Community Researcher

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro

$20.00 / hr

United States, North Carolina, Greensboro

Sep 29, 2024

Posting Details

Position Information

Position Number	T99789
Functional Title	Community Researcher
Position Type	Research
Position Eclass	ST - SHRA Temp Hourly
University Information	UNC Greensboro, located in the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, is 1 of only 57 doctoral institutions recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for both higher research activity and community engagement. Founded in 1891 and one of the original three UNC System institutions, UNC Greensboro is one of the most diverse universities in the state with 20,000+ students, and 3,000+ faculty and staff members representing 90+ nationalities. With 17 Division I athletic teams, 85 undergraduate degrees in over 125 areas of study, as well as 74 master's and 32 doctoral programs, UNC Greensboro is consistently recognized nationally among the top universities for academic excellence and value, with noted strengths in health and wellness, visual and performing arts, nursing, education, and more. For additional information, please visit uncg.edu and follow UNCG on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Primary Purpose of the Organizational Unit	The Center for Housing and Community Studies ( CHCS) is a community-engaged, applied research institution specializing in geospatial research and multi-modal data collection and mixed-method analysis, used to develop community-informed solutions to social problems around housing and neighborhoods for governments, nonprofits, foundations and institutions of higher education. We also incorporate grounded solutions to provide education and outreach promoting individuals through systems-level change. Our mission is to support, collaborate with, and empower community and institutional partners by providing data, information, evaluation, and assessment. Our vision is to eliminate barriers and disparities in safe, affordable, fair, and healthy housing and communities.
Position Summary	The UNCG Center for Housing and Community Studies seeks six to eight part-time community researchers to participate in a study of housing conditions, repairs, and housing code enforcement methods, and the effect of different enforcement methods on health equity in Greensboro neighborhoods. Each researcher will work for a period of up to fourteen months, with flexible schedules averaging twenty hours per week, at a rate of pay of $20.00 per hour. This work, funded by a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will include a series of related research activities. The community researchers will have three principal responsibilities: 1. At the start of the study period, they will join an Advisory Committee which will oversee the project, meet at periodic intervals, and participate in planning the research activities, 2. During the first two months, they will participate in research methods training, and 3. During the remaining approximately twelve months, from September 2024 to September 2025, they will (a) conduct survey research in selected Greensboro neighborhoods, canvassing door-to-door or at places of community gathering, and (b) facilitate focus groups and roundtable discussions of housing conditions, repairs, and code enforcement.
Minimum Qualifications	Applicant must be dependable and great with people and must care about the well-being of the neighborhood. Previous research experience is not required.
Preferred Qualifications
Tenure Status	Not on Track
Special Instructions to Applicants
Recruitment Range	$20 per hour
Org #-Department	CTR for Hsing - Comm Studies - 11515
Job Open Date	07/12/2024
For Best Consideration Date
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
FTE	0.490
Type of Appointment	Temporary
Time Limited Duration	Approximately 14 months
Number of Months per Year	11
FLSA	Non-Exempt