Careers
See below for current job and internship openings.
The Crime Lab and Education Lab are one organization that oversees two portfolios of intricately related work. For most positions, staff will work on projects that fall within both the Crime Lab and Education Lab portfolios or they may focus on one portfolio for a period of time. There are some exceptions where positions are designed exclusively for either the Crime Lab or Education Lab under one portfolio of work. This information will be clearly noted in the job description for each opening.
Program Manager
The University of Chicago Crime Lab is seeking an experienced Program Manager who can support the Policing Leadership Academy. This Program Manager will work closely with our Program Director, Policing Leadership Academy and other members of organizational leadership to ensure the success of this new initiative.
Program Manager, CVI Leadership Academy
The University of Chicago Crime Lab is seeking a Program Manager to join the team! The Program Manager has a unique opportunity to collaborate with diverse stakeholders across the field of community violence intervention to launch and manage a new leadership and management academy. The Program Manager is responsible for ensuring project deliverables are completed according to both internal and stakeholder timelines by developing and executing project plans, identifying and mitigating project risks, facilitating communication, and assisting with administrative and logistical tasks.
Assistant Director, CVI Leadership Academy
The University of Chicago Crime Lab is seeking an experienced Assistant Director to support ongoing implementation of the Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy (CVILA). The Assistant Director will work closely with the senior leadership team of the CVILA and other members of the Crime and Education Labs to ensure the success and sustainability of the academy. The Assistant Director will provide both strategic, operational, and administrative support to the project to ensure effective and efficient implementation. We seek applicants who have program development, program management, program administration and project management experience.
Data Scientist
The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab are seeking a data scientist to work on our portfolio of projects applying machine learning to public policy. We’re seeking a smart, motivated, and detail-oriented person to work on all parts of our applied machine learning projects – all the way from cleaning and structuring raw data to developing predictive models and evaluating them in a randomized control trial. An ideal candidate will have experience extracting insights from data and communicating them to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Senior Research Manager
The University of Chicago Crime Lab and Education Lab are seeking a Senior Research Manager to manage research projects and individual staff working on our research and technical assistance projects. Our projects are designed to evaluate programs and initiatives tackling gun violence, policing and the criminal justice system, and education inequity. Working closely with the Associate Director of Project Management, the Senior Research Manager will work on a portfolio of projects and supervise project management staff across both the Crime Lab and Education Lab. In addition, the role will establish procedures and provide guidance for regular research management activities including managing partner relationships, planning out projects, developing budgets, writing IRB protocols, working with funders, partners, and stakeholders, and will support the growth and development of the broader project management team
