmstead Housing Subsidy (OHS) program is a project of the New York Association on Independent Living funded by the NYS Department of Health.

Impact Evaluation Specialist | Mozilla Foundation

July 5, 2016/in administration, Africa, Asia, Australia and Oceania, Europe, non-profit/non-governmental, North America-Canada, North America-Carribean, North America-Central America, North America-Mexico, North America-other, North America-US-Midwest, North America-US-Northeast, North America-US-South, North America-US-West, other academic field/no specific academic field, research, South America, technology /by thejobscholar

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Mozilla is seeking an experienced and creative leader to take on the design and management of metrics and impact evaluation at the Mozilla Foundation.