Global Attitudes Insights Research Assistant

Dc-Aapor; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank in Washington, DC, has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant to support its global research agenda. The Research Assistant will join the Global Attitudes team, conducting worldwide public opinion surveys on international issues such as attitudes toward the U.S.

and foreign policy, views of China, and global economic attitudes. A bachelor’s degree in political science, economics, international affairs, statistics, or a related field is

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a concentration in political science, economics, international affairs, statistics or a similar field.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to synthesize materials for senior staff.
• Experience with data visualization in Excel and Word.
• Ability to balance multiple projects and meet tight deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Number checking and fact-checking
• Create charts and tables for publication
• Assist in PowerPoint presentations
• Produce toplines and demographic crosstabs
• Locate and organize international polling data
• Write survey questions and assist research
• Conduct background research on issues and countries
• Perform statistical analyses and data review
• Quality control of survey scripts and design
• Write and analyze survey findings for publication

Skills

Word/Excel/PowerPoint

SPSS/R/Stata

Data presentation

Attention to detail

Multiple projects

Communication

International affairs interest

Education

B.A. in social sciences

Bachelor’s degree required

Tools

SPSS

R

Stata

Job description

Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan fact tank in Washington, DC, has an immediate opening for a Research Assistant to support its global research agenda. The Research Assistant will join the Global Attitudes team, conducting worldwide public opinion surveys on international issues such as attitudes toward the U.S.

and foreign policy, views of China, and global economic attitudes. A bachelor’s degree in political science, economics, international affairs, statistics, or a related field is