Research Assistant - Reproductive Health and Family Formation, ID 76499
Child Trends, Bethesda, Maryland
POSITION TYPE Entry Level (Full-Time)
Child Trends is a nonprofit, nonpartisan research center that provides valuable information and insights on the well-being of children and youth. For more than 30 years, policymakers, funders, educators and service providers in the U.S. and around the world have relied on our data and analyses to make better decisions and policies on programs serving children and youth. www.childtrends.org
General Description:
Child Trends has an opening for a research assistant to work as part of an experienced research team conducting qualitative research projects on reproductive health (e.g., adolescent and young adult sexual activity; contraceptive behaviors and decision-making; pregnancy; childbearing intentions; health delivery, etc.) and family formation (e.g., union formation and stability; relationship dynamics, etc.) in collaboration with senior staff members. Research studies in this area place special emphasis on racial/ethnic minorities, in particular Latinos, and low-income families. Responsibilities and Duties:
• Conducts literature reviews and assists in synthesizing research findings.
• Conducts structured and semi-structured interviews (in person and over the phone) for projects requiring primary data collection.
• Handles logistics for qualitative data collection projects such as recruitment, screening, and scheduling.
• Assists in the development of survey instruments, interview and focus group protocols, and IRB packets.
• Enters, cleans, codes, and analyzes qualitative and quantitative data.
• Processes secondary data using SAS, STATA, or other statistical packages.
• Produces presentations for conferences and helps format journal articles, briefs, and reports.
• Assists with clerical tasks, information requests, and photocopying, when necessary.
• Manages meeting logistics, takes detailed meeting notes, organizes project files, and tracks important project deadlines.
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