Associate Director, Education Research and Evaluation

Anti-Defamation League is the leading anti-hate organization in the world, focused on protecting the Jewish people and combating antisemitism. The Associate Director of Education Research and Evaluation will support the education research team by designing and conducting studies, managing research projects, and communicating findings to various stakeholders.

Responsibilities:

• Support CAR’s education research team lead in managing a growing portfolio of research and evaluation projects related to effective interventions for reducing antisemitism and hate
• Design and implement lab and field-based research studies
• Stay up to date on current trends in K-12 education and social science research on antisemitism and prejudice reduction
• Write materials ranging from brief internal data write-ups to public-facing reports
• Present research findings to both researcher and non-researcher audiences
• Facilitate communication with internal and external stakeholders, ensuring relevant partners remain up to date on CAR’s latest education research and findings

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Solid experience with research design principles and best practices
• Ability to manage quantitative and mixed-methods research projects throughout the project lifecycle
• Experience conducting field research in K-12 and/or college classroom settings
• Ability to analyze data and clearly summarize key findings using a variety of research methods
• Easy facility with statistical analysis software (preferably R)
• Experience with Qualtrics or similar survey platforms
• Ability to communicate complex quantitative findings to non-research-oriented audiences
• Easy facility with quantitative methodologies, such as multiple regression, factor analysis or other dimensionality reduction techniques, and experimental or quasi-experimental research design
• The ideal candidate has several years' research experience from prior employment, internships, and/or applicable undergraduate/graduate work
• Advanced degree, especially one involving coursework in statistics and research methods, desired
• Knowledge of code management and collaboration in GitHub a plus
• Knowledge of qualitative methods, such as focus groups and semi-structured interviewing, is a plus
• Experience with data visualization or demonstrated desire to learn
• Knowledge of antisemitism specifically and/or prejudice generally