Associate Researcher

Position: Associate Researcher, Center for Communal Research

Location: HQ

Minimum qualifications: Bachelor’s degree

Job Overview

The Associate Researcher will support all aspects of the Center’s agenda. Major responsibilities will include managing data collection, performing statistical analyses, coding qualitative data, and helping to create reports and presentations. This position is a good fit for an early-career professional with an educational and employment background in data analysis and experience undertaking projects involving collaboration with multiple partners. 

In this role you will:

Use statistical software to clean, manipulate, and organize incoming survey data
Conduct basic statistical analysis on incoming survey data; monitor data quality

Create figures and tables to present findings
Develop, refine, and maintain databases/data systems
Work with Principal Researcher to develop and code survey questions within Qualtrics
Code qualitative data using an established codebook
Identify patterns and themes within open-ended responses, interview and focus group transcripts

Contribute to the writing and publication of reports
Conduct thorough reviews of written reports and provide feedback

Skills and Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in computer science, mathematics, statistics, or economics
Basic quantitative skills and experience with at least one major statistical software package (Stata, SAS, SPSS, or similar). Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or similar survey platforms a plus.

Facility with Microsoft: Excel, Word, PowerPoint
A clear and effective writing and communication style
Well-developed organizational skills
Ability to work as part of a team and independently. 
Experience with survey design and Qualtrics, Tableau or data visualization software a plus

(The salary range for this position is $50,000 – $60,000 )