Statistician II

Jobtailor; Nashville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor in Nashville, TN is seeking an experienced survey researcher to lead multinational public opinion studies. You will design surveys, oversee fieldwork, process datasets, and analyze results for dissemination to diverse audiences.

Applicants should hold a Master's degree (PhD preferred) with proficiency in R and Stata, weighting and imputation, and strong communication skills for collaboration across countries.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; PhD preferred.
• Proficiency in R and/or Stata is necessary.
• Knowledge and experience with weighting and imputation is necessary.
• Knowledge of or experience with public opinion research is necessary.
• Strong interpersonal communication skills are necessary.
• Ability to perform complex tasks and prioritize multiple projects and deadlines is necessary.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting is necessary.
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is preferred; multinational dataset handling preferred.
• In-depth knowledge of advanced statistical techniques is preferred.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are preferred.
• Spanish language comprehension is preferred.
• Knowledge of or experience with sampling design is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Apply technical skills in survey design, sampling, fieldwork oversight, dataset processing, and data analysis to develop, report, and disseminate public opinion research.
• Plan complex research schedules covering up to 35 countries and multiple sites and teams.
• Design questionnaires and contribute to complex, stratified sample designs.
• Develop fieldwork, project schedule, quality control, data management, and dataset processing plans.
• Train interview teams in survey implementation and fieldwork hardware/software.
• Identify third parties for data collection and assist with contract development.
• Program questionnaires and samples into specialized survey data-collection software and supervise research assistants auditing programs.
• Oversee research projects, schedules, quality, problem-solving, and research assistants.
• Use specialized software to oversee fieldwork and data auditing.
• Create tools to audit data, questionnaire programming, dataset processing, and statistical analyses.
• Track research processes and deliverables.
• Automate fieldwork report production.
• Process and weight datasets.
• Analyze and interpret survey data, create visualizations, and draft/review reports for varied audiences.
• Develop technical reports documenting research design and project metadata.
• Coordinate research dissemination through presentations and occasionally deliver oral presentations.
• Communicate with country experts, affiliates, contracted firms, sponsoring agencies, and collaborators across countries.
• Develop and conduct workshops or training sessions on survey research.
• Research and develop methods for collecting and analyzing public opinion data.
• Plan research papers for peer-reviewed journals and present findings at academic conferences.
• Develop and deliver workshops, guest lectures, and mentoring on survey methodology, policy analytics, and statistical methods.
• Perform additional assignments as needed.

Skills

Survey Design

Data Analysis

Public Opinion Research

Weighting

Imputation

Interpersonal Communication

Team Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Time Management

Independent Work

Spanish language comprehension

Education

Master's degree

PhD preferred

Tools

R

Stata

Survey Data-Collection Software

Data Visualization Tools

Data Auditing Tools

Job description

• Apply technical skills in survey design, sampling, fieldwork oversight, dataset processing, and data analysis to develop, report, and disseminate public opinion research
• Plan complex research schedules covering up to 35 countries and multiple sites and teams
• Design questionnaires and contribute to complex, stratified sample designs
• Develop fieldwork, project schedule, quality control, data management, and dataset processing plans
• Train interview teams in survey implementation and fieldwork hardware/software
• Identify third parties for data collection and assist with contract development
• Program questionnaires and samples into specialized survey data-collection software and supervise research assistants auditing programs
• Oversee research projects, schedules, quality, problem-solving, and research assistants
• Use specialized software to oversee fieldwork and data auditing
• Create tools to audit data, questionnaire programming, dataset processing, and statistical analyses
• Track research processes and deliverables
• Automate fieldwork report production
• Process and weight datasets
• Analyze and interpret survey data, create visualizations, and draft/review reports for varied audiences
• Develop technical reports documenting research design and project metadata
• Coordinate research dissemination through presentations and occasionally deliver oral presentations
• Communicate with country experts, affiliates, contracted firms, sponsoring agencies, and collaborators across countries
• Develop and conduct workshops or training sessions on survey research
• Research and develop methods for collecting and analyzing public opinion data
• Plan research papers for peer-reviewed journals and present findings at academic conferences
• Develop and deliver workshops, guest lectures, and mentoring on survey methodology, policy analytics, and statistical methods
• Perform additional assignments as needed

Requirements

• A Master's degree is required; PhD preferred
• Proficiency in LLMs, R, and/or Stata is necessary
• In-depth knowledge of weighting and imputation is necessary
• Knowledge and experience with public opinion research is necessary
• Strong interpersonal communication skills are necessary
• Ability to perform complex tasks and prioritize multiple projects and competing deadlines is necessary
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in a team setting is necessary
• A minimum of 2 years of relevant experience is preferredDemonstrated ability to process and merge multi-national and multi-year datasets is preferred
• In-depth knowledge of advanced statistical techniques is preferred
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills are preferred
• Spanish language comprehension is preferred
• Knowledge of or experience with sampling design is preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in survey design, data analysis, and public opinion research, with proficiency in statistical software such as R and Stata. Capable of managing complex research projects across multiple countries while effectively communicating findings to diverse audiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Survey Design
• Data Analysis
• Proficiency in R
• Public Opinion Research
• Weighting and Imputation

Hard Skills

• Survey Design
• Data Analysis
• Weighting
• Imputation
• Statistical Techniques
• Questionnaire Programming
• Dataset Processing
• Data Management
• Sampling Design
• Fieldwork Oversight

Soft Skills

• Interpersonal Communication
• Team Collaboration
• Problem-Solving
• Time Management
• Independent Work

Industry Keywords

• Public Opinion Research
• Research Methodology
• Statistical Methods
• Research Dissemination
• Peer-Reviewed Journals

Tools & Technologies

• Survey Data-Collection Software
• Statistical Software
• Data Auditing Tools
• Data Visualization Tools