(Senior) Research Assistant, SRH/PFD

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Child Trends

Hybrid
  • Career category: Admin, Monitoring & Evaluation /MEAL, Programme/ Project design & management, Research/ Data analysis
  • Job type: Job
  • Experience level: Other (specified in job description)
  • Organisation type: Civil Society
  • Remote option: Hybrid
  • Right to work requirements: Right to work required in advance
  • Remuneration: USD 53,000 USD-USD 62,000 USD / monthly
  • Work schedule: Full-time
  • Length of contract: Not specified
  • Deadline: 30/10/2026
  • Location: United States 
Health Sexual & reproductive rights (SRHR)
Program Area Description
Research in the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) area aims to ensure that teens and young adults (1) have access to high-quality, accurate, and inclusive sexual and reproductive health care and knowledge; (2) are able to engage in and plan for safe, consensual, healthy, and empowered sexual activity; and (3) can have wanted and healthy pregnancies and births. Additionally, we study how sexual and reproductive health is linked to child and family well-being. 

Research in the Parenting and Family Dynamics (PFD) area focuses on enhancing (1) fathers’ engagement with their children across diverse family types and living arrangements, and through all child developmental stages; (2) the parenting and co-parenting relationships that help children develop in healthy ways; and (3) our understanding of the trends in relationship and family formation and the implications for child and parent well-being.

Our dynamic, multi-disciplinary teams have expertise in quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods research; intervention development; measurement design; program evaluation; policy design; and technical assistance. Much of our research focuses on improving outcomes for communities with low incomes; young people with disabilities; and communities in under-resourced or rural areas, including Tribal communities.

Position Summary
Child Trends has multiple openings for a research assistant or senior research assistant to work across our Sexual and Reproductive Health team and Parenting and Family Dynamics team. As part of Child Trends, the Research Assistant will have the opportunity to provide research and/or project management assistance to multiple projects and teams.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Conduct literature reviews and scans to form the basis of written reports.
  • Help draft and copyedit substantive sections of blogs, briefs, and reports. 
  • Complete fact and citation checks on written research content.
  • Support qualitative and quantitative data collection efforts (e.g., coordination, site visits, note-taking, and analysis).
  • Track, schedule, and retain study participants across multiple data collection waves, and process and document participant incentives accurately and confidentially.
  • Support technical assistance efforts. 
  • Help coordinate proposal writing (e.g., collect needed information and manage deadlines).
  • Oversee project meetings (e.g., prepare agendas, take notes, and share key takeaways).
  • Create graphics for publications and presentations.
  • Help translate research findings into engaging, succinct messages for use on websites and social media platforms.
  • Help prepare presentations for conferences and meetings.
  • Attend occasional in-person project activities. 

Required Skills and Qualifications: 
  • Bachelor's degree (or a demonstrated ability to perform entry-level research) in a social science field.
  • Mastery of Microsoft Word and Excel.
  • Excellent verbal, writing, editing, and communication skills. 
  • Excellent conceptual, problem-solving and analytical skills.
  • Self-motivated, flexible, responsible, and confident with strong organizational skills.
  • Ability to multi-task and nimbly switch between priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to consistently meet deadlines.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with minimal supervision.
  • Comfortable working with team members remotely (e.g., via video conferencing like Teams, Zoom, etc.). 
  • Demonstrated interest in research topics related to the work of SRH and PFD.

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