Job Description

PART-TIME FIELD INTERVIEWER

Make a difference in your community! As a field interviewer you will help scientists collect high quality data used to inform policy and improve the world. Working efficiently in 4-6 hour blocks of time, you will set appointments, travel to a variety of neighborhoods to screen households for eligibility, and complete interviews in study participants’ homes. To thrive in this position you must be comfortable using a laptop, self-motivated, detail-oriented, and able establish trust. There is no experience required. We will teach you everything you need to know.

For more than 20 years, the Health and Retirement Study (HRS) has been a leading source for information on the health and economic circumstances of adults over age 50 in the United States. By asking select individuals to participate in the study and tell us about their lives, HRS paints an invaluable portrait of America's older adults. Scientists have used this information to publish over 3,500 books, articles and papers.

Here’s what we get asked most often:

• $20.75/hour (includes a $5.00 screening differential)
• $700 in bonuses ($400 after your first production interview and $300 after three months of successful production work).
• $2/hour differential for certified English/Spanish bilingual interviewers (bilingual not required)
• Paid training, both online and in-person
• Mileage reimbursement for all business miles
• Coaching and mentoring to help you flourish
• YOU MUST LIVE WITHIN 60 MILES OF THE LINCOLN OR SALINE COUNTY NE AREA

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2 DATES OPEN TO SCHEDULE DECEMBER 15TH AND DECEMBER 17TH. 

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Excellent candidates will enjoy working with a diverse group of people. You will have control over your schedule, working up to 25 hours per week with some required evenings and weekend shifts. Interviewers will be trained to read survey questions exactly as written, follow all data collection protocols, including the collection of physical measurements and bio specimens, and to record data accurately using a laptop computer.

COVID-19 vaccinations are now required for all University of Michigan students, faculty and staff across all three campuses, including Michigan Medicine. This includes those working or learning remotely. More information on this policy is available on the Campus Blueprint website or the U-M Dearborn and U-M Flint websites.

The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to serve the diverse people of our communities, to maintain the excellence of the university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives, and ways of knowing and learning.

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.

Company Description

The University of Michigan Institute for Social Research(ISR) is the nation’s largest academic social science survey and research organization. There are five centers within ISR; the largest is the Survey Research Center (SRC). At the Survey Research Center, interviewers are an integral part of the survey process and are responsible for accurate and thorough data collection. The data that our interviewers collect is used to inform policy decisions and drives assumptions about survey populations. Data gathered will be utilized in ways that impact each citizen in this country, and sometimes beyond our country’s borders.