job posting

[ndacan@xxxxxxxxxxx (Andres Arroyo)]

Hi!  Hope all of you are doing well.

I would appreciate your help in spreading the word about the following job
availability here at our Center (such as re-posting this on listservs read
by researchers).  Thanks.
-- Howard Davidson


October 27, 1998:
Senior Researcher Position Available at ABA Center on Children and the Law--

The American Bar Association Center on Children and the Law, located in the
ABA's Washington DC Office, is seeking a
full-time senior social scientist.  This person would join the Center's
active Research Division, which presently has several other social
scientists on staff and a number of federally-funded research grant
projects.  This new staff person would be principally working for the
Center's National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Court Issues
program.  He or she would be conducting and supervising research concerning
the performance of local courts throughout the nation in child abuse and
neglect related cases and would also work on cutting-edge research and
evaluation projects related to implementation of laws and judicial policies
on children and the law.

Other responsibilities for this senior researcher will include:
Drafting and supervising the writing of research findings; preparing books,
manuals and articles in professional journals reporting on project findings;
providing technical assistance on evaluation of court performance and other
issues; selecting, retaining, and managing personnel and subcontractors to
aid in carrying out research projects; and overseeing research activities
including strategic planning and proposal writing as well as consulting with
staff on project management and research methods.

Position requires a Ph.D., DSW, or equivalent, and ideally three to five
years of post-doctoral experience in some child welfare-related research
area; court-related program evaluation experience is preferred; some
background in direct practice in the field is also preferred; candidate must
be accomplished in research methods, SPSS, data analysis, scholarly writing,
budget management, and personnel management; experience in writing and
winning grant proposals and substantive expertise in some specific area of
children and the law would also be ideal.

Salary Range:  Likely low-to-mid 50's, possibly slightly lower or higher
depending on experience

[Note:  The Center will shortly also be looking to hire a more junior-level
full-time researcher, with a Masters Degree and some prior research
experience -- ideally in the child protection, child welfare, or domestic
violence arena -- at a lower salary.]

Contact:

Howard Davidson
Director
ABA Center on Children and the Law
740 15th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
202/662-1740
202/662-1755 (fax)
E-mail:  davidsonha@staff.abanet.org

For information on the Center's projects and other work, see our website at:
http://www.abanet.org/child