Good Shepherd Food Bank Looking for Research Assistant at Remote Full Time

Salary $44,554 – $50,919 a year job type full-time

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Description:

Job title: research assistant

Flsa status: exempt

Immediate supervisor: research & evaluation manager

Employees supervised: n/a

Grade level: i06

Starting salary range: $44,554.00 – $50,918.50

Location: auburn or hampden, me

Gsfb is an equal opportunity employer committed to the full inclusion of qualified individualsWomen, people of color, lgbtq+ individuals, people with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented communities are strongly encouraged to applyGsfb will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations in the job application and interview process, the performance of essential job functions, and access to all benefits and privileges of employmentPlease contact us at [email protected] with the subject line: request for accommodation.

Good shepherd food bank is seeking a research assistant to join its research & evaluation teamThis position serves our statewide organization from auburn or hampden, meWork can be performed remotely from a home office located in the state of maine.

The mission of good shepherd food bank is to eliminate hunger in maine by improving access to nutritious food for people in need, building strong community partnerships, and mobilizing the public in the fight to end hungerWe have a bold goal that by 2025 all food-insecure mainers will have access to the nutritious food they need, when and where they need it

Good shepherd food bank is seeking a research assistant (ra) to join its research & evaluation teamResearch and evaluation is a critical tool to achieve our mission and bold goalOur research and evaluation team works to implement comprehensive, high-quality research and program evaluation that will produce meaningful data that can be utilized by stakeholders to drive positive change within the food bank and across its network to improve the lives of the people we serve.

Essential functions and responsibilities

The ra will be responsible for maintaining the accuracy and integrity of the food bank’s service insights database and other research projects that require data collectionThis includes frequent and regular data cleaning and deduplication, handling missing data, and recommending solutions to improve collection and reporting quality.
The ra will assist in research grant writing processes including conducting literature reviews, writing introductory materials, and formatting and proofreading written materials – knowledge of different research designs/methodologies is essential for this portion of the work.
The ra will employ random sampling techniques to identify sites from each of maine’s counties and 27 identified regions, based on the former healthy maine partnerships regions, for the purposes of data analysis and hypothesis testing.
The ra will assist in drafting reports for internal and external researchThe ra should have a familiar understanding of survey development and implementation in programs similar to qualtrics or mturkThese research projects may include collaborating with local universities, health care facilities, fellow food banks, or nonprofits; these projects will likely include creating and distributing questionnaires related to food banking, food insecurity, and or relevant policiesThese studies will likely be completed almost entirely online, therefore, understanding online survey software like qualtrics or mturk is crucial.

Requirements:

Skills & experience:

Candidates should have conducted an independent research projectAn ideal independent research project would have the following components; survey design/research design, hypothesis forming, data collection, data cleaning/analysis, and dissemination of resultsPlease provide a research project sampleIf you followed a different approach than listed, please describe.
Candidates should be familiar with basic statistical concepts such as correlations, regression, anova, t-tests, or chi-square.
Preferred candidates will have proficient experience with data collection, data cleaning, survey design, or dissemination; preferred candidates will also have experience with multiple of the following research/statistics software: spss, r, jamovi, jasp.g*power, qualtrics, and amazon mturk.

This position serves our statewide organization from auburn or hampden, meWork can be performed remotely from a home office located in the state of maine.

***covid-19 vaccination: good shepherd food bank requires all persons hired on or after december 13, 2021, to be fully vaccinated against covid-19***

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