Qualitative Researcher

**Work with us**:
**Qualitative Researcher**:
**Role**

This is a full-time role and will be based in Bangalore, India.

**Responsibilities
- Undertake secondary data collection using public data sources such as Census of India, World Bank, etc.
- Execute research projects from start to finish, including collecting, cleaning, processing, analysing and publishing data
- Independently develop framework of analyses for consolidated primary or secondary data
- Coordinate with stakeholders for data collection and sharing
- Communicate research processes and results to audiences from diverse backgrounds
- Manage projects and team towards the project outcomes
- Writing up research results in the form of journal articles, conference papers, blogs, or white papers

**Required Skills**:
- A Master’s degree in any of the social sciences, including sociology, economics, anthropology, law, public policy, psychology, statistics or in equivalent fields.
- Prior experience in field research, either in conducting surveys or ethnographic research
- Managing databases, cleaning and presenting data in statistical packages of choice.
- Experience in organising and facilitating Focus Group Discussions (FGDs)
- Developing and writing case studies
- Experience in project management and liaising with project partners
- Simultaneously working on multiple projects
- Quickly switching contexts
- Independently planning and managing your work

**Preferred Skills**
- Designing primary data collection proposals, including accounting for ethical, privacy and method-specific considerations
- Proficiency in one or more Indian languages such as Kannada, Tamil, or Hindi
- Experience in diverse data collection methods such as games, oral histories, online surveys, social media, etc.
- Experience working with government stakeholders
- Ability to interpret quantitative data and identify emerging trends for analysis

**Why Work at Fields of View**
- We pride ourselves in building a collaborative and open environment around our work in building tools for inclusive public policy. This is your chance to become an addition to our coveted multidisciplinary team, that houses individuals from different backgrounds scaling from Journalism to Game Design to Law.
- We have collaborations with Indian and international universities, and you get access to cutting edge research in data and policy.
- Depending on your interest, you will contribute to research papers that will be published in major journals.
- High levels of ownership as part of a small, growing team.
- We have a generous leave and work-from-home policy and are committed to building an organisational culture of collaboration and trust.

**Remuneration**

Rs. 63,250-79,063 per month

**How To Apply**

**Application Process
- Having successfully gone through the phone call stage, we will provide you with an assignment. The assignment will involve a cross section of the kind of work you'll do with us. You take as much time as you want to complete the assignment, but we've noted that it takes on average about 7 days to finish.
- If we like your approach to the assignment, we invite you to spend two days with us. You can pepper us with more questions and get to know the rest of the team. You will also be provided a follow-up task to be performed during those 2 days. Once this is done, and if you like us and we like you, we will extend an offer within a week's time.

**Other Notes**
- Fields of View is a non-profit organisation.
- The position is based in Bangalore
- Our office is in JP Nagar, close to Rangashankara