Associate Director, Education Research and Evaluation

The Anti-Defamation League is the leading anti-hate organization in the world, dedicated to protecting the Jewish people and combating antisemitism. The Associate Director of Education Research and Evaluation will design and conduct studies at K-12 and higher education levels to advance research on antisemitism, prejudice, and bias.

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