Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Anti-Defamation League is the leading anti-hate organization in the world, dedicated to protecting the Jewish people and combating antisemitism. The Associate Director of Education Research and Evaluation will design and conduct studies at K-12 and higher education levels to advance research on antisemitism, prejudice, and bias.
Responsibilities
- Support CAR’s education research team lead in managing a growing portfolio of research and evaluation projects related to effective interventions for reducing antisemitism and hate
- Design and implement lab and field-based research studies
- Stay up to date on current trends in K-12 education and social science research on antisemitism and prejudice reduction
- Write materials ranging from brief internal data write-ups to public-facing reports
- Present research findings to both researcher and non-researcher audiences
- Facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring relevant partners remain up to date on CAR’s latest education research and findings
Skills
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Solid experience with research design principles and best practices
- Ability to manage quantitative and mixed-methods research projects throughout the project lifecycle
- Experience conducting field research in K-12 and/or college classroom settings
- Ability to analyze data and clearly summarize key findings using a variety of research methods
- Easy facility with statistical analysis software (preferably R)
- Experience with Qualtrics or similar survey platforms
- Ability to communicate complex quantitative findings to non-research-oriented audiences
- Easy facility with quantitative methodologies, such as multiple regression, factor analysis or other dimensionality reduction techniques, and experimental or quasi-experimental research design
- The ideal candidate has several years' research experience from prior employment, internships, and/or applicable undergraduate/graduate work
- Advanced degree, especially one involving coursework in statistics and research methods, desired
- Knowledge of code management and collaboration in GitHub a plus
- Knowledge of qualitative methods, such as focus groups and semi-structured interviewing, is a plus
- Experience with data visualization or demonstrated desire to learn
- Knowledge of antisemitism specifically and/or prejudice generally
Benefits
- ADL aims to create a working environment where every employee can thrive professionally.
- ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages people of all races, religions, nationalities, genders, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, and veterans to apply.
- ADL is an equal opportunity employer.
- Recruitment, hiring, promotions and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment shall be maintained in a manner which does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or military status, or in violation of any applicable Federal, state or local laws.
- ADL will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
- For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation to support the interview process, please contact the People & Culture department at talentacquisition@adl.org.
- ADL will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and all other applicable State, Local, and Federal laws.
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