School of Education, University of California, Riverside
The University of California Riverside School of Education is launching a new initiative in partnership with the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to ensure worldwide equitable access to evidence-based, high quality childhood sexual abuse prevention materials and curriculum. Thus, the School of Education invites applications for an Assistant Professional Researcher position. This is a full-time, four-year position funded by a private donor.
We are looking for a candidate to design, implement, and disseminate research on the prevention and treatment of childhood abuse. Specifically, the position will work with the Barbara Sinatra Children’s Center Foundation to investigate their internationally-used Fight Childhood Abuse videos and corresponding curriculum. The videos can be viewed at https://fightchildabuse.org/.
The candidate will oversee a graduate student researcher and have approximately $200,000 to support research expenses and travel over the four year contract. The candidate will provide regular reports to the Dean of the School of Education to report on the progress of the research and budget.
The candidate will also explore additional funding opportunities to support the research, such as internal UC grants, foundation funding, and public funding.Additionally, the candidate may teach up to one course per academic quarter in the nascent School of Education Mental Health Counseling program. The course(s) taught will be determined in collaboration with the Dean.
The complete job posting with information on how to apply is attached to this email. To ensure full consideration, applications and supporting materials should be received by February 1, 2025. Review of applicants will continue until the position is filled.
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Contact: kinnari@ucr.edu