Public Sector Research Associate — Data & Strategy

University of Georgia; Athens (GA); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Georgia in Athens is seeking a Research Associate to support workforce development, economic development, and applied research initiatives. You will manage research tasks, engage stakeholders, and coordinate program activities to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

The role requires strong analytical, written, and presentation skills, with experience in data collection and reporting. Collaboration with faculty, staff, and communities across Georgia is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 2 years of professional experience.
• Preferred: Master’s degree in a relevant field and two years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Manage ongoing applied research project tasks including coordinating schedules, planning meetings, preparing meeting materials, conducting research for projects, capturing notes, assisting in program development, and other project administration duties.
• Lead efforts to draft final reports, presentations, executive summaries, strategic plans, and other written documents from meeting notes, original research, interviews, and other sources.
• Plan and coordinate logistics for workforce development and economic development events, meetings, and other outreach events including Workforce Conference.
• Gather, analyze, and visualize labor market data, demographic data, education data, economic data, and other federal and state data sources.

Skills

Workforce development

Economic development

Applied research

Qualitative methods

Quantitative data analysis

Literature reviews

Communication skills

Project coordination

Presentations

Data visualization

Microsoft Excel

Qualtrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Qualtrics

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

The University of Georgia in Athens is seeking a Research Associate to support workforce development, economic development, and applied research initiatives. You will manage research tasks, engage stakeholders, and coordinate program activities to ensure timely, high-quality deliverables.

The role requires strong analytical, written, and presentation skills, with experience in data collection and reporting. Collaboration with faculty, staff, and communities across Georgia is essential.