Senior Methodologist & PI — Remote Multimodal Surveys

ICF Olson; Reston (VA); Remote; USD 119,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

ICF Olson is seeking a Senior Research Methodologist to serve as Principal Investigator for a multimodal survey experiment. You will lead design, analysis, and dissemination across two country tracks, coordinating a multidisciplinary team and in-country co-PIs while ensuring scientific rigor and ethical compliance.

You will drive methodological decisions on sampling, weighting, dual-frame estimation, and mode effects, while managing fieldwork logistics and cost-quality analyses across

Qualifications

• PhD in demography, statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, public health, a social/behavioral science, or related quantitative field; OR a master's with 20+ years of experience.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in survey research design and implementation.
• Deep expertise in probability sampling, weighting, complex survey design, and estimation.
• Experience with household survey operations in LMICs.
• Significant writing experience, including study protocols, reports, and peer-reviewed publications.
• Experience conceptualizing and leading research grants or contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall scientific leadership for the experiment from design through implementation, analysis, and dissemination.
• Convene and lead a technical working group of external experts with in-country co-PIs.
• Lead development of the full study protocol and IRB submissions.
• Direct the analytic core: sampling, dual-frame estimation, and mode-effects analysis.
• Lead development of a cost-quality frontier and fieldwork data integration.
• Provide in-country and remote fieldwork support, coordinating a field workforce across two designs.
• Lead post-hoc simulations and translate findings into guidance for future survey designers.
• Lead the final reports and peer-reviewed manuscripts; represent the study to funders and partners.

Skills

Probability sampling

Weighting

Survey design

Dual-frame estimation

Data interpretation

Education

PhD in demography or statistics or related field

Master's + 20+ years' experience

Job description

ICF Olson is seeking a Senior Research Methodologist to serve as Principal Investigator for a multimodal survey experiment. You will lead design, analysis, and dissemination across two country tracks, coordinating a multidisciplinary team and in-country co-PIs while ensuring scientific rigor and ethical compliance.

You will drive methodological decisions on sampling, weighting, dual-frame estimation, and mode effects, while managing fieldwork logistics and cost-quality analyses across