Principal Investigator, Department of Labor
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Dexis is a professional services firm that solves the most pressing social challenges in complex environments, paving the way for a more secure and prosperous world.
Dexis embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion and strives to build and maintain a safe environment where we celebrate diverse backgrounds, treat everyone with respect, and value the unique lived experiences each person brings based on their race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, military or veteran status, national origin, age, marital status or family status and related conditions.
At Dexis, you will experience a corporate culture of inclusiveness, fairness, and trust. You will be given the means and mentorship needed to succeed, and your creativity will be rewarded.
At Dexis, we believe in the power of expertise to drive meaningful change. A proud holder of the Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office BPA, Dexis is proactively recruiting experts to join our established database for short- and long-term consultancies. As we expand our network of professionals, we are seeking Subject Matter Experts in various fields, including but not limited to Apprenticeships, Workforce Development, Unemployment Insurance, Behavior Inventions, Community College, Data Methods and Tools, Disability and Employment, Employer Compliance – Earnings and Wages, Employment and Training, International Labor Issues, Substance Use Disorder, Reentry, Research on Performance Management, Unemployment Insurance, Worker Leave, and Worker Protection.
By joining our network, you will have the opportunity to work with us to contribute your skills and knowledge to impactful evaluations, collaborate with industry leaders, and be a catalyst for innovation.
Responsibilities- Provide a leadership role in the implementation of evaluations, research projects such as literature reviews, evidence scans, policy analysis, cost-benefit analyses, impact evaluation, meta-analyses, evaluability or feasibility assessments, equity assessments, needs assessments, and/or surveys or other studies.
- Develop rigorous evaluation and research designs, questions, and hypotheses to study complex, systemic problems in a labor-related context.
- A minimum of a master's degree;
- A minimum of 10 years of experience performing complex social science research or evaluation studies, preferably related to employment programs career pathways;
- A minimum of three (3) years of experience serving as a Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator;
- Experience with quasi-experimental studies and qualitative research designs;
- Experience with a range of research designs and methods including random assignment and/or quasi-experimental studies and in designing and implementing studies using large existing administrative data sets;
- Experience with a range of statistical models and analytical methods for coding, analyzing, and synthesizing large amounts of data;
- Experience designing and implementing studies.
Dexis is on a mission to help solve today’s most pressing global political, social, and economic challenges and create a world where all people are safe and prosperous. As a Dexis employee, you will be challenged, empowered, and mentored. Our motto is “find a way or make a way” — that’s how Dexis goes “all in.” How will you?
Only those applicants who meet the above criteria will be contacted for interview.
Dexis is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, pregnancy, disability, age, genetic information, military service, veteran status, ethnicity, citizenship, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, childbirth and related medical conditions, including lactation, or any other protected class under applicable law.