Senior Researcher, Employment and Economic Opportunity (Part-Time)

14 hours, 43 minutes ago
Part-time
Senior
Data Science and Analytics
American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research is a leading behavioral and social science research organization dedicated to using rigorous evidence to enhance everyday life and address critical societal issues across various fields, including education, health, and...

Professional Services
1K-5K
Founded 1946

Description

  • Manage day-to-day project operations as principal investigator, project director, or task lead.
  • Lead collaborative project teams by developing timelines, coordinating staff assignments, and ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
  • Identify research problems and design studies to answer key applied research questions.
  • Develop study designs with aligned research questions, methodologies, and analytic plans.
  • Lead and contribute to research proposals for federal, state, foundation, and other clients.
  • Devise and implement practical solutions to challenges in applied research projects.
  • Lead data collection and analysis efforts across qualitative and quantitative work.
  • Design and oversee data collection tools such as interview protocols, focus group guides, and surveys.
  • Supervise field-based data collection activities including interviews, observations, focus groups, and document reviews.
  • Prepare reports, briefs, visualizations, and other materials that communicate findings to clients and stakeholders.

Requirements

  • PhD in a related field such as Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, or Public Policy with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a Master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Firm understanding of implementation science.
  • Ability to develop work plans and timelines from broad ideas.
  • Experience at contract research and/or evaluation organizations.
  • Experience with data collection methods including structured interviews, observations, and survey research.
  • Experience with data analysis using quantitative and/or qualitative software such as STATA, R, Excel, NVivo, and Access.
  • Experience managing project and/or task teams on research and evaluation projects.
  • Experience building and maintaining client and partner relationships.
  • Experience with business development activities such as grant and proposal writing.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis.
  • Employment-based visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available.
  • Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.
  • Strong organizational, interpersonal, negotiation, presentation, and facilitation skills.
  • Ability to produce concise, high-level summaries and briefings.
  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy in writing.
  • Ability to collaborate effectively in a virtual work environment.

Benefits

  • Part-time position with remote work available within the United States or from an AIR U.S. office location.
  • Flexibility to participate in meetings across all continental U.S. time zones.
  • Anticipated hourly rate range of $60 to $74 USD.
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program designed to reward staff competitively.
  • Salary offers based on internal equity and external market equity.
  • Accessibility accommodations available during the employment process.

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