Qualitative Research Assistant

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The Chicago Education Advocacy Cooperative is a nonprofit organization that was designed as an educational equity strategy to increase the practical opportunities for social mobility through education in racialized and oppressed populations. The Chicago Education Advocacy Cooperative provides academic support, advocacy efforts, policy work, and scholarship programs to create achievable pathways to personal and professional goal achievement for high potential, marginalized current and prospective college students. The culture of the Chicago Education Advocacy Cooperative is characterized by an informal and laid-back environment, where employees work independently and in teams to develop and carry out effective organizational structure and work processes. Employees are driven through self-motivation and passion for the not-for-profit sector. Through the development of quality services to the enhancement of the organization’s goals and objectives employees are able to use their strengths and skills the best ways they can. Therefore, Chicago Education Advocacy Cooperative employees are given freedom to be creative and energetic in performing their tasks and duties as professionals in their respective field of expertise.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

* Manage and implement qualitative studies, including discussion guide development and assistance with the protocol
* Code qualitative data using NVivo or MaxQDA and/or manage coders as applicable
* Moderate interviews as needed
* Conduct and analyze interviews
* Partner and manage other moderators and research findings
* Write summary reports of qualitative results in Google Docs and Google Slides as applicable
* Keep the project team informed on all relevant aspects of the study to complete the work within the expected timeframe and with the scientific rigor required
* Assist in the preparation of peer reviewed publications for placement in journals and presentations at industry conferences
* Contribute to thought leadership within the organization on these topics
* Communicate and interact effectively, with all key stakeholders (internally and externally) via conference calls and/or in-person meetings

REQUIREMENTS

* Basic working knowledge of preference elicitation methods, including the design and implementation of qualitative interviews, qualitative data analysis, surveys and statistical analysis of responses
* Background in Education, Psychology, or related Social or Behavioral Sciences discipline desired * Strong analysis and writing ability
* Able to manage/juggle a large number of projects at one time
* Experience with coding using qualitative data analysis software such as NVivo, MaxQDA, or ATLAS (or other qualitative data analysis software), would be beneficial for this position