Hiring: Research Associate, Threat Reduction Company: Dexis Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-12 14:52:53 Employment Type: Part-time Target Skills & Keywords : Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Secret Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Support data collection efforts remotely through interviews, note-taking, surveys, and other data collection instruments. •With guidance from the project team, conduct qualitative research, literature reviews, and other desktop studies. •Support virtual key informant interviews (KIIs) as requested with a range of stakeholders, including Department of State staff, implementers of CTR programming, biological/chemical/nuclear/radiological security experts, and partner country officials in select countries abroad. •Clean, code, and manage large volumes of qualitative data. •Provide support for data visualization and analysis. •Draft reports, findings from evaluations, presentations and briefs, and other products. •Communicate results and programmatic updates to partners, clients, and other relevant stakeholders through check-in meetings, learning sessions, and other debriefs, as needed. •Provide additional support, including copy editing, preparation of deliverables, and other tasks as needed. Qualifications: •Minimum BA in a relevant field plus one year of relevant work experience (including part-time work, if applicable). •Understanding of monitoring and evaluation (M&E) principles (i.e. indicators, project evaluation, KIIs, 18 FAM 300, Managing for Results, etc.). •Operational familiarity with manual or software-based qualitative analysis techniques. •Operational familiarity with survey development and analysis. •Quantitative analysis capabilities, including developing findings from large amounts of data in Excel. •Strong writing and communication skills. •Master’s degree in a relevant field preferred. •Three years of professional experience. •Quantitative and qualitative research experience. •Operational familiarity with CTR Global Threat Reduction (GTR) programming and/or USG threat reduction programming. Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!