Senior Researcher, Employment & Economic Opportunity – Part-Time

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🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $120k - $135k / year

⏱ Part Time

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🧬 Research Scientist

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American Institutes for Research

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Founded 1946

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📚 Education

💰 Grant on 2017-11

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American Institutes for Research is dedicated to advancing evidence and improving lives through rigorous research and evaluation. The organization focuses on education, health, human services, and international initiatives, providing technical assistance and data science capabilities to address critical social issues. With a mission to generate evidence that contributes to a better and more equitable world, AIR collaborates with communities, policymakers, and researchers to support evidence-based solutions across various sectors.

📋 Description

• Support project teams working on large-scale assessment contracts and related business development efforts, including the International Activities Support and NAEP Technical Support contracts • Provide technical and project leadership across operational and analytic activities supporting NAEP and U.S. participation in major international large-scale assessments and surveys • Lead development, enhancement, and ongoing maintenance of the International Data Explorer (IDE) • Integrate new international large-scale assessment datasets and prepare variables, metadata, jurisdiction information, instructional notes, footnotes, and supporting content • Lead quality assurance and technical review activities for the IDE and related data products • Develop and manage project schedules, work plans, deliverables, staffing, and resources across client, subcontractor, and internal teams • Identify risks and changing requirements and adapt priorities and schedules to data availability and study release timelines • Maintain project management and workflow tracking systems such as Airtable • Manage subcontractor activities, technical work, schedules, dependencies, QA requirements, and issue resolution • Lead and conduct technical reviews of international assessment and NAEP data products, reports, documentation, publications, and related materials • Conduct research and statistical analyses using R, Stata, SAS, or other appropriate analytical tools • Support proposal management and writing, technical input to proposals, and market research • Collaborate with project leadership, clients, subcontractors, and international partners

🎯 Requirements

• Ph.D. in educational measurement, research and evaluation, comparative and international education, or a related field, with at least 3 years of relevant experience managing and conducting research or related work; or a master's degree with at least 7 years of relevant experience • Strong knowledge of the contextual, content, methodological, and technical aspects of national and international large-scale assessments and surveys such as NAEP and PISA • Strong understanding of complex survey methodology and statistical analysis, including complex sample designs, sampling and replicate weights, plausible values, and their implications for analysis and reporting • Experience developing, maintaining, or enhancing online data analysis tools or databases, and/or training stakeholders to use such tools for data analysis and interpretation • Experience collaborating and coordinating with the federal government to conduct assessments and surveys • Experience leading cross-functional teams on federally funded research projects • Experience conducting statistical analyses using R, Stata, SAS, or similar analytical software • Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills • High attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and quality • Strong project management skills, including timeline tracking, risk identification, and managing competing priorities • Ability to work independently and take ownership of complex tasks with minimal supervision • Excellent communication skills with a commitment to validity, clarity, and evidence-based messaging • Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams and external partners in a virtual work environment • Must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis • Employment-based visa sponsorship is not available • Depending on project work, qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements • Selected candidates must adhere to child safeguarding standards and undergo reference and background checks

🏖️ Benefits

• AIR’s Total Rewards Program • Remote work flexibility within the United States or work from an AIR U.S. office location • Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities • Reference and background checks • Drug-free work environment

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