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Field Interviewers on the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) are responsible for:
- Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit study participants
- Locating selected dwelling units, identifying eligible adult household members, administering a screening interview and recruiting respondents for a longer main interview, if selected
- Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
- Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires
- Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
- Transmitting data as scheduled
- Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment
- Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft
- Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives
- Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
- Virtually attend scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
- Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work
- Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom
- This position involves standing, walking and climbing stairs, and transporting equipment and materials such as laptop computers and notebooks weighing 15 pounds or more.
Qualifications
Minimum Required Qualifications
- Must possess High School Diploma or GED
- Possess effective communication skills through speech and listening
- Fluency in English through reading, writing, and speaking
- Available for entire training and data collection period
- Able to successfully complete training
- Must have a valid US driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use
- Comfortable using RTI issued tablet, laptop and other associated equipment
- Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities
- Able to keep project information confidential
- Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
- Must be comfortable asking survey questions on personally sensitive subject matters (e.g. pregnancy, reproduction, sexual activity)
- Must be willing to work approximately 20 hours a week, including weekends and weekday evenings, on a regular basis with occasional weekday daytime hours.
- Must be comfortable working in unfamiliar areas
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Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates
- Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from a variety of backgrounds
- Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines
- Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency
- Experience conducting in-person, household interviews with randomly selected respondents
- Willingness to travel to other areas in geographical region (e.g., within state, adjacent state) for short periods of time
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