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Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-TX-Austin | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-CA-Oakland | US-MA-Waltham
Seeking Bias, Sensitivity, and Fairness Reviewers for a High-Stakes Standardized Assessment. AIR will contract directly with the Reviewer under a consulting purchase order agreement.   Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance...
Job ID
11703
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-TX-Austin | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-CA-Oakland | US-MA-Waltham
AIR is currently seeking to establish an ongoing relationship with new independent consultants to support our item writing process. Item writing involves developing stimulus passages with dependent multiple-choice items, as well as sets of independent or discrete multiple-choice items. This is a flexible, online contract position that could range from 5–10 hours per assignment with approximately 4–6 assignments per year. This is a great opportunity to earn some extra money, build your item development skills, and focus on
Job ID
12597
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-TX-Austin | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-CA-Oakland | US-MA-Waltham
AIR is currently seeking to establish an ongoing relationship with new independant consultants to support our item writing process. Item writing involves developing stimulus passages with dependent multiple-choice items, as well as sets of independent or discrete multiple-choice items. This is a flexible, online contract position that could range from 5–10 hours per assignment with approximately 4–6 assignments per year. This is a great opportunity to apply your teaching skills to standardized test content development based on introductory college biochemistry content knowledge. AIR will...
Job ID
12838
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA-Waltham
Join AIR as a part-time Physics Content Editor with our Workforce Developmentprogram area, as we support the healthy, productive, and evolving workforce vital to the United States’ economy and democracy. Our experts have decades of experience in workforce policy and practice, labor policy, postsecondary transformation, economics, and adult education. We work together towards addressing...
Job ID
12898
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote
AIR is currently seeking a Senior Researcher Climate Change to lead research and evaluation projects and research proposals focused on resilience, climate change mitigation, and climate change adaptation efforts. The senior researcher will primarily focus on research and evaluations in low-and middle-income countries. The position will involve collaborating closely with AIR’s climate change research director to look for strategic research and evaluation opportunities in AIR’s country offices in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Mexico. In addition, it will include building strong relationships with the four program areas of the international...
Job ID
12899
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-TX-Austin | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-MD-Columbia | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-WA-Seattle | US-MA | US-CA-Sacramento...
Join AIR as a Technical Assistance Associate with our Learning Supports program area, where we provide research and technical assistance to federal, state, and local clients, primarily focusing on the supports children need to be ready to...
Job ID
12956
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-MA-Waltham
Join AIR as a Qualitative Research Associate with our International Development Division (IDD) and make a difference, improving the quality of life for...
Job ID
12963
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington
Work for a first-class institution that is innovative, multi-dimensional, and dynamic by joining AIR as a Subcontracts Administrator.   We hire talented and forward-thinking professionals to build our cross-functional teams and support our clients in solving complex problems. Our people—problem-solvers, changemakers, and creative thinkers—are experts in their craft who rise to meet today’s challenges.  
Job ID
12978
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington
Work for a first-class institution that is innovative, multi-dimensional, and dynamic by joining AIR as a Sr. Contracts and Grants Specialist.   We hire talented and forward-thinking professionals to build our cross-functional teams and support our clients in solving complex problems. Our people—problem-solvers, changemakers, and creative thinkers—are experts in their craft who rise to meet today’s challenges.  
Job ID
12979
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA
Join AIR as a PrincipalPublic Health Researcher with ourYouth, Family, and Community Developmentprogram to foster equitable pathways for young people, families, and communities to thrive.  This position will focus on Public Health approaches to prevention to support teams aiming to build evidence on equitable pathways to thriving. This position will require collaboration within and outside AIR, including with...
Job ID
12982
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA-Waltham | US-IL-Chicago
AIR’s Human Services Division is seeking a Managing Director for the Education Systems and Policy Program Area who will provide intellectual leadership and expertise in research design, evaluation, and project execution acrossEducationprojects and pursuits. The ideal candidate will bring entrepreneurial talent to identify and pursue new business opportunities, cultivate strong client relationships, lead proposals, provide leadership and skills to recruit new staff and mentor existing staff, and exhibit the...
Job ID
12986
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-DC | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-MA-Waltham
Join AIR as a Quantitative Research Assistant with our International Development Division...
Job ID
13009
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-MA-Waltham
Join AIR as a Qualitative Research Assistant with our International Development Division...
Job ID
13010
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-TX-Austin
AIR’s Human Service Division is seeking a Principal Researcher for the Education Systems & Policy program area to lead research or technical assistance projects and to serve as the deputy director of Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest.   Important aspects of the role include the leadership and development of grant or contract proposals,...
Job ID
13015
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-DC | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-MA-Waltham | US-IL-Chicago
Work for a first-class institution that is innovative, multi-dimensional, and dynamic by joining AIR as an Associate Web Applications Designer.   We hire talented and forward-thinking professionals to build our cross-functional teams and support our clients in solving complex problems. Our people—problem-solvers, changemakers, and creative thinkers—are experts in their craft who rise to meet today’s challenges. You will collaborate with our teams of motivated and passionate visionaries, where your input will be valued and...
Job ID
13017
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-CA-Sacramento | US-CA-Sacramento
Join AIR as an Adult Basic Education Technical Assistance Associate with our Workforce Developmentprogram area, as we support the healthy, productive, and evolving workforce vital to the United States’ economy and democracy. Our experts have decades of experience in workforce policy and practice,...
Job ID
13025
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-WA-Seattle | US-MA
AIR is seeking a Senior Clinical Quality Measure Developerto join AIR’s Learning, Translation, and Quality Measurement Program within the Health. We work to advance equitable, high-quality, affordable, patient-centered care through rigorous research, evaluation, and technical assistance that focuses on what matters most to patients, families, clinicians, and the broader healthcare...
Job ID
13043
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-WA-Seattle | US-MA
Join AIR as a Principal Researcher with our Health team. AIR’s Health Division specializes in research, evaluation, and technical assistance in the area of implementation and/or evaluation of alternative payment models. The selected candidate will join a strong team of researchers and health economists in the practice area of Evaluation, Methods, and Analytics, which has a diversified portfolio of projects, and benefit from various mentoring and...
Job ID
13048
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-DC | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Columbia | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-WA-Seattle | US-MA
AIR is currently seeking a Research Associate to join our Health team. The Research Associate will support our research team in a broad range of activities including data analysis, program assessments, project evaluation, and technical assistance tasks.  
Job ID
13049
Job Location
United States
Job Locations US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA-Waltham
Join AIR as a Part-Time Technical Trainer / Instructional Designer with ourWorkforce Developmentprogram area, as we support the healthy, productive, and evolving workforce vital to the United States’ economy and democracy. Our experts have decades of experience in workforce policy and practice, labor policy, postsecondary transformation, economics, and adult education. We work together towards addressing structural barriers in the workforce across race, class, and gender. We provide...
Job ID
13056
Job Location
United States