Research Specialist

1 week ago

Sacramento, California, United States University Enterprises, Inc. Full time
Job Title: Research Specialist

University Enterprises, Inc. is seeking a highly skilled Research Specialist to join our team at the Institute for Social Research. As a Research Specialist, you will be responsible for managing complex and multi-year applied research projects, providing methodological expertise in research design and project implementation, and working closely with clients to identify research questions and develop evaluation/research methodologies.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and execute specialized, applied social science studies, including the nature and scope of investigation, research methodologies, data collection approaches, sampling designs, and analysis plans.
  • Develop customized research and evaluation studies components, including logic-models, project training needs and training designs, identifying secondary data sources, and leveraging existing organizational/project related data.
  • Lead the development of quantitative and qualitative data collection instruments, such as surveys, data collection forms, assessments, interview and focus group protocols, and coding manuals needed to obtain primary and secondary data.
  • Collaborate with clients and study stakeholders to ensure that study design and execution is aligned to research goals and is culturally responsive to study participants.
  • Exercise a significant level of independence in drawing conclusions from study findings as well as developing evidence-based recommendations that address clients programmatic and policy needs and study purposes.
Requirements:
  • Masters Degree in Political Science, Sociology, Public Policy, Public Health, or related social science discipline or the equivalent combination of education and research experience.
  • Demonstrated project team management and supervisory experience in a research capacity.
  • Significant experience in independently designing and implementing complex social science studies, using quantitative and/or qualitative data collection.
  • Demonstrated experience in presenting research findings, including reports, presentations, or other formats, for technical and non-academic audiences.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Ph.D. in an appropriate social science discipline.
  • Demonstrated experience of at least ten (10) years postgraduate in an applied social science research capacity.
  • Experience in designing research studies with difficult-to-research and culturally diverse populations.

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