Senior Researcher, International Development

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American Institutes for ResearchInternational development research
Candidates hired for the position may work remotely within the United States (U.S.) or from one of our U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.Part-TimeSenior
Salary61 - 64 USD per hour
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Job Details

Experience
PhD in Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Public Policy, International Development, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience; or a Master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
Required Skills
Microsoft ExcelR

Requirements

  • Hold a PhD in Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Public Policy, International Development, or a related field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Have a firm understanding of implementation science.
  • Have experience at a contract research and/or evaluation organization.
  • Have experience with qualitative and/or quantitative data collection, including interviews, observations, and survey research.
  • Have experience analyzing data using Stata, R, Excel, NVivo, or similar software.
  • Have experience managing project and/or task teams on research and evaluation projects.
  • Have experience building and maintaining client and partner relationships.
  • Have experience with business pursuit, such as grant and proposal writing.
  • Be able to develop work plans and timelines from broad ideas.
  • Bring strong organizational, interpersonal, client management, presentation, facilitation, and writing skills.

Responsibilities

  • Manage day-to-day project operations as a principal investigator, project director, or task lead.
  • Lead project teams, develop timelines, coordinate staff assignments, and ensure deliverables are completed on time and within budget.
  • Identify research problems and design studies with aligned research questions, methodologies, and analytic plans.
  • Lead and contribute to research proposals for federal, state, foundation, and other clients.
  • Lead data collection and analysis efforts, including planning qualitative or quantitative data collection tools.
  • Supervise field-based data collection, including interviews, observations, focus groups, and document reviews.
  • Conduct or oversee analysis using appropriate tools and techniques for different data types.
  • Prepare reports, briefs, visualizations, and other materials to communicate research findings.
  • Manage client, partner, and stakeholder relationships and represent AIR.
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