Senior Research Officer

Senior Research Officer

Location: Parramatta - Hybrid (1-2 days a week attendance at office in Parramatta)

Employment type: Ongoing full-time role

Salary: $113,746.00 pa - $124,258.00 pa, plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

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.

What we’re looking for

The ideal candidate should have:

• An Honours degree or higher in a relevant discipline
• Experience using NVivo or other software used for qualitative data analysis
• Understanding of practices in qualitative research and process evaluation that ensure a high degree of internal validity

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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What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

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Are you ready to join us?

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:

1. Describe the factors you consider when designing a sampling strategy for an interview study. (300 words)

2. What do you think are the most important aspects of programs to examine in a process evaluation and why? (300 words)

Applications close Sunday, 7 July 2024 at 11:59 pm AEST.

Got a question?

For more information about the role or what it’s like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Sara Rahman on 0450 110 988 or at sara.rahman@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you’ve got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best, please call Anjy Fayad on 02 9765 3042 or via anjy.fayad@dcj.nsw.gov.au

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