Survey Method Expert (m/v)

What will you be doing?

The Survey Method Expert will serve as statistical lead in the design of KP Europe and administration of sample surveys and will be responsible for working on both individual studies as well as developing and enhancing and ensuring Ipsos¿ KP quality standards. This position serves as an internal and external consultant on the design and implementation of KP and provides an excellent opportunity for a talented and imaginative researcher to play a leading scientific role in the deployment and expansion of Ipsos¿s research assets. The role will primarily focus on the establishment of Ipsos¿s KnowledgePanel Europe, which is probability-based.

Key Responsibilities

• Support project teams in translating client research needs into efficient yet high quality study designs via developing sampling and weighting plans, writing proposals, and direct consultation with internal and external clients.
• Generating weights and other adjustments, performing imputation, overseeing quality control procedures, and leading or advising on advanced analytics for existing projects.
• Help identify and investigate statistical, methodological, and procedural enhancements for the design and maintenance of the KnowledgePanel, as well as cutting-edge techniques for enhancing the validity of data collected via the KnowledgePanel.
• Support and lead efforts to advance data integration and sample blending methodologies.
• Lead and co-lead special research initiatives on emerging topics in sampling and panel research, such as: effective methods for supplementing KnowledgePanel with alternative sample sources, use of machine learning procedures in survey research, bias reduction in nonprobability/opt-in samples, data cleaning and editing, representativeness and data validity, and data privacy.

Profil

What would we like you to bring?

The Ideal Candidate has the following Skills, Experience, and Attributes

• Advanced degreein surveysampling, statistics, or a directly related field; at least 5 years of experience in an applied research settingand Ph.D. with a focus on statisticalsamplingtheory and survey methods preferred.
• Hands-on experiencewith statisticsfor sampling(address-based sampling, panel methods, online samples, area probability sampling, and telephone sampling using RDD samples).
• Able to provide statisticaladviceand written justificationfor sampledesignand familiaritywith commonly referenceddataand samplingsourcesacross Europe.
• Experience with different ways of addressing attritionand non-response bias in panel data analysis and their impact on the interpretation of findings is a plus. Familiarity with commonly references data on strategies to improve representativeness.
• Demonstrated ability in the design and execution of high-quality quantitative research, statistical weightingof surveydata, varianceestimation, and have a working knowledge of multivariate statistical analysis.
• Hands-on experience working with public data like health, public opinion, demographic, geospatial, and/or social media data. Experience with multiple data collection modesand knowledge of best practices of measurementand analyses.
• Highly skilled with R, SAS, Python, or SPSS.
• Ability to convey complexand technicaltopicsto non-academic and/or non-technical audiences, both verbally and in written form.
• Highly motivated, proactive, self-directed, and comfortable working within tight and shifting deadlines.
• Team-playerwith keen interest in collaborating with local markets
• Strong organizational skills, and the ability to manage multiple projectssimultaneously, while maintaininga strong client serviceorientation.
• Unflaggingattentionto detailand commitment to the accuracyand completenessof information, quality of results, and robustness of findings.
• Strong internaland externalclientpresence; approachable colleague with well-developed interpersonal skills.
• Flexibleand comprehensivethinker, with enthusiasm for learning and innovation.

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