Data Collector

Department Overview:

Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) researches the causes and consequences of poverty and inequality in the United States. IRP is the only Federally funded poverty research institute in the country and provides valuable data that helps influence public policy.

Anticipated Start Date:

3/17/2025

Anticipated End Date (If Applicable):

There is potential for this position to be renewed over multiple years.

Remote Work Eligibility Detail:

Partially Remote

 

Anticipated Hours Per Week:

Minimum: 10 

Schedule:

Any time Monday-Friday 8am and 5pm.

Salary/Wage Range/Lump Sum:

Minimum: $13.00 

Number of Positions:

4

Qualifications:

Prefer candidates who want to work 40 hours/week during vacations and over the summer. Work study preferred. All Applicants must submit both a resume and a cover letter.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

Candidates will need great attention to detail, a willingness to work on repetitive tasks while sitting at a computer, and the ability to work independently. Candidates will also need to have strong communication skills. Prefer candidates working towards a degree in the social sciences, political science, or those interested in pursuing a law degree.

Position Summary/Job Duties:

The Court Record Database (CRD) project has been collecting data on child support, child custody, and child placement for over 40 years. CRD has been used to influence social policy change and has helped to create more equitable court statues surrounding child and family well-being. One of the more notable changes to social policy being in 2004 with the addition of the shared placement guidelines to the Wisconsin State Statutes which allowed the courts, and attorneys, to take time spent with the children into account when calculating child support.

We will train the person to record custody, placement, visitation, and child support data as described in Wisconsin family court cases (Divorces and Paternities). The candidate will use a coding decision manual to make decisions and enter the information into a computerized instrument. Gain real world social science and legal research experience including reviewing court documents and legal orders; qualitative data coding and data entry; and filling out questionnaires.

Learn more about how the state, and attorneys, use the Wisconsin Statutes to set child support, child custody, and child placement for families and its implications on family well-being.

Willing to work with students to help meet requirements for internship credits.

If you have any questions email Danielle Welch (danielle.welch@wisc.edu) or Ingrid Swift (iswift@wisc.edu)

Physical Demands:

N/A

Institutional Statements:

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

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Accommodation Statement:

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website:https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

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