Field Researcher

4 weeks ago


Boston, Massachusetts, United States RTI International Full time

About the Job

RTI International is seeking a self-motivated and outgoing individual to work on an important and long-standing government-sponsored research study, the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG), as a Part-Time Field Interviewer.

Job Summary

The Field Interviewer will be responsible for traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants, making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation, and collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires.

Responsibilities

  • Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants
  • Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
  • Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires
  • Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
  • Transmitting data as scheduled
  • Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment
  • Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft
  • Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives
  • Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
  • Virtually attending scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
  • Administering a screening interview and recruiting respondents for a longer main interview, if selected
  • Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work
  • Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom

Requirements

  • Must be at least 21 years old at time of employment
  • Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening
  • Fluency in English through reading, writing, and speaking
  • Available for entire training and data collection period
  • Able to successfully complete training
  • Must have a valid driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
  • Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
  • Access to password protected WiFi connection for data transmission and administrative responsibilities
  • Able to keep project information confidential
  • Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
  • Must possess High School Diploma or GED
  • Must be comfortable asking survey questions on personally sensitive subject matters (e.g. pregnancy, reproduction, sexual activity)

Preferred Qualifications

  • Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from culturally diverse backgrounds
  • Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
  • Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
  • Prior experience working on NSFG or on other surveys that involved interviewing individuals about personally sensitive subject matters
  • Willingness to travel to other areas for short periods of time
  • Bilingual English/Spanish preferred

About RTI International

RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approachone that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development.


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