Overview
POSITION TITLE: Associate Director, Research and Evaluation
REPORTS TO: Director of Research Strategy
SUPERVISION EXERCISED: Research Assistant(s), Consultants
LOCATION: Anywhere ADL has an office
Grade/Class: Grade F, Exempt, PSA Eligible
ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
ADL is the leading anti-hate organization in the world. Founded in 1913, its timeless mission is “to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment to all.” Today, ADL continues to fight all forms of antisemitism and bias, using innovation and partnerships to drive impact. A global leader in combating antisemitism, countering extremism and battling bigotry wherever and whenever it happens, ADL works to protect democracy and ensure a just and inclusive society for all.
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
The Associate Director of Research and Evaluation is a critical role in the Center for Antisemitism Research, reporting to the Director of Research Strategy. To oversee the development, design, and analysis of research related to the Center for Antisemitism Research. To lead collaborations with internal and external stakeholders and researchers in the execution of a broad research agenda. To cultivate a data-driven culture throughout ADL, with a focus on local experiments and collaboration.
Responsibilities
Primary:
- Design research studies using quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
- Work collaboratively with colleagues throughout the ADL and partner institutions, helping to ensure stakeholder alignment.
- Manage research projects, coordinating multiple aspects of work to meet deadlines.
- Engage in primary data collection, creating quantitative or qualitative sampling plans and instruments, supervising dissemination of surveys, and designing and executing statistical analyses.
- Conduct secondary analyses of mixed methods data.
- Clean and manipulate real-world, sometimes messy administrative data.
- Quickly and skillfully review academic literature on a given trend or phenomenon, assessing the quality of evidence, and summarizing salient findings.
- Help policymakers and practitioners access and understand existing research; work with them to identify further research questions and testable hypotheses; help them interpret new findings and envision how they could be applied.
- Create deliverables, incl. written reports, oral presentations, and visuals.
- Help write IRB protocols and monitor the process of informed consent with research participants.
Qualifications
Skills:
- Research experience in an academic or applied setting.
- Strong understanding of quasi-experimental design and program evaluation, esp. impact assessment.
- Expertise in survey research methods and ability to work with complex survey data OR expertise in qualitative methods, interviews, focus group facilitation
- Experience with Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey, or similar survey platforms.
- Outstanding written and oral communication skills.
- Strong commitment to the ethical conduct of research. Formal training in human subjects research (CITI or similar) and experience writing IRB protocols a plus.
- Familiarity with antisemitism specifically or forms of hatred and intolerance more generally.
- Sensitivity to and curiosity about a range of people and phenomena.
Work Experience:
- The ideal candidate has several years’ experience in a quantitative/qualitative research position in an academic or applied setting with demonstrable experience in project management.
Education:
- Graduate degree in sociology, psychology, behavioral science, education, or other related field, or commensurate experience preferred.
Work Environment:
- ADL is a hybrid environment; this role may require 3 days in the office.
Compensation:
- This position has a salary range of $71,000 to $100,000. This salary range is reflective of a position based in New York, New York. Please note that actual salaries are commensurate with experience and reflect the budget for a given position, and since ADL has a location-based compensation structure, there may be a different range for candidates in other locations. For an overview of our total rewards package, please visit https://www.adl.org/about/careers.
ADL values a diverse workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ+ individuals, people with disabilities, members of underrepresented ethnic groups, foreign-born residents, 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 People & Culture 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.
The information in this job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected of employees in this classification. It is not designed to contain, or be interpreted as, a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, qualifications, and objectives required of employees assigned to this job, nor is it to be interpreted as a contract for employment.
