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Senior Researcher, Youth Development

1 hour, 38 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
Program Manager
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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
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Description

  • Manage day-to-day project operations as a principal investigator, project director, or task lead.
  • Lead collaborative project teams by setting timelines, coordinating staff assignments, and ensuring deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
  • Identify research problems and design studies to answer 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.
  • Lead data collection and analysis efforts across qualitative and quantitative projects.
  • Oversee the design of 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 research findings to clients and stakeholders.
  • Manage client and stakeholder relationships professionally and communicate study progress and findings clearly.

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.
  • Demonstrated expertise in youth development, especially in out-of-school-time contexts such as summer learning, expanded learning, youth sports, informal learning, or youth workforce development programs.
  • Experience conducting research or evaluation in contract research settings with client-funded timelines, deliverables, and compliance requirements.
  • Proven ability to serve as a project director or equivalent role, including managing budgets, timelines, staff, and client relationships.
  • Strong grounding in implementation science and its application to youth-focused programs and systems.
  • Experience with data collection methods such as structured interviews, observations, and survey research.
  • Experience with qualitative and/or quantitative analytic software such as STATA, R, Excel, NVivo, and Access.
  • Experience building and maintaining client and partner relationships with youth-serving organizations, community-based partners, or education agencies.
  • Experience with business pursuit activities such as grant and proposal writing.
  • Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis, and employment-based visa sponsorship is not available.
  • Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements.

Benefits

  • Anticipated annual salary range of $126,000 to $154,000 USD.
  • Remote work available within the United States or from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations.
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program designed to reward staff competitively.
  • Salary offers are based on internal equity and external market competitiveness.
  • Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer policies.
  • Reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities during the employment process.

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