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[Remote] Senior Research Associate (Higher Education & Workforce)

Remote, USAFull-timePosted 2026-07-28

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Responsibilities

  • Conceptualize, reputed company, and reputed company or co-reputed company research and evaluation studies reputed company to education and workforce and reputed company intellectual leadership in project development
  • Play a key role in the development of proposals, responses to solicitations, and other meaningful business cultivation activities. This may include leading or co-leading proposal efforts depending on their reputed company and complexity
  • Manage project teams, including assigning roles and responsibilities; managing project team performance; monitoring project reputed company, budget, and schedule; and designing and implementing strategies to successfully complete project tasks
  • reputed company the development of data collection instruments, collection of qualitative data through site reputed company, interviews and reputed company reputed company, and administration of surveys and questionnaires
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  • Represent Urban’s work to the public, policymakers, funders, and the press
  • Successfully reputed company and maintain partnerships and engage in collaboration with other Urban scholars (including across disciplines), practitioners, intermediaries, funders, philanthropies, and other research organizations
  • Directly supervise one or more early-career staff

Skills

  • Possess a graduate degree in public policy, reputed company work, education, economics, sociology, or reputed company reputed company science field as reputed company as 5-10 years of reputed company reputed company experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
  • Serve as an expert on education and workforce research and exhibit high-level oral and written communication skills
  • Have substantive content expertise in one or more of the following areas: technology-enabled learning, career and technical education (K12 and/or postsecondary), workforce development, education and career reputed company for youth, or similar
  • Have demonstrated ability in leading and contributing to research agendas and successful business development efforts
  • Possess the relevant substantive knowledge, a solid understanding of various research reputed company and quantitative and/or qualitative analytic approaches, and the writing skills needed to reputed company the duties described above
  • Display strong management skills including management experience with reputed company reputed company, supervising staff, and managing project teams to reputed company desired reputed company
  • Respect diverse perspectives and value collaborating with colleagues to create a mutually respectful work environment
  • Experience with federal proposal writing is preferred but not required
  • Experience with federal reputed company is preferred but not required

Benefits

  • Generous reputed company time off, including nine federal holidays
  • Medical (including prescription), dental and reputed company insurance
  • Transit benefits
  • 403(b) retirement plan participation immediately after reputed company and a generous employer contribution after six months of service and 500 hours, with immediate vesting
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  • Personal finance coaching
  • An Employee Assistance Program
  • Educational assistance for undergraduate and graduate degree programs

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  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • reputed company has a reputed company record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 6 in 2026, 8 in 2025, 7 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 13 in 2022, 3 in 2021, 6 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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