Research Assistant

Population Reference Bureau Inc

Job Location:

Washington, AR - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 46500 - 58500

Posted on: 4 days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

About PRB:

PRB is a nonpartisan not-for-profit research organization focused on improving peoples health and well-being through evidence-based policies and practices. Our staff analyze population data and information and ensure the research and its applications are understood and used widely by decisionmakers advocates and media.

Population Reference Bureau (PRB) is seeking a Research Assistant to serve as a member of PRBs Programs staff. The candidate will assist with compiling analyzing and reporting statistics on globaldemographic social economic and health issues. The candidate will also provide technical administrative and logistic support to programs and activities.

For the Research Assistant (I)role the successful candidate will have had hands-on experience working with survey or administrative data ideally on demographic topics related to children and families population aging health the workforce fertility mortality and/or migration. This position requires strong quantitative and organizational skills attention to detail excellent written and verbal communication skills and the ability to balance working independently and on a team.

Primary Responsibilities

Assists senior PRB staff with preparing project documents reports and correspondence related to analysis and reporting on U.S. and global demographic trends.

Under the supervision of senior PRB staff conducts data gathering cleaning processing and analysis tasks and helps to maintain data documentation.
Provides technical or administrative review (data checking fact-checking proofreading) of work performed by PRB staff or consultants to ensure data quality.
Assists with project management tasks including tracking deliverables managing workplans and coordinating with partners.

Completes proposal coordination tasks as requested including conducting business development research and formatting documents.
Organizes in-person and virtual webinars convenings and other meetings for internal and external audiences.
Applies AI-based tools to support data analysis quality assurance social media content development and document preparation as appropriate to enhance work efficiency and quality.
Supports the creation of written technical productsincluding writing liaising with the communications team managing and incorporating edits from internal and external reviews creating data visualizations and finalizing document formatting.
Provides occasional general administrative support such as maintaining and sharing files and records related to the Programs department or schedule coordination.

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in sociology demography economics geography applied statistics or related social science field.
Hands-on experience working with large data files ideally on topics related to children and families population aging health the workforce poverty and inequality fertility mortality and/or migration.

Basic proficiency in multiple office software and online applications required to complete administrative editorial formatting and data collection tasks including MS Office and Excel.
Basic knowledge of or experience with at least one statistical software or programming language (such as R SAS Python SPSS or STATA) and demographic data analysis techniques.
Strong quantitative and organizational skills attention to detail and the ability to perform multiple tasks and prioritize work according to staff needs and deadlines.

Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively on teams as well as independently.
Strong interpersonal skills to work respectfully and collegially in teams and with professionals of different levels and backgrounds and to adapt to shifting priorities and timelines.
Experience with ArcGIS and/ordeveloping data visualizations a plus.
Interest in exploring or applying AI-assisted research and workflow tools a plus.

Applications: Please upload resume and cover letter when applying. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered. Only finalists will be contacted.

The PRB office is in Washington D.C.; this position is hybrid with at least 1 day spent in the office per week.

Hiring for this position is for one year and is contingent on continued funding.

Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Required Experience:

Junior IC

About PRB:PRB is a nonpartisan not-for-profit research organization focused on improving peoples health and well-being through evidence-based policies and practices. Our staff analyze population data and information and ensure the research and its applications are understood and used widely by decis...