Research Scientist - Disability Employment

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14d • Remote

About The Position

WIL is seeking a Research Scientist in disability employment to lead research on jobs, supports, and employment outcomes for people with disabilities. The role is part of WIL’s expert collaborator network and supports a competitive grant application WIL is preparing; it is not a funded vacancy. No award has been made, and work or funding is not guaranteed. If an award proceeds and the staffing model calls for it, WIL may offer a project-based contract or consulting engagement. WIL will ask before naming the candidate or including their resume in a proposal.

The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied workforce research initiative that develops methodology-transparent workforce intelligence, including labor demand signals, occupational and credential pathways, and training-to-employment outcome measures. WIL works with education, employer, research, and community partners to turn evidence into grant and sponsored-project collaborations.

The Research Scientist will lead research proposals and studies concerning employment, independent living, and community participation for people with disabilities; engage people with disabilities and disability organizations in research design; lead data analysis; and contribute research narratives, methods, and knowledge-translation plans. With authorization, the collaborator may also contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to WIL proposals.

Requirements

• Track record leading disability, rehabilitation, or employment research.
• Peer-reviewed publications or funded research in the field.
• Experience with participatory or community-engaged research.
• Strong quantitative or mixed-methods skills.
• Comfortable working as a project-based contract collaborator; remote in the US.

Nice To Haves

• PhD preferred in rehabilitation, disability studies, economics, psychology, or a related field.
• Prior federal disability-research award as PI or co-PI.
• Vocational rehabilitation or supported-employment program experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead research proposals on employment, independent living, and community participation for people with disabilities.
• Design rigorous studies of employment interventions and supports.
• Engage people with disabilities and disability organizations in research design.
• Lead analysis of survey, administrative, or intervention data.
• Write research narratives, methods, and knowledge-translation plans.
• Contribute qualifications and past-performance narrative to WIL proposals when authorized to be named.

What This Job Offers

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