Graduate Research Assistant Opportunity
Email resumes to: Andrea Angulo - aangulo@uic.edu
Hiring Survey Interviewers for an Evaluation Project
Job Description
UIC’s Great Cities Institute (GCI) seeks to hire survey interviewers to conduct structured survey and narrative in-person interviews with persons served by four direct service programs as part of an evaluation study funded by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (ICJIA). Interviews will be conducted between November 2022 and April 2023.
Will likely conduct between ten and twenty interviews and work under direct supervision of a GCI supervisor.
In-person interviews will be conducted at sites suitable to subjects and interviewer.
General Responsibilities:
Work with GCI staff and interviewees to schedule interviews.
Review interview recordings with supervisor.
Participate in periodic training and supervision.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
Strong ability to respond positively and flexibly during an interview or during scheduling.
Reliable transportation and reasonable proximity to Kankakee Illinois required.
Ability to schedule flexibly to accommodate interviewee needs
Additional Preferences:
Previous interviewing experience preferred.
Job Description for Survey Interviewer in Waukegan and LaSalle/Peru
This position will involve in-person narrative interviews with recovering persons in the Waukegan and LaSalle/Peru areas of Illinois. Interviewers will obtain information from subjects by means of interviews, most of which will be only partly scripted.
Responsibilities:
Conduct semi-structured in-person narrative interviews with clients of local substance use and justice-involvement recovery organizations. Interviews will be conducted at organization offices or at mutually agreed-upon public sites.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
Requires either 1) degree or significant coursework in fields of psychology, social work, sociology, counseling, or health care or 2) significant clinical experience.
Ability to conduct lengthy, semi-structured interviews, adapting to client responses while learning required information.
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with people sensitively around challenging topics.
Additional Preferences:
Knowledge of various therapeutic approaches such as motivational interviewing, person-centered therapy, trauma-informed care, and harm reduction.
Previous interviewing experience preferred.
Experience and/or training in peer-supported recovery, harm reduction, and support for persons with substance use or mental health disorders, and/or justice involvement.
Job Description for Survey Interviewer in Kankakee
Survey interviewers will conduct in-person interviews with high school students in the Kankakee School District 111.
Responsibilities:
Conduct mostly scripted interviews with participants in youth empowerment programs operated by a public high school. Interviews will be conducted at high school offices.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
Requires either 1) degree or significant coursework in fields of psychology, education, social work, sociology, or counseling or 2) significant experience with youth development, youth counseling, or teaching.
Ability to conduct semi-scripted interviews, adapting to interviewee responses while learning required information.
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to connect effectively with teens and interact with teens sensitively around challenging topics.
Job Description for Phone Survey Interviewer in Rockford
The interview will be administered to persons who sought legal assistance from Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) and will be conducted by phone.
Minimum Acceptable Qualifications:
Requires either 1) degree or significant coursework in fields of psychology, education, social work, sociology, or counseling.
Strong interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to connect effectively with people.
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