Qualitative Research Analyst

Qualitative Research Analyst – 1 year term – Full time – Hybrid – Fredericton

Position overview:

The analyst reports to the Research Manager and supports Principal Investigators across all aspects of research projects, including planning, coordinating, and executing qualitative research initiatives. The role involves data collection, analysis, report writing, project data validation, and supporting mixed methods and quantitative research and evaluation projects.

• Develop and manage assigned tasks related to research and evaluation projects, in collaboration with research leads.
• Support overall project management, including timelines of your assigned tasks.
• Participate in the planning, development, and implementation of new research and evaluation initiatives.
• Assist in the development of study protocols, data collection plans, research ethics and other documentation as required.
• Assist Principal Investigators in the preparation of forms required for access to DataNB data.
• Provide task supervision to research assistants and students.
• Output, interpret, and communicate research results with project team and external stakeholders verbally and in writing.
• Contribute to writing research reports and scientific manuscripts for academic publication.
• Prepare qualitative and mixed methods data sets, and conduct and interpret data analyses.
• Liaise with DataNB stakeholders as needed for consultation, presentation of results, and research and evaluation development.
• Liaise with external stakeholder organizations and deliver presentations, as needed, on projects in their research portfolio.

• A Graduate Degree in Education, Social Sciences or a related field.
• 3-5 years' experience conducting qualitative research.
• Must be bilingual (English and French).

• Experience with evaluation projects and mixed methods research projects.
• Experience with NVivo or similar qualitative data analysis software.
• Experience working with research databases, survey data, and coding data for qualitative analysis.
• Excellent knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to output, organize and interpret research results in reports for diverse audiences.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Effective problem solving and decision-making skills.
• Well-developed organizational and time management skills.
• Ability to work well independently as well as within a team environment.

Salary Range: $65,069 – $88,681 per annum

Standard

Work Hours:

Mon - Fri | 7:45 am – 4:00 pm | 36.25 hours per week (Summer Hours)