Senior Research Associate, Cohen Center

Brandeis University; Waltham (MA); On-site; USD 74,000 - 93,000; Full time

Job summary

Brandeis University's Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies seeks a Senior Research Associate I to work closely with the PI on all phases of complex research projects, from proposal design to reporting and publication. The role includes managing field work, conducting interviews and focus groups, administering surveys, and producing reports and peer-reviewed articles.

The position requires a PhD in a social science or humanities field with related research focus and 1–3 years of relevant

Qualifications

• PhD in social science or humanities with a research focus.
• 1–3 years of relevant work experience required.
• Experience leading multiple projects and teams.
• Experience with surveys and data analysis.

Responsibilities

• Serves as project manager on major research studies.
• Conceptualizes and oversees complex project research.
• Recommends research design to PIs/Co-PIs and team members.
• Prepares overall project plans and budgets.
• Manages field work and instruments through final manuscripts.
• Authors reports and peer-reviewed journal articles; presents findings.
• Performs other assignments as needed.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Survey design

Qualitative analysis

Quantitative analysis

Mentoring

Education

PhD in social science or humanities

Job description

The Cohen Center for Modern Jewish Studies is looking for a Senior Research Associate I. The Sr. Research Associate's primary responsibility is to work closely with the PI to conduct all phases of complex research projects including proposal development, design, data collection, analysis, and interpretation of study results through reports, academic articles, and presentations. Manage field work, including conduct telephone and in-person interviews, focus groups, and site visits. Develop, administer, and analyze surveys. Author reports and pier-reviewed journal articles.

Key Responsibilities

• Serves as project manager on major research studies.
• Conceptualizes and oversees complex project research.
• Recommends research design to PIs/Co-PIs and other team members.
• Prepares overall project plans and budgets.
• Manages field work: from creation of instruments to the preparation of final manuscripts.
• Analyzes a wide variety of complex quantitative and qualitative data 65%
• Provides day-to-day direction to regular research staff and student workers on assigned projects. Mentors and train less experienced research staff. May have full managerial responsibility 15%
• Authors reports and pier-reviewed journal articles; presents and publishes findings. 15%
• Performs other assignments as needed. 5%

The salary range for the position is $74,200-$92,700.

Requirements

Requirements: Doctoral degree (PhD) in a social science or humanities field with a research focus, such as psychology, sociology, or public policy preferred, or equivalent work experience. 1-3 years of relevant work experience is required Works on multiple projects across the center, so must be willing to juggle multiple responsibilities and work across teams.

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