Research Assistant
About The Position
Pregnancy Justice’s research team documents pregnancy-related prosecutions and their impact across the United States and equips allies and policymakers with the knowledge and tools to advance the human rights of pregnant people. The research team’s flagship initiative, the Pregnancy Prosecutions Tracking Study, is an interdisciplinary, mixed-methods, and first-of-its-kind study to document the extent and nature of pregnancy criminalization in the three years after the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, which overturned Roe v. Wade. The project is an academic-advocacy partnership between Pregnancy Justice and legal academic scholars in Alabama, Tennessee, South Carolina, Texas, and Oklahoma. Pregnancy Justice seeks a Research Assistant to join the team. The Research Assistant is responsible for identifying cases of pregnancy-related criminalization, collecting data, coding and recording information, undertaking basic quality control checks, conducting basic data analysis, and assisting with the reporting and presentation of findings. The Research Assistant reports to the Senior Research Manager. This position is grant-funded until April 30, 2027, with possibility for extension contingent on grant funding.
Requirements
- 1-3 years of experience in research, non-profit, or public sector setting
- Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
- Excellent time management skills with the ability to meet deadlines
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to maintain high standard of confidentiality, as well as sensitivity and respect for subject matter
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Familiarity with Excel and Google Sheets
- Demonstrated commitment to and passion for Pregnancy Justice’s mission, goals, and priorities, as well as its organizational culture and values.
- Approaches work with rigor, diligence, and a desire for excellence — not perfectionism — grounded in the discipline that comes from caring about
- Able to self-recognize or receive feedback about one’s mistakes, own them, learn from them, integrate their lessons, and move forward.
- Ability to work independently, take initiative, look forward, and be proactive.
- Ability to manage time effectively to meet deadlines.
- Ability to interact with all staff in a positive, productive, and respectful manner.
- Full fluency in English is required.
- Integrity: Acts with honesty, transparency, equity, and in accordance with the highest ethical standards. Follows through on all commitments.
- Strategic Thinking: Within the context of the individual’s role, applies big-picture thinking to achieve long-term outcomes, while also focusing on the details of short- to mid-term implementation.
- Sound Judgment: Uses common sense and factual data to make decisions in a timely manner. Accurately differentiates between important and unimportant issues.
- Problem Solving: Helps to identify and resolve conflicts or problems constructively to reach the best solutions for the organization and in furtherance of our priorities. Proposes solutions to effectively address underlying issues.
- Communication: Communicates thoughtfully, clearly, and directly within and across teams.
- Collaboration: Works effectively with various and diverse individuals and groups (both internally and externally), with a willingness to actively listen and invite different views and opinions to build alignment in support of a common goal. Works to ensure a thoughtful, effective, and strategic approach to legal work that values and incorporates all relevant voices, perspectives, areas, and depth of
- Commitment to Learning: Applies a growth mentality to one’s own development. Models inquisitiveness and an openness to learn and improve. Demonstrates willingness and capacity to receive and provide positive and constructive feedback to all levels of staff with emotional intelligence. Takes ownership of individual growth in order to achieve full potential.
- Nimbleness: Within the context of the individual’s role, demonstrates comfort with ambiguity, needing to be flexible and adaptable, consistently reassessing priorities to make sound decisions and take strategic risks in furtherance of our mission and priorities.
Responsibilities
- Support data collection by making formal requests for case records to courts and administrative offices by email and/or phone and managing and organizing related files
- Review cases for relevance according to study definition of pregnancy-related prosecutions
- Code case records for quantitative analysis as part of large coding team
- Support creation of data visualizations and brief case narratives for research reports and updates to Pregnancy Justice’s online data center
- Review research trends for reports and fact sheets, such as post-Dobbs health policy and social science literature
- Prepare data in response to requests from scholars, students, journalists, and advocates
- Act in compliance with the Institutional Review Board (IRB) requirements and maintain high standard of confidentiality
Benefits
- The employment terms, including salary scale and benefits, will be governed by the collective bargaining agreement.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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