Applied Quantitative Research Associate

American Institutes for Research; United States; On-site; USD 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance across child and community development policy areas. You will work with interdisciplinary teams on evidence-informed projects in both portfolio areas.

Responsibilities include literature reviews, data collection and analysis (quantitative and qualitative), and producing charts and sections of reports.

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 conducting 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

Stata

Data cleaning

Data management

Report writing

Quantitative analysis

Collaboration

Microsoft Office

Communication

Independent work

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in social sciences/quantitative field

Tools

R

Stata

Excel

Job description

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance across child and community development policy areas. You will work with interdisciplinary teams on evidence-informed projects in both portfolio areas.

Responsibilities include literature reviews, data collection and analysis (quantitative and qualitative), and producing charts and sections of reports.