Research Specialist
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Cambridge, MA - USA
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Job Summary
Posting Description
RESEARCH SPECIALIST Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) AgeLab to join a multidisciplinary team focused on improving the lives of older adults through technology science and business solutions; support research writing and external communications; conduct qualitative and quantitative research with minimal supervision; perform literature reviews data collection cleaning analysis and reporting; collaborate with sponsors to identify research questions and support statements of work; manage communications and timelines for research consortia and panel datasets; contribute to study design and execution; develop written content for academic sponsor and public audiences; support presentations outreach and lab communications (e.g. website social media public inquiries); assist with survey design and data collection tools (e.g. Qualtrics SPSS); and provide feedback on research protocols; and support lab events meetings and tours.
Job Requirements
REQUIRED: Bachelors degree; a minimum of four years of experience working with qualitative and quantitative social science data; demonstrated excellence in written work and in writing for different kinds of publications (e.g. sponsor deliverables academic conferences and papers; be a team player be able to handle multiple priorities from multiple sources and perform accurately under time pressures and frequent interruptions; ability to work independently; experience and comfort with Microsoft Office Suite including PowerPoint; and experience and comfort with SPSS. PREFERRED: Masters degree in urban or city planning; background or experience including research around public attitudes toward transportation and driving or public agencies planning for demographic change; four or more years of experience with working with qualitative and quantitative social science data including data collection cleaning and analysis; three or more years experience with writing for multiple audiences especially academic and lab sponsor audiences.
May require occasional evening and weekend work and travel.
Reopened 5/22/2026
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About Company
The MIT Media Lab is an interdisciplinary research lab that encourages the unconventional mixing and matching of seemingly disparate research areas.
