Senior Research Assistant, Population Focused Research

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🦀 Maryland – Remote

🦀 Maryland – Remote

💵 $62k - $72k / year

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Child Trends

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201 - 500 employees

Founded 1979

🤝 Non-profit

📚 Education

🌍 Social Impact

Non-profit • Education • Social Impact

Child Trends is a nonprofit research organization that studies and informs policy and practice to improve the well‑being of children and families. It conducts applied research, data analysis, and evaluation on topics including early childhood development, child welfare and foster care, family health, poverty, and education, and provides technical assistance, capacity building, and strategic communications to government agencies and other stakeholders.

📋 Description

• Conduct literature reviews and synthesize findings in the form of bibliographies, abstracts, memos, and reports. • Complete fact and citation checks on journal articles, research reports, website content, presentations, and other publications. • Prepare, code, clean, and organize quantitative and qualitative data for analysis, including maintaining data files and producing tables and graphs. • Assist with the analysis and interpretation of quantitative and qualitative data to support research projects and dissemination activities. • Produce visual representations of research findings and results. • Assist with stakeholder engagement, outreach, and data collection activities in English and Spanish. • Translate materials between English and Spanish as needed. • Prepare presentations and support the development of written products and other dissemination materials. • Support project coordination activities, including scheduling meetings, organizing project files, tracking deadlines, monitoring shared inboxes, and documenting meeting discussions and action items. • Perform other research support and administrative tasks as assigned.

🎯 Requirements

• Fluency in Spanish required for some tasks. • B.A. in sociology, demography, public policy, economics, psychology, human development, or a related field. • Coursework and applied experience in quantitative or qualitative research methods. • Two or more years of relevant post-bachelor's research experience. • Excellent writing, analytical, and organizational skills. • Ability to work well with others. • Strong attention to detail, especially in data tracking, quality monitoring, and analysis output review. • Demonstrated ability to manage recurring research support tasks and deadlines across multiple projects simultaneously. • Demonstrated ability to work at a high level of autonomy. • Experience conducting research with specific populations relevant to Child Trends' portfolio. • Experience preparing, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative data to support research projects.

🏖️ Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan with immediate vesting and Child Trends contributions after one year of employment • Medical, dental, and vision coverage for individuals and families, effective the first day of employment • Employer paid life insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage • Pre-tax reimbursement accounts (FSA, HSA, and commuter benefits) • Paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays • Paid parental and bereavement leave • Professional development, tuition reimbursement, and lifestyle spending funds. • Optional pet insurance