Hybrid Survey Programmer II - Data & Research Tools

National Opinion Research Center - NORC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Job summary

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Survey Programmer II to join the IT Data, Architecture, and Intelligent Systems Department in Chicago. The role focuses on technical design and programming of NORC questionnaires, with involvement in code reviews and cross-functional teamwork.

This hybrid position requires in-office presence in the Chicago Loop. The candidate will design, program, test surveys across multiple platforms, and contribute to process improvements while supporting client

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required.
• At least four (4) years of experience in all phases of survey questionnaire development and/or programming with CATI/CAPI/CAWI programming survey engines such as Unicom Intelligence (formerly IBM SPSS Dimensions/MR Interview), Voxco, Confirmit/Forsta Plus, Decipher or Blaise.
• Experience with SDLC (Survey Development Life Cycle), including requirements, design, implementation, build and release, and production support.
• Familiarity with social science research or survey methodology and/or market research.
• Understanding of key business functions in survey data collection, including sample management and telephone scheduling concepts.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Strong math, logic, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with HTML, CSS & JavaScript.

Responsibilities

• Design, program, and test survey solutions to project specifications.
• Script surveys on one of our four platforms depending on data collection mode and project needs.
• Conduct design walk-throughs and code reviews.
• Contribute to and maintain process improvements.
• Work on cross-functional project teams.
• We will train the right candidate with sufficient general survey programming skills and experience on NORC's preferred survey engines.

Skills

Bachelor degree

Survey programming

SDLC familiarity

HTML CSS JS

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Survey methodology

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Voxco

Unicom Intelligence

Decipher

Forsta Plus

Blaise

Qualtrics

Dooblo

Job description

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Survey Programmer II to join the IT Data, Architecture, and Intelligent Systems Department in Chicago. The role focuses on technical design and programming of NORC questionnaires, with involvement in code reviews and cross-functional teamwork.

This hybrid position requires in-office presence in the Chicago Loop. The candidate will design, program, test surveys across multiple platforms, and contribute to process improvements while supporting client