American Institutes for Research

Quantitative Research Associate, Employment & Economic Opportunity

American Institutes for Research

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: California • Illinois • United States

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Salary

💰 $28 - $38 per hour

About the role

  • Compile, review, and submit U.S. national and subnational education data to international organizations and partners.
  • Conduct basic statistical and descriptive analyses, (e.g., means, medians, percentages, distributions, subgroup comparisons, and regressions).
  • Perform detailed data quality checks on statistical tables, figures, and narrative text to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance with technical standards.
  • Review and provide input on assessment and survey frameworks, questionnaires, and content‑related materials, including documenting comments and supporting alignment or review studies.
  • Support survey and assessment operations by helping implement procedures, manage logistics, track timelines, and carry out quality assurance activities.
  • Assist with preparation of technical documentation, methodological descriptions, literature summaries, meeting notes, and project records.
  • Contribute to the development of descriptive analyses and support interpretation of results for reports, presentations, and policy‑facing materials.
  • Support production and review of reports and data products in PDF and web‑based formats.
  • Assist with project management tasks, including organizing files, tracking deliverables, troubleshooting issues, and coordinating across multiple concurrent projects.
  • Maintain professional, collaborative working relationships with internal teams, federal clients, and international partner organizations.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree and 2+ years of relevant experience or a Master's degree in education, statistics, economics, social sciences, public policy, data science, or a related field.
  • Substantive coursework or training in statistics or quantitative methods.
  • Understanding sampling and weighting theories and techniques is preferred, but not required.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (e.g., formulas, pivot tables, data review and validation).
  • Experience working with datasets, large spreadsheets, databases, or survey data.
  • High level of familiarity/proficiency with statistical programming (e.g., R, SAS, Stata) and the ability to read and interpret code or scripts for troubleshooting purposes.
  • Subject matter knowledge in elementary, middle, or high school science, reading, mathematics, and/or financial literacy is preferred, but not required.
  • Familiarity with the U.S. education system, including education standards (e.g., CCSS, NGSS) and state education systems and policies is preferred, but not required.
Benefits
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program
  • Competitive salary
  • Anticipated annual salary
  • Employee wellness programs
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
statistical analysisdescriptive analysisdata quality checksproject managementdata interpretationsampling techniquesweighting techniquesstatistical programmingMicrosoft Exceldata management
Soft Skills
collaborative working relationshipscommunicationorganizational skillslogistics managementtroubleshootingattention to detailtime managementinput reviewdocumentationquality assurance