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About the Role

The Civic Science Fellow leads and collaborates on projects central to the University of Chicago’s mission, creates impactful civic science work products related to community engaged research, and participates in a nationwide cohort for shared learning, professional growth, and network-building. This 18-month position begins in September 2026 and concludes in February 2028.

Responsibilities

• Reviews existing practices of community engaged research and its impact across private and public universities.
• Maps out the goals of community engaged research for academics, community partners, and policymakers.
• Establishes community engaged research metrics of impact across an academic discipline, community partners, and policy-makers.
• Develops a comprehensive framework for addressing misaligned goals and measuring the impact of academic-public partnerships.
• Convenes a group of faculty, community leaders, and policymakers to seek input regarding the development of the framework.
• Utilizes feedback to revise the framework.
• Produces multiple work products, including an Impact Blueprint, a metrics framework, a guide for trust-building, a decision-support roadmap, and public-facing tools or visualizations.
• Incorporates inclusive, equitable approaches to science engagement and decision-making, working effectively with underrepresented communities.
• Participates in weekly virtual Fellows Labs, cohort-wide plenaries, and an in-person Civic Science convening.
• Serves as a resource for collecting data and performing analysis.
• Contributes to facilitating and promoting a research project by providing scientific or intellectual information.
• Leads the contributions to scientific writing and publications, including protocols and grants.
• Performs other related work as needed.

Requirements

• PhD in a related field.
• 2-5 years of work experience in a related job discipline.
• Prior experience in solving complex, multi-faceted challenges.
• Background in community engaged research.
• Demonstrated ability to convene and work with faculty, community leaders, and policymakers for input, feedback, and framework revision.
• Demonstrated involvement in civic science, participatory research, or university-community partnerships.
• Background working with underrepresented communities, incorporating equitable and inclusive approaches to science engagement and decision-making processes.
• Proficiency with data collection, analysis, and synthesis, including stakeholder interviews, survey design, focus groups, and metrics development.
• Developing and utilizing metrics for evaluating research impact across academic, community, and policy domains.

Skills

• Landscape analysis
• Data collection and analysis
• Impact metrics
• Stakeholder engagement
• Facilitation
• Network building
• Reciprocal partnership
• Public-facing deliverables
• Presentation skills
• Deadline adherence
• Work product development
• Learning orientation
• Cohort participation
• Data visualization

Location

• Chicago, IL

Work Type

• Hybrid
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Early-career researcher
• 2-5 years of work experience

Education Level

• PhD in related field
• PhD in social sciences, public policy, or another related field

Salary/Compensations

• $80,000.00 - $85,000.00

Benefits

• Health benefits
• Retirement benefits
• Paid time off

About the Company

• The University of Chicago is an urban research university that has driven new ways of thinking since 1890. Our commitment to free and open inquiry draws inspired scholars to our global campuses, where ideas are born that challenge and change the world. We empower individuals to challenge conventional thinking in pursuit of original ideas. Students in the College develop critical, analytic, and writing skills in our rigorous, interdisciplinary core curriculum. Through graduate programs, students test their ideas with UChicago scholars, and become the next generation of leaders in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government.

Equal Opportunity

• The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, shared ancestry, age, status as an individual with a disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes under the law.
• Job seekers in need of a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process should call 773-702-5800 or submit a request via Applicant Inquiry Form.
• All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check that includes a review of conviction history. A conviction does not automatically preclude University employment. Rather, the University considers conviction information on a case-by-case basis and assesses the nature of the offense, the circumstances surrounding it, the proximity in time of the conviction, and its relevance to the position.