Qualitative Researcher – Contract Role

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🔥 13 hours ago

🗽 New York – Remote

🗽 New York – Remote

💵 $100 - $150 / hour

⏱ Part Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Constructive Dialogue Institute

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1 - 10 employees

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit • Training

Constructive Dialogue Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming conflict through constructive dialogue. The institute provides blended learning programs, training and certifications, and campus-wide solutions to equip students, faculty, and administrators with the skills needed for productive conversation, collaboration, and problem-solving. With a special focus on higher education, the institute aims to establish a shared language and set of norms across campuses to navigate differences and foster an environment of trust and collaboration. They offer free webinars, professional development, and original research to support meaningful dialogue within educational institutions, workplaces, and public service sectors.

📋 Description

• Conduct virtual one-on-one interviews using structured guides and produce high-quality video recordings • Conduct small-group interviews and facilitate focus groups • Conduct large-scale document analysis and review document analysis for triangulation • Apply CDI’s qualitative research procedures and protocols consistently • Identify research risks or protocol deviations and suggest appropriate adjustments • Produce clear, well-organized interview summaries requiring minimal rework • Synthesize interview data across participants to identify patterns, themes, and key insights • Tag and organize qualitative data using an established coding framework • Submit research materials using established naming conventions and documentation standards • Maintain rapport, neutrality, and professionalism with skeptical or challenging participants • Support qualitative research for CDI’s Culture Change Team • Potentially support user experience research and exploratory/discovery studies

🎯 Requirements

• 3+ years of applied qualitative research experience, including interviewing and small group moderating • Familiarity with campus life, institutional culture, organizational development, intergroup dialogue, civic education, and/or civic engagement in higher education • Ability to conduct high-quality interviews and facilitate focus groups using structured guides while adapting flexibly • Ability to produce clear interview summaries that synthesize key takeaways and follow CDI’s format • Comfort interfacing with skeptical or high-status stakeholders, including faculty, senior leaders, and students • Prior contract or freelance experience • Ability to commit to scoped deliverables during project windows • Reliable calendar and availability management, punctuality, clear communication, secure data handling, and deadline adherence • Access to a computer, dependable internet connection, and a quiet, private, professional interview setting • Comfort using Zoom • Availability during standard U.S. business hours • Availability during October 2026–May 2027 • Experience with Dovetail is a plus • Experience with video transcript tagging via a research repository like Dovetail is a bonus

🏖️ Benefits

• Long-term engagement potential • Ongoing work with potential positions at the start of each semester • Fully remote work • Part-time schedule within U.S. time zones • Episodic workload with defined project windows • 1099 independent contractor arrangement • Potential to support additional qualitative research efforts