Research Associate

This is a remote position.

• Assist project manager with any aspect of management of a research project as needed with ability to share responsibility for assigned project tasks
  
• Participate in development and review of specifications for support programming including survey preprint data entry proofprint data assembly programs and webbased data entry forms
  
• Assist project manager in developing quality assurance procedures; implement and execute quality assurance and data cleansing procedures.
  
• Develop document and execute database queries and reports for monitoring project progress data quality assurance and data extract delivery
  
• Supervise data collection workflow and review edited surveys for quality control.
  
• Judge data reliability on questionable survey answers and use editorial judgement to use or reject responses
  
• Assist project manager with the development and testing of online surveys and provide support for survey respondents.
  
• Participate in acceptance testing of database programs and online surveys
  
• Assist in coordination and execution of survey distribution
  
• Log and track surveys during various stages of a project to aid in the assessment of project status and productivity
  
• Clean data in Peterson s databases in response to queries identified during editing by error checking processes or by the project manager
  
• Carry out initial and supplementary editing and verifying of various data surveys using standard editing style
  
• Gather information omitted from initial survey
  
• Provide persistent effort to acquire mandatory data elements and thoroughly document efforts and results
  
• Proofread surveys page proofs or error reports to ensure accuracy of keyed data and Petersons databases
  

Requirements

• Must have an experience with Research particularly in survey projects
  
• Bachelor of Science in Sociology communications
  
• Proficient in using Microsoft Excel and internet savvy (Google)
  
• Must have Fiber Optic internet with at least 25 Mbps bandwidth
  
• Must have a backup desktop or laptop with the latest OS
  
• Must be able to work during US Business Hours
  

Benefits