Paid Graduate Summer Research Associate — Expression

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education

United States

On-site

USD 23,000 - 32,000

Full time

5 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Philadelphia Office

Paid 12-week Summer Program

Opportunity to extend up to 16 weeks

Job summary

Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) seeks a Graduate Summer Research Associate to join our Research team for Summer 2027 in Philadelphia. This full-time, paid position ($20/hr) runs approximately 12 weeks (flexible up to 16 weeks) and involves research on freedom of expression, academic freedom, and related issues.

The role supports the Manager of Polling and Analytics, with duties including drafting briefs, data analysis, and preparing papers, and culminates in a short

Qualifications

Excellent writing and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated interest and experience in the social sciences, survey research, data analysis, and research methodology.
Experience with quantitative and/or qualitative research methods.
Proficiency with statistical or general-purpose programming tools such as SPSS, R, SAS, Stata.

Responsibilities

Draft short-form research briefs and contribute to FIRE’s Newsdesk or Substack.
Conduct data analysis and data cleaning; collaborate on academic papers.
Deliver a short seminar at the end of the summer experience.
Participate in FIRE seminars and professional development opportunities.

Skills

writing

verbal communication

survey research

data analysis

research methodology

Tools

SPSS

SAS

Stata

Job description

The role supports the Manager of Polling and Analytics, with duties including drafting briefs, data analysis, and preparing papers, and culminates in a short

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