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Responsibilities:

  • Manage day-to-day project operations in roles such as principal investigator, project director, or task lead.
  • Lead collaborative project teams by developing timelines and coordinating staff assignments.
  • Communicate study progress and findings clearly and effectively through reports, briefs, visualizations, and other materials.

Qualifications:

  • PhD in a related field (e.g., Sociology, Psychology, Anthropology, Public Policy, or a related discipline) with 3+ years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with 7+ years of relevant experience.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex ideas into actionable work plans and timelines.
  • Experience with qualitative data collection methodologies (e.g., structured interviews, observations, survey research) and analytic software (e.g., NVivo), and/or quantitative analysis using tools such as Stata, R, Python, or Access.

Skills:

  • Strong organizational and interpersonal skills including strong communication skills with the ability to produce concise, high-level summaries and briefings.
  • Strong negotiator and communicator, with excellent client management skills.
  • Strong presentation, professional development delivery, and facilitation skills.

American Institutes for Research

The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to address challenges in the United States and globally. They generate evidence and apply data-driven solutions that expand opportunities and improve lives for all.

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