Research Assistant

Freelancingforgood; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A remote research organization is seeking a part-time Research Assistant to support project leads. Responsibilities include conducting literature reviews, designing experiments, and analyzing data. Ideal candidates will possess strong research and communication skills. This is a fully remote position requiring at least 10 hours per week of availability.

Qualifications

• Ability to work productively in a self-directed environment.
• Comfort taking on new challenges and learning new tools.
• Familiarity with data skills preferred, not required.

Responsibilities

• Support project leads with literature reviews.
• Assist in designing and conducting experiments.
• Analyze data and aggregate forecasts.

Skills

Generalist research skills

Clear communication skills

Strong writing skills

Interest in quantitative forecasting

Job description

Forecasting Research Institute is looking for a Research Assistant to join their team on a part-time basis.

Overview

• Part-time role: preference for candidates who will be available 10+ hours/week
• Language: English
• Fully remote
• Salary: starting at $20/hour (depending on experience)
• Applications expires: until filled

Job Description

As a research assistant, you will be supporting project leads in a variety of ways. Example tasks include:

• Literature reviews
• Distilling complex topics into forecastable questions
• Responding to forecasters’ questions or clarification requests
• Assisting project leads in designing and conducting experiments
• Analysing data and aggregating forecasts from in-progress and previous forecasting tournaments and experiments
• Helping to run forecasting tournaments
• Collecting historical data underlying forecasting questions to embed in forecasting tournaments.

This is a part-time role with a preference for candidates who will be able to work 10+ hours/week and start immediately. The role is entirely remote, and applicants can work whichever hours of the day work for them.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, and the hiring process typically involves the following:

• An initial application, including a 1-hour work test
• A paid 10-hour work test
• Three 45-minute interviews with team members

Role Requirements

We are looking for candidates who have:

• Generalist research skills
• Clear, explicit communication skills
• Strong writing skills
• Familiarity with, and interest in, quantitative forecasting.
• Ability to work productively in a self-directed environment
• Comfort taking on new challenges and learning new tools
• Familiarity with some of data skills listed in our data analyst job description (not require, but preferred)

Our ideal candidate would ideally possess all the qualities listed above. However, we encourage candidates to apply even if they do not meet every requirement. We value diversity of experiences and perspectives, and believe that a willingness to learn and grow can outweigh specific skillsets.