Surveys & Community Research Methodologist (Public Sector)

Alphahire; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaGov is a research-focused unit seeking a Surveys & Community Research Methodologist for project-based engagements with cities, counties, school systems, transit agencies, and related public employers.

You will design and deliver resident surveys, stakeholder engagement research, and service-satisfaction studies, producing credible samples, instruments, analyses, and actionable findings. This role emphasizes research design over marketing polling or pure facilitation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in survey methodology or public/stakeholder research.
• Lead or senior role on at least two completed public-sector surveys.
• Strong questionnaire design and quantitative analysis skills.
• Clear writing and presentation for non-technical audiences.
• Nice to have: AAPOR credentials or similar.

Responsibilities

• Design survey sampling frames, instruments, and fielding plans for public clients.
• Oversee or advise on mode strategy (web, mail, phone, intercept) and response-rate improvement.
• Analyze survey data with weighting and uncertainty; write findings reports.
• Support stakeholder engagement research to inform service design or policy.
• Present results to boards, councils, and agency leadership.
• Contribute survey/community-research content to AlphaGov proposals.

Skills

Survey methodology

Public-sector research

Questionnaire design

Quantitative analysis

Reports & writing

Non-technical presentation

Multilingual populations

Job description

AlphaGov is seeking a Surveys & Community Research Methodologist for project-based engagements with cities, counties, school systems, transit agencies, and related public employers.

You will design and deliver resident surveys, stakeholder engagement research, and service-satisfaction studies — producing credible samples, instruments, analysis, and actionable findings. This is survey methodology and applied community research, not marketing polls, political canvassing, or pure facilitation/OD without research design.

What you'll do:

- Design survey sampling frames, instruments, and fielding plans for public clients

- Oversee or advise on mode strategy (web, mail, phone, intercept) and response-rate improvement

- Analyze survey data with appropriate weighting and uncertainty; write clear findings reports

- Support stakeholder engagement research that produces usable evidence for service design or policy

- Present results to boards, councils, and agency leadership

- Contribute survey/community-research technical content to AlphaGov proposals

• Required:
  5+ years survey methodology, public opinion research, or community/stakeholder research (government, university survey center, or public consulting)
  Lead or senior role on at least two completed public-sector or community surveys (agency/client, your role, year)
  Strong questionnaire design and quantitative analysis skills
  Clear writing and presentation for non-technical audiences
  Nice to have:
  AAPOR or similar survey credentials
  Experience with hard-to-reach or multilingual populations
  Mixed-methods (survey + focus groups/interviews)
  Transit rider, utility customer, or school-community survey experience