Remote Research Assistant – Learning Outcomes

American Institutes for Research; Sacramento (CA); Remote; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

American Institutes for Research seeks a Research Assistant to support the Learning Supports program. The role involves literature reviews, data cleaning, coding studies, and both quantitative and qualitative analyses across multiple projects.

You will help recruit and engage schools and districts and prepare materials for dissemination. The position emphasizes strong communication, organization, and collaboration in a virtual setting, with travel as needed and remote work options within the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in the social sciences or a related field.
• Familiarity with research methodologies and data collection approaches is preferred.
• Experience with or interest in learning communication tools and strategies is desired.
• Experience with data analysis software (NVivo, R, Stata) is preferred but not required.

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 of findings.
• Support recruitment and engagement efforts with schools and districts.

Skills

Attention to detail

Communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Data analysis

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in the social sciences or related field

Tools

NVivo

R

Stata

Job description

American Institutes for Research seeks a Research Assistant to support the Learning Supports program. The role involves literature reviews, data cleaning, coding studies, and both quantitative and qualitative analyses across multiple projects.

You will help recruit and engage schools and districts and prepare materials for dissemination. The position emphasizes strong communication, organization, and collaboration in a virtual setting, with travel as needed and remote work options within the