The Role
Conduct in-person research recruitment and standardized questionnaires at bars, breweries, music venues, and other locations. Recruit and onboard venues, engage patrons and staff, administer screeners, distribute incentives, collect and transmit confidential data, maintain study materials, assess venues, report activities, and complete administrative tasks. Frequent travel, evening and weekend work, physical activity, equipment handling, and careful tracking of incentives and expenses are required.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities
Research Liaisons are responsible for:
- Traveling frequently to selected locations; may include overnight travel
- Making in-person contact with selected respondents to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation
- Collecting and maintaining confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires
- Maintaining current knowledge of relevant developments in the field
- Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online trainings
- Transmitting data as scheduled
- Attending virtually scheduled meetings with other members of the project team
- 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
- Editing completed work, and reporting the results of all activities
- Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports
- This position involves standing, walking and climbing stairs, and transporting equipment and materials such as laptop computers and notebooks weighing 20 pounds or more
- Reaching out to local venues by phone, by email, or in person; identifying the decision maker within the venue; and clearly explaining the purposes of the study to gain their agreement to participate
- Through venue recruitment efforts, recruiting up to 20 local venues to participate in the study
- Onboarding venue staff to the study, maintaining good study relationships with venue managers, owners, and staff throughout duration of study
- Encouraging staff to sign up for the study through active screener participation on the spot using project tablet or using passive staff recruitment materials
- Launching each wave of data collection by posting passive recruitment materials throughout the venue; closing each wave by collecting all passive recruitment materials when participation targets have been met
- Conducting active intercept recruitment of patrons at venues using a tablet for 5-minute screeners, paying $10 cash incentives upon completion
- Maintaining study supplies (flyers, table tents, etc.) at each venue, and conducting periodic venue assessments (a short survey liaisons complete about each venue)
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
- Effective decision-making and task management skills
- Able to accurately account for incentive money paid out to respondents and request replenishments
- Able to obtain, safeguard, and submit all expense receipts for client records and reimbursement
- Able to keep project information confidential
- Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark
- Due to nature of drinking establishment hours of operation, afternoons, evenings, and weekends will be required for most tasks
- Be comfortable in bar, brewery, or music venue settings, including busy and loud establishments
- Must have flexible availability to work on specified dates/times determined by the venue recruitment effort
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
- Associates degree preferred
- Ability to adapt to various social environments and areas
- Ability to complete, organize, safely store, and ship paperwork weekly, and in a timely fashion
- Ability to document all activity and interactions with patrons or venue managers as required
- Ability to work with another venue liaison and project staff as an effective and cohesive team
- Ability to adhere to project requirements
- Be outgoing and comfortable approaching and speaking with strangers
- Ability to explain the importance of this study
- Ability to accurately account for incentive money paid out to respondents and request replenishments
- Ability to obtain, safeguard and submit all expense receipts for client records and reimbursement
Skills Required
- High school diploma or GED
- Effective verbal communication and listening skills
- Fluency in English reading, writing, and speaking
- Availability for the full training and data collection period
- Ability to successfully complete training
- Valid U.S. driver's license
- Reliable personal automobile available for business use
- Comfort using an employer-issued tablet, laptop, and related equipment
- Access to password-protected Wi-Fi for data transmission and administrative work
- Effective decision-making and task management skills
- Ability to accurately track incentive payments and request replenishments
- Ability to obtain, safeguard, and submit expense receipts
- Ability to maintain project confidentiality
- Willingness to work in varied weather conditions and after dark
- Availability for afternoon, evening, and weekend work
- Comfort working in busy, loud bar, brewery, or music venue settings
- Flexible availability for venue-determined dates and times
- Positive, self-motivated, curious, and outgoing personality
- Ability to interact with people from varied backgrounds and social environments
- Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills
- Computer skills, including email and internet proficiency
- Associate degree
- Ability to organize, store, and ship paperwork weekly
- Ability to document activities and interactions with patrons and venue managers
- Ability to work effectively with venue liaisons and project staff
- Ability to follow project requirements
- Comfort approaching and speaking with strangers
- Ability to explain the importance of the study
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The Company
What We Do
RTI International is an independent, nonprofit research institute dedicated to improving the human condition. Clients rely on us to answer questions that demand an objective and multidisciplinary approach—one that integrates expertise across the social and laboratory sciences, engineering, and international development. We believe in the promise of science, and we are inspired every day to deliver on that promise for the good of people, communities, and businesses around the world. For job openings and career information, visit www.rti.org/careers. RTI reserves the right to remove any inappropriate or unauthorized content posted or contributed to its LinkedIn page.
