Freelance Data Scientist & Social Researcher - Remote

Califesciences

Evanston (IL)

Remote

USD 83,000 - 131,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Califesciences seeks an experienced freelance researcher with advanced data science, research design, and translational research skills. You will report to firm leadership and work across advocacy research, messaging polls for candidates, organizational climate surveys, and more.

Survey analysis is a core project type. The ideal candidate brings a flexible mind and the ability to carry data-centric projects from research design and data cleaning through analysis and final deliverables, teaching

Qualifications

Advanced degree (PhD preferred) in a quantitative social science field, or equivalent experience.
Demonstrated ability to design and conduct quantitative research projects efficiently.
Knowledge of best practices and scientific principles of polling and public opinion research.
High proficiency in R and/or STATA, our primary analysis tools.
Experience with survey platforms such as Qualtrics or SurveyMonkey.
Knowledge of and experience applying data visualization best practices.
Excellent writing, communication, and critical thinking skills.

Responsibilities

Draft public opinion surveys using social scientific best practices to answer key strategic questions.
Clean and process survey data efficiently, including development of survey weights.
Produce survey deliverables: topline results, memos, and presentations with data visualizations.
Design and execute research projects using internal client data.
Communicate complex quantitative results to audiences with varying statistical fluency.