The University of Chicago Urban Labs

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The University of Chicago Crime Lab is seeking a full-time Research Director to contribute to the organization’s scientific and intellectual leadership. In this role the Research Director will help to manage and mentor research and project staff, providing scientific direction and ensuring the rigor and quality of all work. The Research Associate would direct a portfolio of applied research projects in association with faculty members focused on reducing crime and violence and improving life outcomes for disadvantaged youth.

Applicants must have a Ph.D. in public policy, economics, criminology, statistics, computer science, or other relevant field with substantial policy and research experience. Preference will be given to those with proven experience working with interdisciplinary research teams and agency and community stakeholders.

The Crime Lab was founded to work closely with city governments to help design and rigorously test promising interventions to address pressing urban policy challenges. Our current portfolio of projects includes large-scale policy experiments in Chicago and New York City, behavioral science interventions, qualitative studies underground markets, and policy applications of predictive analytics methods from machine learning.