Reports To: Senior Research Advisor
Classification: Non-Exempt
Position Type: Part-Time Remote
Hourly Range: $40-$44
About NNSC
Founded at John Jay College in 2009, NNSC puts criminological theory into practice to prevent violence, minimize arrest and incarceration, and increase trust between law enforcement and the public. Around the world, NNSC implements violence reduction strategies to address community violence, intimate partner violence and other pressing violence related issues. Each approach begin with an in-depth analysis of violence and community dynamics; a strong partnership of community members, social service providers, government leaders, and law enforcement; promoting safety through robust outreach and support to those at greatest risk of violence; sharing vital crime data from law enforcement (LE) to inform community violence intervention (CVI) outreach; elevating communities’ messages against violence; and relying on law enforcement sanctions as a final resort.
Our staff of diverse, experienced advisors have extensive experience developing strategic interventions, driving replication, and taking these approaches to scale. NNSC has worked with hundreds of cities and collaborates nationally across the CVI and LE fields.
About the Role
This role focuses on conducting problem analyses to inform effective community violence reduction strategies.
The individual will examine patterns and drivers of violence using real-world qualitative and quantitative data, research evidence, and insights from community and public safety stakeholders. The ideal candidate demonstrates strong analytical and critical thinking skills, paired with the ability to translate complex findings into practical, prevention strategies. Experience working collaboratively with public safety partners and community-based organizations is valued, as is the ability to communicate insights clearly and effectively to diverse audiences to support informed decision-making and action.
This is a project-based role with short periods of intense work and some travel. Each project will have work that can be done flexibly around your schedule including working on: the initial data collected before the in-person problem analysis and the problem analysis report after the in-person problem analysis. While the in-person problem analysis can be scheduled at the most convenient time for you, it includes the travel days and two days on location at a US-based location to do data collection.
We anticipate that each project will be approximately three 35-hour weeks with a total of 3 projects in 4 months. There is the possibility to extend the role with additional projects.
What You’ll Do
- Conduct problem analyses related to violence using qualitative and quantitative data
- Collect data through field research exercises with law enforcement and other community violence professionals
- Ensure that data is entered, cleaned, and coded correctly in accordance with NNSC analytic requirements
- Explore, analyze, and visualize data to inform implementation of the NNSCs crime reduction strategies
- Translate analyses into clear, actionable findings for practitioners, policymakers, and community partners
- Contribute to reports, briefs, or presentations that communicate insights
- Provide strategic insights and thought partnership on new and existing projects and support the NNSC with data analytic and site-specific needs
- Additional duties as assigned.
Experience Requirements:
- An entrepreneurial, highly-motivated individual with excellent organization skills; strong attention to detail; and ability to independently prioritize and simultaneously handle multiple tasks
- 1-3 years of relevant professional experience or combination of:
- Internships or research assistant roles
- Academic or applied research projects
- Policy, analysis, or program support roles
- Familiarity with community or group violence and violence reduction strategies
- Strong Proficiency with R, STATA, SPSS, Excel or other statistical software
- Familiarity with social network analysis preferred
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, and experience working with interdisciplinary teams
- Strong collaborative skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working with law enforcement (police, military, correctional/probation staff, etc.) public safety, or community stakeholders
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
Education Requirements:
You must meet one of the items listed below:
- Possess a Bachelor’s degree in Criminology or Criminal Justice, Sociology, Public Policy or Public Administration, Public Health, Economics, Data Analytics or Statistics
- Possess a combination of education and experience that provide you with the knowledge of one or more of the behavioral or social sciences equivalent to a major in the field.
Travel Requirements:
- 25% – You will be expected to travel 25% for this position.
Supervisory Responsibilities: No
How to Apply
Please submit a resume and letter of interest at NNSC’s Job Application.
Letter of interest should describe your interest. Emailed applications will NOT be considered.
Our generous benefits package includes:
Insurance: Health, dental, vision, retirement, EAP, transit, parking, FSA, and life insurance.
Time Off: 15 paid holidays, 15 Annual leave, 4 personal days, 20 sick days.
Retirement: 8% employer contribution after 1 year of employment; employees are vested in the employer contribution after 3 years of employment; no employee contribution required.
CUNY Tuition Reimbursement. Eligibility after 1 year.
Other Benefits
Summer Fridays
Condensed Work-Week
Free New York Times and Wall Street Journal
The Research Foundation of the City University of New York (RFCUNY) is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Americans with Disabilities Act/Protected Veterans Status/E-Verify Employer.
