Hiring: Research associate (contractor)

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Summary

Squaretree LLC is adding capacity to a current project. The contractor will work 5-10 hours per week for at least four weeks.

These skills will be helpful:

  • secondary research

  • writing about data and trends in clear, accessible language

  • copyediting

  • synthesizing complex instructions into succinct, user-friendly content

  • intercultural communication

This knowledge would be helpful:

  • needs assessments

  • one or all of these Minnesota sectors: community development, tribal governance, economic development

The deliverables are 3-10-page summaries that have to track to very specific needs. The ability to be flexible in understanding and adapting creatively to these specifications is essential.

Additional tasks and work areas may be available depending on the contractor’s skills and interests.


Requirements and style of work

You’ll complete the majority of the work on your own schedule.

You’ll be available for 1-2 meetings per week (flexible scheduling but usually on Mondays or Thursdays at 1:30 Central).

You will need the ability to hold phone or video calls. You will need to be able to write documents in MS Word or an online word processor. You will need an excellent level of writing in English.


Compensation

$xx-yy depending on experience or demonstration of similar work.