Research Associate

This application will remain open through January 1, 2025, but for priority consideration, please submit your application by December 13, 2024.

Summary

We are seeking a detail-oriented, proactive, and versatile Research Associate to support our team in managing all aspects of research coordination, data management, and compliance. This role involves overseeing data collection for survey-based research studies, building and distributing surveys, and conducting and coding user interviews. You will handle participant recruitment, communications, and compensation while ensuring ethical compliance, timely payments, and careful tracking. Additionally, this role requires managing Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocols and assisting with writing, editing, and literature reviews. The ideal candidate will be comfortable with data management tools (Excel, Google Sheets, R) and have strong writing and organizational skills.

This is a fully remote position, which requires minimal travel twice a year for CDI’s in-person gatherings.

Responsibilities

Research Coordination and Data Management (75%):

• Build and distribute surveys using tools like Alchemer and Typeform.
• Track and report on study progress.
• Handle data organization, cleaning, and preparation for analysis using tools like Excel, Google Sheets, or R.
• Coordinate participant compensation using Tremendous and address payment-related inquiries.
• Send study emails and reminders, answer participant questions.

Writing, Editing, and Literature Reviews (15%):

• Support the drafting of research reports, manuscripts, grant proposals, and presentations.
• With support of research scientists, conduct literature reviews and synthesize findings to support ongoing projects.
• Assist members of the research team with preparing white papers, slide decks, documentation, and academic manuscripts.

Compliance and Protocols (10%):

• Assist with IRB protocol submission and maintain adherence to ethical guidelines.
• Monitor compliance with IRB-approved protocols and maintain documentation.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Social Sciences, Psychology, Data Science, Sociology, Anthropology, Human Factors, or a related field
• At least 1 year of experience managing research studies, distributing surveys, and conducting research interviews
• Familiarity with participant recruitment and compensation management.
• Strong writing and editing skills, with experience in literature reviews
• Strong oral communication and organizational skills
• Proficiency in online survey platforms (e.g. Qualtrics, Alchemer, Google Forms), Google Suite, and Microsoft Office
• Experience with data management and cleaning practices
• Familiarity with IRB protocol submission and ethical research standards
• Strong organizational skills

Bonus

• Familiarity with intermediate statistical analysis techniques using software such as R and SPSS
• Experience with experimental research methods and communication of research findings
• Knowledge of remote work tools (e.g. Zoom, Slack, etc.)

Details

• Location: Remote, must be based in the U.S.
• Reports to: Sr. Director of Research & Innovation
• Schedule: Full-time, flexible within U.S. time zones
• Target start date: March 1, 2025 or earlier
• Compensation: $65,000-$75,000

Benefits

• A Mission-Driven Culture — we practice what we preach, so our work culture is characterized by intellectual humility, continuous improvement, and open-mindedness
• Remote-First — CDI was founded as a remote-first organization, and we work hard to maintain a strong team culture across vast distances
• Unlimited PTO
• Other Benefits — employer-supported health, vision and dental plans, subsidized parental leave, 3% 401k match, short- and long-term disability insurance, life and AD&D insurance, $1,000 annual professional development budget.

CDI is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, ancestry, or national or ethnic origin. As an organization firmly committed to bridging divides, it is important for us to build a team representative of the nation’s rich diversity.