Qualitative Research Assistant: Thematic Coding & Analysis

Indiana University Bloomington; Bloomington (IN); On-site; USD 18,000 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition subsidy

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee assistance

Job summary

Indiana University Bloomington’s O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs seeks a Research Assistant to support a qualitative analysis project on mobile money and digital financial technologies. You will code interview data, identify themes, and help organize findings under PI guidance.

The position is limited-term for ~3 months, part-time, with responsibilities including memo preparation, data management, and manuscript preparation support.

Qualifications

• Must be enrolled as a graduate student in a social science or related field.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in qualitative research or qualitative data analysis.
• Experience working as part of a research team on a qualitative or mixed-methods project.
• Proficient communication skills.
• Ability to code and analyze qualitative data, particularly interview data.

Responsibilities

• Support qualitative data analysis and coding of interview data.
• Analyze data using inductive and thematic coding methods.
• Prepare analytic memos and update codebooks.
• Summarize qualitative findings for reports and presentations.
• Manage qualitative data per human subjects requirements.
• Participate in regular research meetings and contribute to dissemination.

Skills

Communication

Qualitative analysis

Coding qualitative data

Inductive analysis

Tech/FinTech research

Education

Graduate student enrollment in a social science or related field

Job description

Indiana University Bloomington’s O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs seeks a Research Assistant to support a qualitative analysis project on mobile money and digital financial technologies. You will code interview data, identify themes, and help organize findings under PI guidance.

The position is limited-term for ~3 months, part-time, with responsibilities including memo preparation, data management, and manuscript preparation support.