Posted Oct 11, 2026

Data Clerk

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Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $10.00 (Hourly N0) Department/Organization: 206208 - Capstone Poll Normal Work Schedule: Hours scheduled during 5:00 to 9:00pm, 7 days a week Job Summary: - The Data Clerk conducts scripted interviews over the telephone with persons of varying ages and educational backgrounds. - Enter respondents' answers to surveys into the system. Additional Department Summary: - This position involves conducting scripted interviews over the telephone with persons of varying ages and educational backgrounds. - During these interviews, one must be able to read written text accurately in a manner that is understandable to Alabama residents of varying ages and educational backgrounds and to accurately record their responses on a computer keyboard. Required Minimum Qualifications: - High school diploma or GED. Additional Required Department Minimum Qualifications: - As part of the application process, the applicant must send an email to Capstone.Poll@ua.edu with the phrase "Data Clerk Application" in the subject line. - A mock interview script and instructions and more information about the position will be emailed to the applicant. - To complete the application process the applicant must use the emailed instructions to record a mock interview. Skills and Knowledge: - Ability to read aloud clearly and distinctly. - Ability to type accurately. Background Investigation Statement: - Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. - A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. - A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made. Equal Employment Opportunity: - The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. - Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. - More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster. - The University of Alabama affirms its longstanding commitment to institutional neutrality, free speech, and academic freedom.