PATH - Screening Field Interviewer

Position

PATH 3.0 – Screening Field Interviewer

Location:

GA – Zebulon

Westat is currently seeking motivated and detail-oriented individuals to serve as Screening Field Interviewers on the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. The study collects information on tobacco and nicotine use and examines the health effects of such use on people in the U.S.

The interviewers are required to locate sampled addresses and screen household members for a longitudinal study. Interviewers regularly receive and transmit data via the internet and report progress and costs to their supervisor. The PATH study employs a multi-mode approach to data collection that includes web and in-person data collection.

• Be 18 or older (or an emancipated minor) and able to enter binding confidentiality agreements to protect project information.
• Be available to complete 20–25 hours of web-based training per week between August 3, 2026 and August 16, 2026 and be able to communicate with your assigned supervisor multiple times per week during this time.

• Live in or around the geographic work area defined by the project sample.
• Be available to work during the data collection period from August 17 through December 31, 2026.
• Be available to work 20–25 hours per week, mostly evenings and weekends on specified days/times when work is available; 3–4 hours at a time. At times, more hours may be available.
• Local travel to complete project work will be required.
• Be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodations:
  • Lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment and materials.
  • Walk several blocks.
  • Climb a flight of stairs carrying equipment.
• Have regular and reliable access to telephone service with long-distance calling capability, either landline or cellular.
• Have a secure high-speed internet home connection.
• Have consistent access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle that meets Westat's minimum insurance coverage requirements.
• Have a current and valid driver's license that is not under suspension.

• In-person interviewing and/or cold-calling experience.
• Experience working with the public.
• Ability to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life and socio-economic groups.
• Comfortable using a laptop computer.
• Ability to establish and maintain good rapport with study respondents.
• Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors.
• Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented.
• Ability to work independently.
• Work successfully in a team environment with little direct supervision.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish encouraged.
• Willingness to travel overnight if project assignments become available.

• Hourly pay rate ranges from $18.02 to $20.10.
• This part-time, variable-hour, non-exempt position is eligible for overtime pay and potential production bonus at client discretion.
• Position is not initially eligible for health insurance or a health savings account (HSA). To be eligible, you must work 1,560 hours from September through September of the following year, with coverage beginning January 1 of the year after eligibility is satisfied.
• Health and welfare payment of $5.09 per week for up to 40 work hours per week.
• Eligible for paid vacation and holiday leave based on hours worked.
• All field positions accrue sick leave and are eligible to participate in the 401(k) program (employer matching dependent on hours worked).

Any offer of employment may be contingent upon receipt of acceptable results from a post‑offer background screening, where required.

Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable law.