Summary
Join the NORC Equity Scholars Program: Empower Change and Drive Equity in Research!
Location: Remote
Start Date: January 2025
Application Deadline: September 27, 2024
About Us
NORC at the University of Chicago is on a mission to drive social change through rigorous, inclusive research. We’re looking for passionate graduate students and early career researchers from all backgrounds to join our NORC Equity Scholars Program . This unique opportunity offers a platform to design and conduct impactful research while receiving expert mentorship and building a network of professionals dedicated to equity and inclusion.
What You'll Do
As a NORC Equity Scholar, you will embark on an eight-month journey to conduct secondary analysis on one of our 12 diverse datasets
or conduct a survey using our AmeriSpeak® Amplify AAPI Panel. You will have the chance to explore issues of race, ethnicity, disability, gender, and more, aiming to enhance our understanding and influence interventions that tackle disparities and inequality.
Note: Internal applicants are only eligible to propose using one of the 12 datasets. We are not able to offer the Amplify AAPI option to applicants who are NORC staff.
Program Highlights
- Mentorship & Networking: Gain guidance from experienced researchers and connect with a network of professionals committed to social justice.
- Impactful Research: Contribute to research that addresses critical issues in equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive practices.
- Financial Support: For the 2025 program, there are two options. The first option allows you to design and conduct a secondary analysis using data from one of 12 available datasets, with a compensation of $7,000 for your participation. The second option offers the opportunity to add up to 23 questions to the Amplify AAPI Panel Monthly Poll between January and April 2025, free of charge.
Program Goals
- Describe how structures and other societal contexts frame the experiences of historically marginalized and/or minoritized people and groups.
- Explore strengths within a diversity of communities to promote success and well-being.
- Identify within-group variation key to enhancing programs and policies within a diversity of communities.
- Examine how structural racism negatively impacts society, communities, and individuals.
Eligibility
Applicants must meet requirements 1 and 2, OR 2 and 3:
- Current enrollment in a master's/doctoral program, postdoctoral position, or early career scholar (up to 5 years post-PhD).
- Strong documented interest in researching diversity, disparities, equity, and inclusion.
- Affiliation with a non-profit or academic institution promoting Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander AANHPI representation through survey data.
Note: All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply. U.S. citizenship is not required.
Application Requirements
Please refer to https://go.norc.org/equity-scholars for detailed instructions on the required documents listed below. Please have these documents ready before you begin the application.
- Personal Statement (500 words): Share your background, research interests, and how your experiences have shaped your research focus.
- Research Statement (500 words): Outline your proposed research, how it aligns with the program goals, and your analysis plan. Visit the Equity Scholars Call for Applicants for complete information on the datasets and the Amplify AAPI Panel and specific information for required documents.
- Resume/CV (3 pages): Include relevant training, publications, and professional experiences.
Applications are due by Friday, September 27, 2024, by 11:59 P.M. Eastern Standard Time.
Selection Process
NORC will review applications based on the criteria provided and select scholars by early November 2024. Visit the Equity Scholars Call for Applicants for information on how applications will be scored.
Contact Us
For questions, please email NORC-Equity-Scholars-Program@norc.org . No phone calls, please.
What We Do
NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.
Who We Are
For over 80 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.
Eeo Statement
NORC is an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer that values and actively seeks diversity in the workforce. NORC evaluates qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, sexual orientation, gender identity, and other legally protected characteristics.
