Climate Resilience Research Assistant: Community Engagement
Jobtailor
Charlottesville (VA)
On-site
USD 40,000 - 56,000
Full time
14 days+
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Qualifications
Interest in climate resilience, public policy, community engagement, or environmental justice.
Strong writing, communication, and analytical skills.
Ability to work with diverse community partners.
Experience with qualitative research and stakeholder engagement, or willingness to learn.
Data analysis or qualitative coding familiarity helpful but not required.
Graphic design or GIS mapping skills helpful but not required.
Capacity to work independently and collaboratively.
Responsibilities
Provide support to the community engagement process via project management and support of workshops and future interview/focus rounds.
Interview, transcribe, analyze qualitative data, and draft summary reports.
Learn Equitable Collaboration Framework and complex facilitation for committees, research teams, and workshops.
Develop community engagement products, including data visualization and narrative for summary reports or event materials.
Skills
Project management
Interviewing
Qualitative analysis
Data visualization
Narrative drafting
Facilitation
Community engagement
Tools
GIS mapping
Job description
Responsibilities
Provide support to the community engagement process through project management support and support of fall workshops and future rounds of interview and focus group.
Interviewing, transcribing, qualitative data analysis (coding), and summary report drafting.
Learn elements of the Equitable Collaboration Framework and complex facilitation as part of support to the Community Advisory Committee, the research team, and future workshops.
Work on community engagement products, such as data visualization and narrative for future Summary Reports or flyers/graphics/posters for workshops and focus groups.
Requirements
Interest in climate resilience, public policy, community engagement, or environmental justice.
Strong writing, communication, and analytical skills.
Ability to work with diverse community partners.
Experience with, or desire to learn, about qualitative research and stakeholder engagement.
Data analysis or qualitative coding familiarity helpful but not required.
Graphic design or GIS mapping skills helpful but not required.
Capacity to work independently and collaboratively.