Research Associate

Company Overview

Who We Are
Started in 1980, the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C) is a grant-funded organization supported primarily by the US Department of Justice through the Bureau of Justice Assistance. NW3C is a non-profit, membership affiliated organization comprised of state and local law enforcement, prosecutorial, and regulatory agencies.  We provide a nationwide support system to state and local law enforcement for the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime.

Our Mission
To provide training, investigative support, and research to law enforcement agencies and related entities involved in the prevention, investigation, and prosecution of economic and high-tech crime.

Position Overview

The Research Associate is involved in the development, implementation, and oversight of a broad range of applied social science research activities that further the organization’s mission to help identify, and reduce, the occurrence of financial crime and cyber-crime through training, research, and investigative support services.

Personal Qualifications

The right candidate must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, have a commitment to a client service environment, possess a team-oriented work ethic and be able to make appropriate decisions independently. Must be highly organized, capable of effectively managing multiple priorities/projects, able to meet tight deadlines, able to maintain confidentiality and able to manipulate data at advanced level using data analysis software and relational databases.  

Specific Responsibilities

1. Perform quantitative and qualitative research
2. Conduct scholarly research utilizing appropriate manual and automated research techniques
3. Manage/oversee research projects
4. Prepare technical and scholarly reports on research projects and on a wide range of economic and high technology crime issues
5. Respond to requests for information on economic and high technology crime from member agencies and the general public
6. Monitor and analyze changes in economic and high technology crime research issues
7. Prepare reports that may be used for publication in technical or professional journals, for presentation to agency requesting project, or for use in further applied or theoretical research activities
8. Represent NW3C at professional conferences and other relevant public forums
9. Perform special projects as required within the established time frame
10. As necessary, coordinates with other NW3C employees assigned to the special project
11. Make effective and persuasive speeches and presentations on controversial or complex topics to top management, public groups, board of directors and other contacts
12. Analyze, conceptualize and define research ideas

Education and Experience Requirements

1. Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university, with significant coursework in one or more of the following areas is required: social sciences, criminal justice/criminology, and statistics/research methods.
2. Practical experience with the Internet is required.
3. Experience with federal, state and local law enforcement, judicial systems, investigative techniques, law enforcement operations, other justice programs and related activities is desired.
4. Experience with various computer, office and peripheral equipment is required.
5. Knowledge or practical experience related to white-collar crime (to include financial crime and cyber-crime) issues is desired.

Benefits

 We are successful in large measure because of what our employees contribute to the organization. So, our compensation and benefits programs are designed to attract, retain and motivate talented people. 

All new employees are eligible to enroll in benefits immediately upon employment. Generally, employee benefits take effect on the first day of the month following the date of hire. NW3C is proud to offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including a generous offering of health, dental, vision, disability, flexible spending (healthcare and dependent care accounts), as well as sick and vacation leave.

NW3C also offers an attractive 403(b) retirement investment plan. From the day you start, you can begin to contribute up to the allowable annual IRS limit of your base salary to your retirement account on a pre-tax or after-tax basis.  After a short waiting period of just six months following your date of hire, the company also provides a discretionary contribution.

This position is located in Fairmont, West Virginia. 

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NW3C is an Equal Opportunity Employer
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