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Assistant Professional Researcher in Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse
Position overview
Position title: Assistant Professional Researcher in Prevention of Childhood Sexual AbuseApplication Window
Open date: October 25, 2024
Next review date: Saturday, Feb 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Monday, Jun 30, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
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.
Our Program, School, and University
The UCR SOE is a growing community that serves both undergraduate and graduate students. Located in a region rich in racial, cultural, and linguistic diversity, SOE serves majority students of color with a high percentage of working class and first-generation college students and boasts the most diverse faculty of a School of Education in the University of California system. Divided into area groups devoted to higher education; leadership and policy; social, cultural, linguistic, and racial analysis; cognition and learning; school psychology; and special education, our collective mission is to call students to teach students and advance equitable and transformative educational systems and practices that are reflective of and responsive to our local racially and economically diverse communities.
UCR is a member of the American Association of Universities (AAU). As a Minority Serving Institution, UCR ranks among the top public universities for Making a Public Impact (No. 20, Princeton Review) and was 1st among public universities in the U.S. for social mobility four years in a row. UCR has several designations that underscore its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. UCR is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI). As the only public research university in diverse inland Southern California, UCR and the School of Education are uniquely positioned to shape effective service delivery for historically marginalized and excluded young people locally and across the state.
Position Description
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.
Applicants should submit a cover letter that describes their past five years of work and current areas of interest, a statement regarding contributions to diversity and inclusion, a curriculum vitae, and 3 letters of recommendation. All materials must be uploaded using UCR’s on-line application system via https://aprecruit.ucr.edu/JPF01967. 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.
See Table 13B (https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2024-25/july-2024-scales/t13-b.pdf) for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $90,200-$95,700.
School: https://education.ucr.edu/
Qualifications
Candidates should have an earned doctorate in psychology or a recognized specialization in psychology (e.g., counseling, clinical, school), human development, or a related field from an accredited institution conferred on or before June 30, 2025.
Candidates should demonstrate an active research program in the areas of child development and child maltreatment.
Candidates should demonstrate the ability to independently design, implement, and disseminate large-scale research in child development and child maltreatment, including the supervision of research assistants and undergraduate and graduate student researchers.
Candidates should demonstrate success in having established relationships with community partners, such as school districts or health agencies.
Candidates should demonstrate a commitment to conducting research that centers the needs of underrepresented students of color and/or students who are linguistically diverse.
Candidates should demonstrate the potential for securing extramural funding.
Prior experience conducting research in prevention science.
Prior experience conducting research in childhood sexual abuse.
The University of California is committed to excellence and equity in every facet of its mission. Teaching, research, and professional and public service contributions that promote racial and other forms of diversity and equal opportunity are encouraged and given recognition in the evaluation of candidate qualifications at UCR. Experience and evidence of contributing to diversity and inclusive excellence is therefore a preferred qualification for this position.
UCR is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
Application Requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - Describe past five years of work and current areas of interest.
Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence - In a “Statement of Past and/or Planned Future Contributions to Advancing Diversity and Inclusive Excellence”, we ask applicants to describe their past and/or potential future contributions to promoting a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment, which is a key requirement of the role of every faculty member and administrator at UCR. There are numerous ways to contribute, and a commitment to this part of our mission can be reflected through research, teaching, supervision, mentoring, community engagement, service, and any of the other varied activities that are a part of an academic career.
Misc / Additional (Optional)
- 3-5 letters of reference required
A minimum of three letters of recommendation are required.
Help contact: jsalas@ucr.edu
About UC Riverside
The University of California, Riverside is a world-class research university with an exceptionally diverse undergraduate student body. UCR is a member institution of the American Association of Universities (AAU) as well as the Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities (HSRU). Its mission is explicitly linked to providing routes to educational success for underrepresented and first-generation college students. A commitment to this mission is a preferred qualification.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status.
For the University of California policies on Affirmative Action, Anti-Discrimination, and Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy, see below.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, State, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct, are currently being investigated for misconduct, left a position during an investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with a previous employer.
“Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment, discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the employer.
For the University of California's Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy please visit:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000385/SVSH.
For the University of California’s Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment Policy please visit: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/apm/apm-035.pdf.
For the University of California’s Anti-Discrimination Policy for Employees, Students, and Third Parties, please visit: https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/1001004/Anti-Discrimination.