RESEARCH
New
Survey Research Lead (PhD)
Research
Remote (US)
Part-time Contract
We run the US directory of rent-to-own stores. Small remote team.
The role
We survey US consumers about what they buy, how they pay, and how they decide, and we want a credentialed researcher owning the methodology. You design the instrument and the sampling plan, catch problems before fielding, verify data integrity afterward, and sign the methodology under your own name. Roughly 8 to 15 hours per month, fully remote, long-term if it works.
What you will do
Design instruments and sampling plans for consumer surveys fielded on the Prolific panel, including when census-matched sampling is worth it.
Review questionnaires for wording, order effects, and denominator traps before fielding.
Verify data integrity after fielding: deduplication, branch logic, completion-time screens, multi-select denominators, disclosure review.
Write the methodology and limitations sections at a level a journalist or academic reviewer would accept.
Sign each study you review as the named reviewing methodologist.
What we are looking for
PhD in a quantitative social science, statistics, survey methodology, marketing research, or a related field (ABD considered with published survey research).
Hands-on experience designing and analyzing surveys on research panels (Prolific, MTurk, Qualtrics, or national panels).
Fluency in what a nonprobability panel can and cannot claim, and limitations language that survives scrutiny.
Willingness to be publicly named, with your credentials, as the reviewing methodologist on every study you sign off (a condition of the role).
Comfortable working alongside AI tools. We use them for fielding, analysis, and drafting, and you supply the judgment on top, directing, auditing, and correcting the output. Knowing when not to use them matters just as much.
Clear plain-language communicator, comfortable working async.
Also valued: experience building or leading a research team.
Sustained availability of 8 to 15 hours per month.
Compensation
$55 to $95 per hour, ongoing.
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- Research
- Remote (US)
- Part-time Contract
- $55 to $95 per hour
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What you'd be working on
A directory of 4,600+ rent-to-own stores nationwide, laid out plainly so shoppers can compare before they sign.
4,600+
stores in the directory
2,200+
cities covered
518,221
Google reviews analyzed