Research Project Coordinator
District of Columbia Superior Court’s Multi-Door Dispute Resolution Division (Multi-Door), a court-affiliated family mediation clinic.
Position open immediately and must be filled by early summer. 20 hours per week; $20 per hour; no fringe benefits (e.g., no health insurance). Project will last 4 years, and preference will be given to those applicants who intend on stay for longer durations.
Description: This National Institute of Justice (NIJ) funded study is a randomized controlled trial of family mediation cases (divorcing or separating parents) with levels of intimate partner violence (IPV) high enough that, historically, the cases would not be offered mediation. If parties agree to study participation, cases will be randomly assigned to one of three study conditions: traditional court-based litigation, shuttle mediation, or videoconferencing mediation. Study focuses on whether family mediation can be safely offered to cases with a IPV and the impact of the three forms of dispute resolution on such issues as child custody, returns to court, etc.
Requirements:
Project coordinator needs to have training in social science research, ideally with an understanding of program evaluation or treatment outcome research. The position requires excellent organizational skills to manage data collection and track study cases, through Multi-Door, court settings and over a one-year follow-up period. The position also requires excellent people skills, as the coordinator will recruit and then provide informed consent to study participants, administer measures and collaborate with the research team, the Multi-Door clinical staff and administrators, and court personnel. Project coordinator will also keep in touch with study participants, administer follow up surveys and extract information from court files and Multi-Door records.
Position is ideal for doctoral or master’s level students or current graduate students who are seeking opportunities to become involved in research pertaining to IPV, mediation, and family law. However, we will consider advanced undergraduates and bachelor’s level individuals with a strong research background seeking additional research experience. This position will not provide direct clinical training or experience, but does involve interacting with a clinical population with high levels of IPV and interacting with clinical staff.
How To Apply:
If you are interested or have questions, please email your resume to both study Principal Investigators: Amy Holtzworth-Munroe, Professor at Indiana University (holtzwor@indiana.edu) and Connie J.A. Beck, Professor at the University of Arizona (beck@email.arizona.edu). The project coordinator will be an employee of the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Indiana University.
