Remote Quantitative Research Associate, Social Policy

American-Institutes-For-Research; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 64,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance in the Human and Community Development program. The role involves literature reviews, data collection, analysis, and reporting as part of interdisciplinary teams across multiple portfolios.

Responsibilities include preparing briefs, charts, and graphs; assisting with proposals and project management; and ensuring rigorous data handling and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a quantitative field with relevant experience.
• Experience managing and cleaning quantitative data.
• Experience using Stata or R for data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assist project teams in literature reviews and policy scans.
• Collect and review research and evaluation data.
• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data and interpret findings.
• Prepare documents, reports, charts, and graphs to describe results.
• Support proposal writing and business development activities.
• Support project management, timelines, and progress tracking.

Skills

Data management

Data cleaning

Data analysis

R and Stata

Microsoft Office

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in social sciences or quantitative field

Master’s degree in quantitative field

Tools

Stata

R

Job description

American Institutes for Research (AIR) seeks a Quantitative Research Associate to support applied research, evaluation, and technical assistance in the Human and Community Development program. The role involves literature reviews, data collection, analysis, and reporting as part of interdisciplinary teams across multiple portfolios.

Responsibilities include preparing briefs, charts, and graphs; assisting with proposals and project management; and ensuring rigorous data handling and reporting.