Graduate Researcher & Design Fellow, WILD Program

New York Botanical Garden; Bronx (ID); Hybrid; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Botanical Garden seeks a thoughtful, organized Wild Student Researcher and Designer to support the WILD program, funded by IMLS Museums Empowered. You will assist with surveys, interviews, and data analysis to inform Seeds of Growth projects and create practical resources for staff development.

The role emphasizes evidence-based improvement of learning experiences in a mission-driven cultural institution, with some remote work and strong emphasis on writing, facilitation, and

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in a graduate program in organizational development, learning sciences, evaluation, social or behavioral research, human-centered design, public administration, museum studies, education, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience conducting or supporting qualitative and/or quantitative research, including surveys, interviews, data organization, and reporting.
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills for clear summaries and recommendations.
• Strong organizational and project-coordination skills across timelines, records, and stakeholder communications.
• Ability to facilitate respectful conversations and gather feedback without steering responses.
• Attention to data quality, confidentiality, and responsible stewardship of internal information.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate Seeds of Growth microgrant cycle timelines, communications, materials, and award documentation.
• Maintain project plans, trackers, and quarterly check-ins to document progress and outcomes.
• Prepare templates, guidance, and tools to define learning needs and capture outcomes.
• Design and administer surveys, interview guides, focus groups, and feedback tools.
• Conduct selected interviews and listening sessions with professionalism and confidentiality.
• Collect, clean, organize, and analyze qualitative and quantitative information and results.
• Translate evidence into quarterly summaries, briefings, and actionable recommendations.
• Document Seeds of Growth projects as case examples and reusable resources.
• Support end-of-project showcase and collaborate on improving learning resources.
• Maintain research files and grant-related time records with discretion.

Skills

Qualitative research

Quantitative research

Writing & editing

Project coordination

Facilitation

Data visualization

Stakeholder communication

Education

Graduate student

Tools

Excel

Power BI

Qualtrics

Tableau

SPSS

R

Job description

New York Botanical Garden seeks a thoughtful, organized Wild Student Researcher and Designer to support the WILD program, funded by IMLS Museums Empowered. You will assist with surveys, interviews, and data analysis to inform Seeds of Growth projects and create practical resources for staff development.

The role emphasizes evidence-based improvement of learning experiences in a mission-driven cultural institution, with some remote work and strong emphasis on writing, facilitation, and