Research Assistant

Multiplier; San Francisco (CA); Remote; Part time

Job summary

Multiplier is seeking a part-time research assistant for the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative. This role involves research support tasks including transcribing interviews, coding data, and ensuring confidentiality in environmental and health governance studies. Ideal candidates are upper-level undergraduates or recent graduates with a strong interest in research ethics and data management.

Qualifications

• Training in research ethics and qualitative data analysis required.
• Familiarity with environmental studies or related disciplines is a plus.
• Ability to work with confidential data and willingness to transcribe interviews.

Responsibilities

• Transcribing interviews using a non-networked computer.
• Correcting and formatting transcripts to ensure confidentiality.
• Coding interview transcripts and participating in research meetings.

Skills

Research ethics

Qualitative data analysis

Data management

Confidentiality

Communication

Education

Coursework in environmental studies

Training in research methods

Tools

Dedoose

Slack

Google Drive

Job description

Department : Environmental Data & Governance Initiative

Employment Type : Fixed Term - Part Time

Location : Remote

Compensation : $20.00 / hour

Description

In the summer of 2025, the Interviewing Working Group of the Environmental Data and Governance Initiative is seeking to hire a part-time paid research assistant position to help with an on-going study of the "Presidential Transitions and Governance in Federal Environmental and Health Agencies." (More information on our work is available at https : / / envirodatagov.org / interviewing / ) We seek an upper-level undergraduate or recent graduate with training in research ethics, qualitative data analysis, and environmental studies for in-person work in Walla Walla, WA. The ideal candidate will start in June and continue through late August, ideally continuing through March 2026. Pay is $20 / hour and we expect 5-10 hours / week of work. Some of the work can be done remotely but a good portion requires in-person use of a specific computer located on the Whitman College campus.

The research assistantship will involve the following activities :

• Using a secure, non-networked computer at Whitman to transcribe interviews using a voice-to-text AI-assisted program
• Correcting, formatting, and de-identifying interview transcripts
• Coding interview transcripts in Dedoose
• Participating in research group meetings
• Handling confidential data with the highest degree of security and confidence
• Communicating openly and responsively on email, Slack, through documents, and in in-person or online meetings
• Participating in other aspects of the interview and policy working group, depending on the working group's needs and the assistant's interest

Required Qualifications

• Ability to complete transcribing work in Walla Walla, WA
• Ability to protect highly sensitive and confidential data
• Coursework and / or other training in research methods and research ethics
• Experience with qualitative data collection, management, and analysis
• Coursework in or familiarity with environmental studies, environmental policy, history, sociology, anthropology, environmental humanities, or related disciplines
• Familiarity with Slack and Google Drive; experience with qualitative coding software (such as Dedoose) is desirable

About EDGI

EDGI is a distributed collaboration operating under the fiscal sponsorship of the non-profit Multiplier, with volunteer members across North America. EDGI works to :

• Investigate and analyze the inner workings of federal environmental policy, through interviewing of agency staff, as well as data and documentary collection and analysis;
• Monitor and analyze changes to, web-based information about the environment, energy, and climate provided by the federal government;
• Develop new ways of making federal environmental data more accessible to the public;
• Imagine, conceptualize, and move toward environmental data justice;
• Advocate for improved federal data and information governance policies and practices;
• Prototype new organizational structures and practices for distributed, collective, effective work rooted in justice.

For more information about EDGI, please see our website.

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