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UL Crime Ed Lab Administration

About the Department

Who We Are

The University of Chicago Crime Lab is an independent research organization that designs, tests, and scales data-driven innovations to improve the public sector\'s response to the dual challenges of America\'s gun violence crisis and a criminal justice system that is not truly just.

In cities across the country, people face high rates of gun violence, under-resourced schools, and social harms associated with the criminal justice system -- all of which disproportionately impact people of color. These inequalities have profound consequences on public safety and opportunity. As a society we have failed to address these challenges, in part, because of our lack of understanding of the most effective and cost-effective solutions that can have a real impact on people\'s lives. We believe that rigorous research can help.

Our team works in close partnership with cities and communities to create impact at scale for residents of America\'s cities, especially for those facing the most severe implications of inequality and racism. We conduct research to meet the highest standards of quality and rigor, and we share our results broadly to generate measurable social good in communities.

Our mission is to combine world-class data science and research, in partnership with government agencies, to substantially improve the effectiveness of the public sector and achieve impact at scale.

To learn more about the Crime Lab, visit https://crimelab.uchicago.edu/.

Job Summary

The Crime Lab is seeking an Executive Director to help drive our next stage of growth. This will include expanding large-scale social policy experiments in partnership with government, community and NGO\'s as well as civic and philanthropic leaders around the country; overseeing cutting-edge research and projects focused on reducing community violence and in particular gun violence and increasing the fairness and effectiveness of policing and the criminal justice system. This senior leadership role, part of the executive leadership team of the University of Chicago Crime Lab and its sister Lab, the Education Lab will help set the direction of the work of the Crime Lab and will help ensure the success of the existing portfolio of work including our Policing Leadership Academy and Community Violence Intervention Leadership Academy. This position will work directly with Founding Directors Roseanna Ander and Jens Ludwig, several other members of the senior leadership team as well as with leading social policy researchers at the University of Chicago, UPenn, Northwestern University, and other top-tier universities. The Executive Director will also work closely with local, state and national policymakers, community partners, non-profits, media, and funders.

The Executive Director reports to the Faculty Director and Senior Director and is a member of the Leadership Team of the Crime Lab and Education Lab organizations. This role leads all of our crime/criminal justice research projects and helps initiate and conceptualize the new portfolio of projects in Chicago. The ideal candidate will be innovative and intellectually curious and a collaborative leader with experience in criminal justice or related area of social policy. Strong candidates will have deep familiarity with public sector actors throughout the city of Chicago, a strong foundation in social policy research, and familiarity with higher education institutions. The candidate will also ideally possess a familiarity with research and evaluation, especially with respect to large-scale policy interventions. Specific job responsibilities are outlined below.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Faculty Directors and Research Directors to set research priorities for the Crime Lab.

Cultivate relationships with key community safety stakeholders around the United States so that Crime Lab can serve as a strategic thought partner on high-stakes public safety decisions.

Represent the Crime Lab with policymakers and with non-profit partners.

Support development and execution of a fundraising strategy for the Crime Lab, including the cultivation of individual donors, institutional philanthropy, foundations, and corporate philanthropy.

Collaborate with the Labs\' Public Affairs team to ensure the Crime Lab is effectively and proactively represented to external stakeholders. Provide guidance on specific communication needs, including press releases, website content, and newsletters.

Partner with Alumni Relations and Development, the office of Civic Engagement, the university\'s VP for Communications and VP for Campus Safety.

Supervise and provide support to the Executive Directors and Portfolio Directors of the Community Safety Leadership Academies, who are responsible for direct project implementation.

Lead Crime Lab work in Chicago and build out the Crime Lab\'s research and project implementation teams.

Fostering a culture of scientific excellence and public service, this ro