Research Associate (7397U), Othering & Belonging Institute - 80102

Overview

Research Associate (7397U), Othering & Belonging Institute - 80102 at UC Berkeley.

At the University of California, Berkeley, we are dedicated to fostering a community where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. Our culture of openness, freedom and belonging makes it a special place for students, faculty and staff. We are looking for applicants who reflect California's diversity and want to be part of an inclusive, equity-focused community that views education as a matter of social justice.

Position Summary

The Network for Transformative Change comprises multiple projects that leverage the expertise and power of a cross-sector network to bring about innovations, knowledge, and strategies toward a society based on belonging. The Blueprint for Belonging (B4B) is a project of the Network and partners with community-based organizing and civic engagement groups to develop research-based interventions that promote bridging across divides and expand belonging through greater civic engagement and power building. The B4B Research Associate position supports program across several strategies including qualitative research, trainings, research application, and partnership development. This role involves managing projects, coordinating partnerships, and carrying out qualitative research such as focus groups and interviews. It requires experience in social change movements and the public sector, good judgement, ability to manage multiple workflows, and strong communication and analysis skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads project management from scope setting to dissemination phases, ensuring workflow milestones stay on track with the timeline and budget; maintains communications to coordinate B4B team and partners.
• Carries out qualitative research and analysis, including facilitating focus groups or interviews from recruitment to analysis, participatory research activities, and developing memos and presentations synthesizing results and recommendations.
• Develops and carries out case studies and trainings informed by OBI research and analysis, integrating research with current events to support field strategy and narrative development.
• Prepares, edits and modifies documents including slides, memoranda, reports, meeting agendas or minutes.
• Supports partnership development through events, speaking engagements or field scans that grow the network of practitioners engaged in OBI initiatives.
• Maintains Network database, carries out administrative duties, and participates in OBI-wide initiatives and meetings and other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Three years of social change movement building experience in civic engagement or community organizing within the social justice sector.
• Solid communication and interpersonal skills to communicate effectively with all levels of staff, verbally and in writing for events, reports, presentations, and social media.
• Ability to conduct mixed methods research including facilitating focus groups, interviews, literature reviews, and synthesizing quantitative and qualitative data.
• Project planning and management skills to support multiple projects at once.
• Ability to multi-task with demanding timeframes and adapt to changing priorities.
• Excellent writing skills for academic, funder, and popular audiences including reports, briefs, concept papers, curriculum, or presentation slides.
• Political acumen, tact and follow-through when working with staff and community partners across geographic, political, social, or economic divides.
• Understanding of the social justice movement sector and prevailing analyses shaping the field.
• Bachelor's degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• Ability to reliably travel to and from the primary work location and other designated sites as required to fulfill job responsibilities across California.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with digital message testing, dissemination and production strategies.
• Digital strategy development and content creation; or graphic design skills.
• Spanish-English bilingual proficiency is not required but would support connecting with diverse communities.

Salary & Benefits

For information on UC Berkeley's comprehensive benefits package, visit the University of California's Compensation & Benefits website. The posted salary range is $29.31 - $39.85 hourly, commensurate with experience. A contract renewal is possible after two years pending available funding. This is a non-exempt, biweekly-paid position.

How to Apply

To apply, submit your resume and cover letter.

Other Information

• This is not a visa opportunity.
• This is a hybrid position, eligible for up to 80% remote work. In-office presence at least once a week and/or travel within California may be required, with exact arrangements determined with your supervisor.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

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