Research Specialist Cohen Center

Here’s what you will be doing:

• Serve as the primary support contact during survey administration, handling emails and phone calls from organizations and respondents
• Oversee coding of qualitative survey data
• Train and manage part-time undergraduate research assistants for coding, follow-up calls, and research support
• Manage data collection of online surveys
• Assist in developing, programming, and testing survey instruments in Qualtrics
• Assist with reports and presentations by creating charts, figures, and slides using Excel and Power Point
• Collaborate with the research team on additional tasks as needed
• Schedule and conduct phone interviews with respondents
• Potentially travel to conduct observations
• Conduct literature searches and write short summaries

The company is looking for:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in social sciences or related field
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Strong team player
• Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
• Desire and ability to learn new skills quickly
• Comfort with technology
• Proficient in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Familiarity with the US Jewish community
• Preferred but not required: training in quantitative methods and statistics
• Experience conducting telephone and/or in-person interviews
• Data visualization skills
• Knowledge of non-English languages including Hebrew, Russian, and/or Spanish

• Salary range: $47,300 to $51,800