| Job details |
| Job industry : |
R&D/Engineering Design
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| Job segment : |
R&D/Engineering Design |
| Job role : |
Research Associate |
| Job skill : |
Excellent writing, oral communications, and organizational skills |
| Position vacant : |
Research Associate |
| Job location : |
Oakland,
California |
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| Job details |
| Company name : |
Social Policy Research Associates
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| Minimum experience : |
2 years |
| Maximum experience : |
4 years |
| Job type : |
Permanent |
| Gross pay : |
Negotiable for the right candidate |
| Job posted : |
Aug 14, 2007 |
| Job view count : |
399
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| Job description |
| Job description: |
Social Policy Research Associates, a dynamic research and evaluation firm engaged in policy analysis of employment training, education and human service programs, is seeking 1-2 research associates for full-time employment.
Depending on skills, duties may include a combination of the following:
- Conduct qualitative case study research based on telephone interviews, focus groups, and/or site visits to employment training, youth, or other human service programs nationwide.
- Conduct quantitative analysis of public datasets, using SAS or other similar statistical programs.
- Assist in the development, administration, and analysis of surveys, and the maintenance or analysis of other quantitative data.
- Analyze qualitative data from interviews and focus groups and prepare evaluation reports for government or non-profit clients.
- Provide technical assistance to government or nonprofit clients on issues of delivering employment training or youth services effectively.
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| Req. candidate profile : |
SPR is seeking to hire 1-2 researchers with demonstrated experience in qualitative and quantitative research methods (including conducting interviews, focus groups, site visits, basic descriptive statistics, data processing, and/or survey design and analysis). For at least one of the positions, experience with SAS, SPSS, or other statistical programs is required.
All candidates should have a graduate-level degree in the social sciences, and applied research experience. Excellent writing, oral communications, and organizational skills are also essential. Preference will be given to those with experience working with racially or socioeconomically diverse populations, and Spanish fluency is a plus. Some travel is required.
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| How to apply : |
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| Third party mediation allowed : |
No |
| Telecommute : |
No |
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