Applied Quantitative Research Associate

American Institutes for Research; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance within the Human and Community Development program.

Working on interdisciplinary project teams, you will contribute to research and implementation across policy areas, with responsibilities including literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and reporting findings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences, statistics, data science, mathematics, or a closely related quantitative field with 2+ years of experience; or a Master's degree in one of these fields.
• Experience conducting quantitative data collection.
• Experience managing and cleaning quantitative data.
• Experience using quantitative data analysis software, such as Stata or R.

Responsibilities

• Assist project teams in compiling and synthesizing information, including literature reviews and policy scans.
• Participate in the collection and review of research and evaluation data.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative research data and contribute to the interpretation and reporting of findings.
• Prepare documents, report sections, briefs, charts, and graphs that describe and interpret analysis findings.
• Support proposal writing and business development activities.
• Support project management activities, including developing project timelines, coordinating meetings, and tracking project progress.

Skills

R and Stata

Data management

Quantitative analysis

Microsoft Office

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in social sciences or related field

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Stata

R

Job description

American Institutes for Research seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance within the Human and Community Development program.

Working on interdisciplinary project teams, you will contribute to research and implementation across policy areas, with responsibilities including literature reviews, data collection and analysis, and reporting findings.