Duties & Responsibilities

• Research & Evaluation Responsibilities
  • Manage research and evaluation projects, including designing research methods, collecting, and analyzing
  data, and presenting findings.
  • Develop research projects and conduct all phases of the research project, including designing research
  methods, collecting, and analyzing data, and presenting findings.
  • Ensure research and evaluation methods are consistent, accurate, and reliable and appropriate to achieve
  project goals.
  • Analyze data using statistical methods and software, such as SPSS or SAS.
  • Provide regular reports to senior personnel on research and evaluation progress and findings.
  • Ensure that research and evaluation projects meet all ethical and legal guidelines.
  • Collaborate with other entities on campus and at partnering institutions to conduct all phases of research
  and evaluation projects.
  • Work with the director of evaluation to provide support across all phases of the project evaluation process
  for grant funded projects.
  • Stay up to date on current trends, best practices, and emerging research and evaluation methods related to
  career development, employment, and well-being of individuals with disabilities and chronic health
  conditions.
• Training & Technical Assistance
  • Use research and evaluation findings to develop and deliver career development-related technical
  assistance to State VR and related agencies to enhance their capacity to implement and sustain employment
  strategies to enable individuals with disabilities to achieve quality employment, career advancement, and
  increased well-being.
  • Use research and evaluation findings to develop and deliver career development-related training to State
  VR agency, community rehabilitation providers, and other related personnel.
  • Use research and evaluation findings to develop and deliver training and technical assistance to Illinois
  Division of Rehabilitation Services and related organizations.
  • Disseminate career development-related technical assistance resources including fact sheets, article
  summaries, case study vignettes, literature reviews, presentations at state and national professional
  meetings, and manuscripts for submission to professional journals.