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Researcher Job Description

Job summary 1

We are looking for a candidate to serve as a Researcher. You will be responsible for monitoring regulatory and legislative developments on a wide range of issues and conducting research and analysis. Work may include researching and writing on long-term projects, or producing short, timely memos describing hearings or meetings. Subject areas will be varied, but work on financial services and environmental issues will predominate. Qualified candidates must have strong research and writing skills.

Duties & Responsibilities 1

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Conduct research and analysis on regulatory and legislative developments
Respond to internal and external inquiries
- Draft comment letters and position pieces
- Attend meetings and hearings to provide updates to the group and internal stakeholders
- Stay apprised of emerging regulatory issues and legislative developments

Requirements & Skills 1

3 to 5 years of relevant regulatory or government relations experience
Knowledge and understanding of the regulatory and policy issues surrounding financial market participants
- Familiarity with the agency rulemaking and legislative process
- Written and oral communications skills and demonstrated analytical and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to collaborate with a wide variety of internal professionals, including engineers, software developers, product development, sales, marketing, and other teams

Job summary 2

Researcher conducts or supports research and evaluation studies, contributing to a portfolio of mid-to large-scale research and evaluation projects primarily of K-12 educational initiatives. They assist in building and maintaining client relationships, assist in large-scale proposal responses, and may lead responses to small-scale RFPs or client requests.

Duties & Responsibilities 2

Requirements & Skills 2

Job summary 3

We seek to add staff members at the Researcher level to support research and evidence-building activities across various issue areas.

Duties & Responsibilities 3

Develop trusting relationships with project partners by being responsive and communicating clearly and appropriately about project-related issues.
Use expertise in content and methodology to inform and strengthen project design, deliverables, and actionable dissemination.
Complete a variety of analytic tasks, including data management and analysis, based on a project plan, recommending deviations from the plan as appropriate.
Gather primary data, if relevant for a project, such as developing surveys and conducting focus groups or interviews.
Conduct literature reviews.
Project manage the timely creation, quality checks, and reviews of deliverables.
- Coordinate with external consultants (e.g., subject matter experts, graphic designers, and statisticians) about project timelines and needs.
- Facilitate internal and external check-ins and meetings to meet project goals.
- Effectively communicate orally and in writing to a lay audience about technical analytic and policy issues. Develop data visualizations and content for layered communication such as executive summaries, factsheets, and social media messaging.

Requirements & Skills 3

Demonstrated passion for improving government performance and addressing complex social problems.
Excellence in both written and oral communications.
Experience with the technical writing for research audiences, policy memos for policymakers and practitioners, and slide decks.
Exceptional organizational skills and creativity in problem-solving.
Solid quantitative and qualitative analytical skills. Experience generating and/or using data to drive insights and action.
Demonstrated knowledge of, and relevant experience with, research and evaluation in culturally diverse communities and health/social equity.
- Self-motivated with an orientation towards results and a track record of driving results with limited supervisory direction.
- Eagerness to learn, attention to detail, and ability to balance competing priorities and tight deadlines.
- Masters in public policy, public health, mental health, sociology, economics, criminal justice, law, statistics, or a related field.

Job summary 4

As a Researcher, you will collect, curate and analyze information to support our content. Additionally, you will partner with writers and collaborate with various stakeholders throughout the content organization, track important digital and media trends, and disseminate those trends, data, and insights across the company.

Duties & Responsibilities 4

Track digital media and industry sources covering a variety of topics
Collect, analyze, and select quantitative and qualitative research for charts, articles, and reports
Identify current trends and stories in the digital marketplace
Discover and vet new sources of information
- Establish and develop relationships with research sources and investment relations contacts at key companies
- Manage a calendar of information release dates
- Depending on the coverage area, translate research reports into English

Requirements & Skills 4

Writing and/or researching experience (e.g., market research, analyst relations, equity research, journalism, consulting).
Regional/country or topic-specific market knowledge through schooling and/or previous professional experience.
Depending on the coverage area/market, additional language skills.

Job summary 5

The Researcher position is responsible for tracking and recording commercial real estate market transactions. Responsibilities include searching for, validating, and entering data into our proprietary database and ensuring ongoing data integrity. We are seeking candidates who can display initiative and attention to detail to keep Company’s unique transaction database real-time and accurate.

Duties & Responsibilities 5

Monitoring and interpretation of various news sources for real estate transactions, followed by the creation or updating of those transactions in the database.
- Examining and analyzing a range of third-party data feeds of real estate transactions, followed by inputting or revising transactions in the database.
- Research missing information from existing transactions.
- Various research tasks as needed.

Requirements & Skills 5

Attention to detail with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Strong experience in the Microsoft Office suite.
- Affinity for research and working with data.
- Ability to work independently and within a team environment.
- 1-2 years of experience preferred.

