Associate Research Scientist

Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center
College of Juvenile Justice & Psychology
Prairie View A&M University
Prairie View, Texas 77446

   This position is responsible for fulfilling legislative mandates regarding research for the Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center.  Primary duties consist of, but are not limited to, conceptualizing quantitative and qualitative research pertaining to juvenile crime prevention and intervention; summarizing, analyzing, and, reporting original research findings concerning various juvenile justice issues for dissemination to professional, judicial, and legislative decision-makers; retrieving and using information from the juvenile justice and social science databases to provide current overviews of various topics concerning the juvenile justice system and the population it serves; summarizing, analyzing & reporting original research findings for publication; preparing and delivering local, national, and, international conference presentations; using various statistical packages, such as SPSS or SAS for data management to determine research results; presenting research findings to county and state officials, and providing information to policymakers to assist their decisions concerning juveniles.

The successful candidate must have excellent verbal and communication skills. Excellent computer skills to include the use of the MS Office Suite. This is a staff position that requires a Monday - Friday 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. schedule.  Must be willing to work evenings and weekends.  

Salary:  $50,821.00 +    

Preferred qualifications:  Post-doctoral experience and training in basic and applied quantitative and qualitative research methodology and design, data collection and management, statistical analyses, and manuscript preparation. Grant writing experience is a plus.  

Minimum qualifications:  Ph.D. in Social Sciences (e.g. Justice Studies or Psychology or Community Health or Sociology) from an an accredited college or university.  Three or more years experience in quantitative and qualitative research methodology and design, data collection, management, statistical analyses, and manuscript preparation.    

All positions at Prairie View A&M University are classified Security Sensitive; therefore, requiring a background check.  

Applicants should apply online at https://jobs.pvamu.edu/

The following documents must be attached to your online application in order to successfully apply for this position:

  • Resume or Curriculum Vita
  • Recommendation Letter 1
  • Recommendation Letter 2
  • Recommendation Letter 3
  • Copy of Official Transcript(s)  

 If you should need assistance attaching these documents to your application please contact the Office of Human Resources on or before the closing date indicated above at 936-261-1730 or jobs@pvamu.edu. To be considered, even if you are a current or former employee, or current or former student of PVAMU, all required documents must be attached at the time your online application is submitted.

If the educational transcript is from a foreign institution, a professional agency evaluation from the approved agency list is required to verify United States' educational equivalence. Acceptable international evaluation services include:

  • Global Credential Evaluators (www.gcevaluators.com)
  • Span Tran Educational Services (www.spantran-edu.com)
  • SDR Educational Consultants (www.sdr.netfirms.com)
  • Educational Credential Evaluators (www.ece.org)
  • World Education Services (www.wes.org)
  • Josef Silny & Associates (www.jsilny.com)
  • International Education Research Foundation (www.ierf.org)