Remote Research Assistant - Education Research & Learning

American Institutes for Research; Chapel Hill (NC); Remote; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible remote work within the United

Job summary

American Institutes for Research seeks a Research Assistant for its Learning Supports program. You will support multiple research projects aimed at improving student learning through instruction, ed tech, leadership development, and supports for English learners and students with disabilities.

You will collaborate across activities and travel as needed. Ideal candidates bring enthusiasm for communicating project initiatives and strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences or a related field.
• Familiarity with research methodologies and data collection approaches (e.g., surveys, interviews, focus groups).
• Interest in learning about educational research communication tools and strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct literature reviews to support research projects and proposal development activities.
• Prepare and clean data for analysis, including renaming variables and generating derived variables.
• Code and review studies for research synthesis and evidence review projects.
• Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses and contribute to reporting and interpretation.
• Support recruitment and engagement of schools and districts for research studies.
• Serve as a primary contact for schools and teachers for study data collection.
• Develop and maintain spreadsheets, databases, and tracking tools.
• Support business development by researching funding opportunities and writing proposals.
• Identify and develop scholarly materials communicating research findings.
• Prepare research products, presentations, and dissemination materials.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team collaboration

MS Office proficiency

Multitasking

Communication skills

Time management

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in the social sciences

Tools

NVivo

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Stata

Job description

American Institutes for Research seeks a Research Assistant for its Learning Supports program. You will support multiple research projects aimed at improving student learning through instruction, ed tech, leadership development, and supports for English learners and students with disabilities.

You will collaborate across activities and travel as needed. Ideal candidates bring enthusiasm for communicating project initiatives and strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills.