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RTI International

Interviewer - Part Time

3 days ago

Charleston

The pay rate for this part-time position is $20/hour. Hourly wage is based on experience and geographical location. • Flexible work schedule, • Access to an employee discount program, • Reimbursable travel time and mileage Field Interviewers are responsible for:, • Traveling frequently to selected locations to recruit selected respondents, • Making in-person and phone contact to locate respondents aged 58-96 to discuss the study, answer questions, and obtain participation, • Making in-person and phone contact with selected respondents to avert and convert refusals to participate, • Collecting confidential information and administering standardized questionnaires via phone and in-person lasting up to 150 minutes per interview, • Independently managing administrative duties, including participating in conference calls and completing online and in-person trainings, • Transmitting data as scheduled, • Administering cognitive assessments (e.g., animal naming test, word recall, and counting backwards), • Administering physical function testings using dynamometer [hand-held device], • Providing verbal instructions to respondents for self-collection of whole dried blood spots using a small device and assisting when needed. Linked here is an informational video regarding this process: ___, • Providing verbal instructions to respondents for self-collection of saliva using an Oragene Saliva Kit and assisting when needed, • Ensuring proper storage, handling, packaging, and shipping of bio-specimens (TASSO device and Oragene tube) according to project protocols, • Managing and storing paper documents, • Clearly and concisely documenting all efforts to contact and interview respondents at the end of each workday, • Maintaining regular access to a reliable wireless internet connection in your home for project work, • Meeting weekly with supervisor via Zoom, • Assuming full and legal responsibility for use and care of project-issued equipment, • Managing and securing any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft, • Safeguarding any participant incentives, issued equipment, or project materials against damage, loss, or theft, • Assuming responsibility for and carefully tracking all participant incentives, • Submitting timely and accurate Time & Expense reports AHPS is a research study conducted by the Carolina Population Center (CPC) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill under a grant from the National Institute on Aging (NIA). AHPS will attempt to locate and interview the parents of a sample of Add Health respondents who were adolescents in 1995 – some of whom were interviewed for the first phase of AHPS, conducted 2015- 2018, and some of whom have not participated since 1995. The AHPS parents are now between 58-90 years old. AHPS is an ongoing study of social, behavioral, and biological factors influencing healthy aging and the development of AD/ADRD in a national sample of adults currently aged 58-90. Significant knowledge gaps exist regarding intergenerational dimensions of cognitive aging and risk for AD/ADRD, and how these processes differ across race and ethnic groups. Phase 2 of this study will address these gaps. Combined data from AHPS Phases 1 and 2 will be linked with rich longitudinal data on original Add Health respondents to create and disseminate the first nationally representative multigenerational biosocial resource with cognitive, genomic, behavioral, and social data for the study of racial/ethnic disparities in cognitive aging and AD/ADRD risk. Additional information about this study can be found at the project website: ___ Minimum Required Qualifications • Must be at least 21 years old at the time of employment, • Must possess High School Diploma or GED, • Comfortable with the following:, • visible blood in the collection device. Interviewers will not draw blood themselves, • viewing, handling, packaging and shipping bio-specimens (TASSO device and Oragene tube), • wearing a mask/gloves during the blood and saliva portion of the in-person visit, • asking survey questions on personally sensitive subject matters, • 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 (self-guided, virtual, and in-person), • Must have a valid driver's license and reliable personal automobile available for business use, • Comfortable using RTI issued laptop and other associated equipment, • Access to password-protected Wi-Fi connection for data transmissions and administrative responsibilities, • Able to keep project information confidential, • Willingness to work in various types of weather conditions and after dark, • Willing to work weekday daytime hours with flexibility for some work in the evenings and weekends as dictated by case requirements., • Able to adjust schedule to interview respondents when they are available, • Must be proficient in the use of issued laptop when administering interview components, • Position involves physical demands of carrying, lifting, and climbing stairs. Physical effort includes supplies and equipment up to 20lbs, • Demonstrate effective organizational and communication skills, • In order to travel by air, federal law requires individuals have REAL ID or an acceptable alternative. This position may require the successful candidate to travel by air for business reasons. Accordingly, successful candidates must have, or be willing to obtain, a REAL ID, or TSA approved alternative Preferred Qualifications for Ideal Candidates, • Two years' experience conducting in-person interviews, • Prior experience working on a Add Health Study or on other surveys that involved in-person interviewing of participants about personally sensitive subject matters, • Available for occasional overnight travel, • Positive, self-motivated, curious, and enjoy interacting with people from diverse backgrounds, • Effective time, schedule, and workload management skills to meet set deadlines, • Computer skills, namely email and internet proficiency, • Be comfortable working in unfamiliar areas, • The data collection period is expected to be February 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, • On average, you will be needed part-time approximately 25 hours per week when work is available, • On average, you should be available to work in the sample locations 5 days each week, • The majority of this work is anticipated to be weekdays during daytime hours. A flexible work schedule, also some weekend and evening hours, as dictated by case assignments, • Successfully complete 23 hours of self-study by 1/14/2026 to be eligible to attend virtual training, • Successfully complete 13.5 hours of virtual pre-training from 1/20/2026 to 1/22/2026 to be eligible to attend in-person training, • Attend in-person training tentatively scheduled from 1/25/2026 to 1/29/2026 in Raleigh/Durham, NC, • Successfully complete/pass project required trainings, including home study, quizzes, and certifications, • Demonstrate proficiency in performing all interview requirements, • Attendance at all trainings is mandatory RTI International will accommodate our job application procedures for disabled veterans and other qualified individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability that affects the use of our online application system, or if you otherwise need accommodation in connection with the recruiting process due to a disability, please ___ for information on how to contact us to request an accommodation. 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 more information, visit ___. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Further information is available ___. At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life insurance, a health savings account (HSA), and access to a 401(k) retirement plan. For USA Job Postings Only: RTI participates in the US Government E-Verify program. Further information regarding the E-Verify program and laws that are designed to protect you against discrimination relating to your legal right to work in the US can be found at ___. For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available ___. RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. For Applicants in Massachusetts Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability. For Applicants in US Virgin Islands Only: A record of conviction will not exclude an applicant from being eligible for the position. Factors that may be examined include: (1) The rational relationship of the nature of the offense to the duties and responsibilities of the position; and (2) Evidence of the rehabilitation of the applicant. RTI also participates in the E-Verify program. Click ___ to view the posters in English and Spanish. Click ___ to view the anti-discrimination notice issued by the Office of Special Counsel for Immigration-Related Unfair Employment Practices. Click ___ to view the Right to Privacy in the Workplace/E-Verify Poster

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