Job summary 6

The Researcher will work closely with all team members to help facilitate several essential components of the recruitment process. Primary clients are in the software and high-technology space. This position is ideal for an individual who is adept at information discovery is highly organized, and can readily employ several approaches to achieve superb results.

Duties & Responsibilities 6

Compile lists of competitor companies that will most likely produce strong candidates for an array of open positions
Identify and maintain profiles of individuals currently working with relevant organizations who are well-matched to the requirements of a particular search or maybe a strong overall fit for a future opening
Contact select professionals and corporations as needed

Requirements & Skills 6

Exceptional oral and written communication skills
- Strong research, planning, and organizational abilities
- Strong Office, database, and internet skills
- BA/BS highly desired. An appropriate combination of education and work experience will be considered

Job summary 7

As a Researcher, you’ll be designing the financial algorithms that drive our portfolio advice and retirement forecasts, which provide clients with optimized investment portfolios and help them plan for their financial needs in retirement.

Duties & Responsibilities 7

Evaluate and improve investment models, portfolio optimization algorithms, and forecasting algorithms
Accurately document product specifications, with particular attention to integrating new product features with existing product components
Collaborate with product marketing and user experience teams to understand customer needs and design new services
Coordinate with engineering and QA teams during implementation and testing to ensure algorithms and enhancements are being correctly implemented
- Conduct new research to improve our models and understand investor behavior and investment outcomes
- Collect new data as necessary
- Present results to audiences both inside and outside the company

Requirements & Skills 7

Ph.D. in Finance / Economics or equivalent with a strong research track record
Strong empirical research skills and background in statistics
- Very effective interpersonal and communication skills (oral and written)
- High energy, entrepreneurial attitude, and team-oriented approach
- Programming ability in Matlab, Python, and SQL a plus

Job summary 8

We are seeking a full-time staff Researcher. This position will also work cross-functionally with other team members (e.g., communications, events, and HR) and support them via data analyses and data visualizations. The Researcher’s role will ultimately enhance brand identity, improve internal decision-making processes, and raise our public profile. The ideal candidate for this position is a strong writer, project manager, and self-starter, and has experience with both qualitative and quantitative research.

Duties & Responsibilities 8

Requirements & Skills 8

Graduate degree in political science, sociology, or related field. The Ph.D. degree is strongly preferred;
Experience publishing academic or think tank quality papers.
Experience with grant writing.
Extensive knowledge of data analysis software programs.
Good problem-solving and analytical skills, ability to resolve issues.
Exceptional writing, proofreading, and copy-editing skills.
- Strong interpersonal and presentation skills.
- Attention to detail, and a propensity to approach problems from creative angles.
- Outstanding prioritization and project management skills.

Job summary 9

We're looking for a Researcher to lead research projects and help evolve research operations at our Company. This role reports directly to the Director of Research on the design team. You'll collaborate across design, product, engineering, data science, operations, marketing, and sales. Your research insights, from customer and market research, will influence product and business decisions.

Duties & Responsibilities 9

Conducting strategic research that informs the company vision and product roadmap.
Using a variety of communication tools to share research insights across the company.
- Working with design leadership to inform and improve uplevel research processes.
- Coaching and mentoring, promoting research and customer-centricity processes and tools and best practices
- Lead research and customer-centricity workshops with cross-functional teams to increase understanding of customers, target markets, and track research from findings and insights to action and impact.

Requirements & Skills 9

8+ years of experience using qualitative and quantitative research, preferably with data and analytics, to inform product and business decisions for B2B and B2C, and B2B2C.
1+ years coaching and mentoring, enabling others to conduct their research
Experience with UX metrics and benchmarking
Organized and focused on efficient research planning and operations
- Management and use of multiple research tools and vendors, including but not limited to Qualtrics, an unmoderated usability testing tool, and panel providers
- Experience collaborating across an organization
- Outstanding communicator and facilitator for presenting, speaking, and leading workshops and training.

Job summary 10

We are looking for a Researcher.

Duties & Responsibilities 10

Development and performance evaluation of 5G NR-V2X PC5 (PHY/MAC layers) for V2X safety applications
Surveying and contributing to V2X standardizations in SAE and 3GPP
- Development of novel mmWave communication scheduling algorithm for V2V and V2I sensor sharing services
- Prepare technical reports
- Create academic publications and invention disclosures

Requirements & Skills 10

Research and development experience of wireless communications in vehicular environments
Strong knowledge of wireless communication at PHY and MAC layers such as radio propagation, modulation, channel coding, and channel access mechanism
Solid understanding of standardized communication technologies such as 5G NR-V2X PC5, LTE-V2X PC5, IEEE 802.11p/DSRC, IEEE 802.11ad
Excellent coding skills with MATLAB and ns-3
Deep learning is a plus
- Capability to learn and explore new research areas
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as within a highly motivated team environment
- Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to respond professionally in all types of situations

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