Senior Research Scientist (PREP0004596)

Job Details

Johns Hopkins, founded in 1876, is America's first research university and home to nine world-class academic divisions working together as one university.

Salary: $100,000-$115,000 a year

Johns Hopkins University: Whiting School of Engineering: Office of Research and Translation

Description

PREP Research Associate

This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. ... The work will entail: This work supports efforts of the NIST Community Resilience Program to develop the measurement science needed for concepts of recovery and resilience.

Key responsibilities will include but are not limited to:

• development of data collection instruments (e.g., surveys and interview guides)
• support in developing documentation required for approvals (e.g., Institutional Review Board, Office of Management and Budget Paperwork Reduction Act)
• quantitative and qualitative analysis of data collected
• communication of results through reports, other publications, and presentations
• research and publications on related topics including organizational resilience, community recovery, data collection following disasters, and measurement using social science methods

Qualifications

• A Ph.D. in geography, sociology, or a related social science field
• At least 3 years of relevant expertise in research related to disaster recovery, quantitative and qualitative methodologies, and hazard impacts
• Experience on interdisciplinary research teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to develop scientific presentations and publications
• US citizens preferred