Research Associate

The Asian American Federation (AAF), founded in 1989, is New York City’s most powerful leadership voice for better policies, services, and funding that lead to more justice and opportunity for Asian New Yorkers. Our mission is to raise the influence and well-being of the pan-Asian American community through research, policy advocacy, public awareness, and nonprofit support.

In collaboration with 70 member and partner community-based organizations, we serve the interests of 1.7 million New Yorkers from 20 ethnic groups—diverse in language, culture, and religion—that make up New York’s Asian community, by providing expert research and unrelenting advocacy; working with lawmakers to change policies; and training Asian nonprofits to better serve their communities.

We fight to keep the pan-Asian American community visible and to ensure our needs are met, our contributions are valued, and our stories are told.

Overview:

This is a unique opportunity for a highly motivated, energetic, and policy-oriented individual to work on a number of AAF’s research and community organizing projects focused on the Asian American community. The individual will support a variety of research projects that support AAF’s policy priorities on immigration, mental health, seniors, nonprofit support, and 2020 Census. These projects will be used to inform policy makers, community organizations, and other stakeholders on the state of the Asian American community. This is an ideal role for recent graduate students looking to gain exposure to policy research work at a nonprofit organization.

This is a hybrid role reporting to AAF’s Wall Street office and will be required to be in the office 2 days a week. Special events or convenings may require this person to work on occasional weeknights/weekends.

Responsibilities:

Data Collection & Analysis

• Create content for demographic profiles and reports, including compiling data; creating graphs, tables, and maps; writing reports; and designing report layouts
• Obtain and process administrative data sets for use in research analyses
• Analyze data products from the U.S. Census Bureau and other relevant data on Asian Americans
• Provide customized data and mapping services.
• Collect and interpret data from governmental and community-based institutions.
• Collect and organize survey/focus group data.
• Respond to general requests for data on Asian Americans, especially covering the New York metropolitan area.
• Organize a user-friendly data management system for Federation CIC.

Research Support

• Promote and facilitate Federation research products, including studies and data requests.
• Contribute to the writing of research reports and publications.
• Conduct interviews with key study informants and stakeholders.
• Review relevant literature and provide the team with summaries, as needed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree required; recent graduate student in public policy, social research, or demography preferred
• All new hires must be vaccinated and must stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines unless they have been granted a reasonable accommodation for religion or disability. If you are offered a position with AAF, this requirement must be met by your date of hire, unless a reasonable accommodation for exemption is received and approved by AAF.
• Knowledge of statistical analysis software (i.e. Stata, R, SQL or Tableau) and geographic analysis software (i.e. ArcGIS, QGIS, mapbox)
• Experience working with data products from the U.S. Census Bureau is a plus (i.e. American Community Survey, decennial census)
• Background in public policy, public administration, data-driven projects, community organizing, immigration, and/or working with marginalized groups a plus

Compensation and Benefits:

The starting salary is $59,000 to $61,000 annually, commensurate with experience. Comprehensive benefits package includes generous paid time off, health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, as well as a 403(b) plan.

To uphold organizational parity and pay equity, AAF will use a non-negotiable salary structure that takes into consideration the entire breadth of a candidate’s experience, employment, and education to arrive at their base salary.

To Apply: This search is being managed by Talented Advisors, a talent strategy and management firm which partners exclusively with non-profit organizations. Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter detailing their interest in our mission and qualifications for the position using this link.

The Asian American Federation is an Equal Opportunity Employer.