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SalaryWestat is an employee-owned corporation providing research services to agencies of the U.S. Government, as well as businesses, foundations, and state and local governments. Westat's research, technical, and administrative staff of more than 2,000 is located at our headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, near Washington, DC.
Westat is committed to building a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusivity, belonging and equity for all. We believe that our greatest strength draws on the different backgrounds, cultures, perspectives and experiences of our employees.
Job Summary
Westat has an immediate opening for a Research Associate to join our team of leading food and nutrition researchers, evaluators, policy analysts, and technical assistance providers. Our work supports the USDA Food and Nutrition Service in the administration of federal nutrition assistance programs, in addition to other federal, state, and nonprofit clients. In this role, you will collaborate with a team to implement research, evaluation, or technical assistance projects requiring demonstrated experience in data collection, analysis and report writing. This is a full-time telework position, however, travel for team meetings, project work, and conferences is required.
Job Responsibilities
- Contribute to qualitative and/or quantitative research projects.
- Perform project management tasks, such as notetaking and scheduling.
- Perform research tasks and activities, such as collecting and analyzing qualitative and/or quantitative data.
- Contribute to client deliverables and proposals with review and input from supervisors.
- Perform or manage multiple complex tasks.
- Participate in internal project meetings and in client meetings.
Basic Qualifications
- Typically requires a bachelor’s degree in public policy, public health, social science, or a related field and 5 years of related experience.
- Experience conducting qualitative and quantitative research, policy analysis, or technical assistance.
- Demonstrated experience working with SNAP, WIC, NSLP/SBP, and/or other federal nutrition assistance and social safety net programs.
Preferred Qualifications
- A master’s degree in public policy, public health, social science, or a related field and 1-3 years of related experience.
- Lived experience participating in one or more federal nutrition or social safety net programs and/or experience collaborating with people served by these programs.
- Experience using quantitative or qualitative analytic software such as R, SAS, STATA, NVivo, or ATLAS.ti.
Other Required Qualifications
- Demonstrated communication skills
- Collaboration with teams, managers and/or clients
- Organization skills, including time management ability
- Detail oriented
Westat offers a well-rounded and comprehensive benefits program focused on wellness and work/life balance. Subject to plan requirements, employees may participate in:
- Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- 401(k) Retirement Plan
- Paid Parental Leave
- Vacation Leave (15 days per year)
- Sick Leave (10 days per year)
- Holiday Leave (7 government holidays and 2 floating holidays)
- Professional Development
- Health Advocate
- Employee Assistance Program
- Travel Accident Insurance
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- Long Term Disability Insurance
- Life and AD&D Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
- Supplemental Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Savings Account
This opportunity will be posted for a minimum of 5 days and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis.
Westat is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, or any other protected status under applicable law.
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