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--></style></head><body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style="word-wrap:break-word"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">This opportunity is specific to those who are in or have recently completed a graduate or doctoral program. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">AFB is seeking a part-time Research Fellow to join our Public Policy and Research Institute. AFB Research Fellows are current graduate students or recent graduates who receive mentorship and publication opportunities while assisting with current research activities.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">For the spring of 2023 (January-June), AFB is seeking a Research Fellow who is familiar with knowledge translation and/or research outreach. This is a part-time (7-10 hours per week), grant-funded Research fellowship with end date of June 30, 2023, and the ability to telecommute. The successful candidate will be paid from grant restricted funds and must be blind or visually impaired. This position reports to the Director of Research. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing support in completing research tasks including:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">• Advises Research and Marketing & Communications colleagues on strategies, deliverables, and activities needed to increase the impact of AFB research and to position AFB as a trusted source of research. Supports the development of logic models and other tools necessary to identify and implement effective dissemination strategies.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• Advises research staff on actions needed to build and maintain trust with underrepresented communities when performing research outreach activities, including recruitment and dissemination.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• In coordination with Research and Marketing and Communications colleagues, produces and distributes appealing reports, presentations, and other communications deliverables that support research dissemination and knowledge translation. Ensures research deliverables are fully accessible to and usable by people with disabilities.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• Identifies and acts on opportunities to reach strategic research audiences and participants with the appropriate messaging to achieve project goals. Translates research findings into communications products that respond to multiple stakeholders’ knowledge needs. Works with the communications team to create and distribute multimedia content as appropriate. May attend conferences or meetings to deliver presentations to and/or build relationships with new research audiences.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• Coordinates with communications colleagues to plan dissemination events or webinars.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• Assists in creating and distributing internal messaging to support AFB-wide messaging strategies and programmatic decisions based on AFB’s research.</p><p class="MsoNormal">• Other duties as assigned.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Qualifications</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Currently enrolled or recently graduated (within the past two years) from a master’s or doctoral degree program in a social science, public health, program evaluation, technical writing, or disability field. Must be familiar with social science research methods and comfortable conveying research findings and research-based recommendations to a wide variety of audiences. Excellent writing skills required. Education or experience related to disability research, Participatory Action Research (PAR), or work with under-represented research populations preferred.</p><p class="MsoNormal">Compensation:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">$30.00/hour, 7-10 hours per week for 24 weeks</p><p class="MsoNormal">How to Apply:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Interested parties, please email a Cover Letter and Resume/CV to <a href="mailto:careers@afb.org">careers@afb.org</a>. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">--</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Melanie Peskoe</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt"> (she/her) <a href="https://prospect.org.uk/news/why-we-should-all-start-using-pronouns"><span style="color:blue">why I add my pronouns</span></a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Talent & Onboarding Specialist</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)<b> </b>| <a href="http://www.afb.org/"><span style="color:blue">AFB.org</span></a><b> </b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">T: (202)-469-6833 | E: <a href="mailto:mpeskoe@afb.org"><span style="color:blue">mpeskoe@afb.org</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><a href="https://www.afb.org/about-afb/leadership-and-staff/careers-afb"><span style="color:blue">Careers at AFB</span></a> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></body></html>