Thursday, June 5, 2014

Principal Research Associate at AIP

The American Institute of Physics is seeking a Principal Research Associate who will be responsible for project management of surveys related to the education and careers of scientists. The successful candidate must be able to manage a research team, direct multiple projects simultaneously, and work with clients.
The responsibilities will include research design, sampling, questionnaire development, oversight of data collection, and development of analytical strategies. The senior researcher will author reports, proposals, and disseminate results to the scientific community.

Qualifications: A PhD and two to four years of experience in survey research, questionnaire design, statistics, managing research studies and staff, writing grant proposals, broad knowledge of academic and scientific employment, professional writing and administrative abilities is desired.
Equivalent combination of education and the above experience will be considered. Experience with web and paper surveys is highly desirable. In addition, a knowledge of advanced statistics is a plus.

If you feel you have the qualifications and would like to apply for this position, please send your cover letter and resume to the Human Resources Division at aiphr@aip.org.