The Knowles Science Teaching Foundation (KSTF), a rapidly growing multimillion dollar foundation located in Moorestown, New Jersey (just outside Philadelphia) is currently seeking a Senior Program Officer for Research to coordinate funding of external research programs and manage internal research efforts. Established as a non-profit 501 (c) 3 organization in 2000, KSTF supports three nationwide programs designed to improve the quality of high school science and mathematics teaching: · Fellowships for outstanding beginning high school science and mathematics teachers · Educational research through our Young Scholars Research Fellowships and internal research programs · Conferences on science and mathematics education

The Opportunity Agenda seeks a rigorous, entrepreneurial Public Opinion Researcher to manage the organization’s public opinion research and media analysis; provide strategic input on research, communications and advocacy projects; and assist with program development and fundraising. The successful candidate will possess strong quantitative research, writing and oral presentation, and interpersonal skills. Working under the direction of the Research Director and Communications Coordinator, the Public Opinion Researcher will manage the organization’s public opinion research and media analysis, including: * Working with advocate partners and The Opportunity Agenda staff to determine public opinion and media analysis needs; * Conducting media content analyses, identifying coverage trends, and proposing recommendations; * Identifying and analyzing relevant existing public opinion research; * Determining and specifying details of public opinion research projects, including sources of information, procedures to be used, and the design of survey instruments and materials; * Designing, planning, implementing, and interpreting original public opinion research; * Planning, implementing, and evaluating original opinion research, collaborating or coordinating with other researchers, including consultants, when appropriate; * Conducting and/or supervising quantitative analyses of opinion research; * Preparing and presenting summaries and analyses of survey data and focus group results, including tables, graphs, and fact sheets that describe techniques and results; and * Preparing and delivering presentations for advocates, funders, and other audiences on survey, focus group, and analysis findings.

Mathematica is a nationally recognized research organization that conducts social policy studies on health care, disability, education, welfare, nutrition, and related topics. Our mission is to improve public well-being by bringing the highest standards of quality, objectivity, and excellence to bear on the work we do for our clients, which include federal, state, and local government agencies, as well as private foundations. We currently have openings for survey researchers. We offer our employees a stimulating, team-oriented work environment, competitive salaries, and a comprehensive benefits package, as well as the advantages of employee ownership. We provide generous paid time off and an on-site fitness center As a survey researcher, you would join our staff of survey research professionals, which includes doctoral and master's-level researchers in survey methodology, behavioral or social sciences, public policy, and public health. Duties of the position: · Design questionnaires, provide questionnaire development specifications, and design pretests · Handle budget preparation and cost analyses · Direct or manage survey teams, including preparation of interviewer training protocols, and implementation of sample designs · Prepare proposal text and budgets · Perform analysis for methodological studies · Participate in study design · Write professional reports on survey research activities suitable for publication or dissemination