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PSR Survey Advising Spring 2022

February 15, 2022

One0on-one survey research advising with Senior Preceptor Chase Harrison is available to Harvard affiliates with specific interests or needs in survey research.  

We focus on working with undergraduates, graduate students, researchers, and faculty on topics such as survey research design, sample design, field approaches, vendor selection, questionnaire design, questionnaire testing, and survey implementation. We focus on...

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PSR Conference: The Emerging Science of Internet-Based Survey Research

February 14, 2014

The Program on Survey Research at the Institute for Quantitative Social Science at Harvard University is honored to be able to host a conference focusing on Internet-based survey research as part of the Eric C. Mindich Experimental Social Science Conference Series.  The conference, held on February 28, 2014, aims to benchmark the current state of scientific knowledge in this emerging field and suggest future directions for research.

Keynote speaker Roger Tourangeau will discuss research on a variety of elements of visual design, and examine the impact of the prominence or...

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Data Analytics Internship (With Survey Focus)

October 9, 2013

Reach Advisors --  a NY based strategy research and predictive analytics firm, is looking to hire two research interns based in Cambridge.  They are particularly interested in students who have an interest in analyzing survey data and who are planning on pursuing an MBA or Ph.D.

 

Further information can be found in the document attached to this announcement.

 

Please email replies to jobs@reachadvisors.com

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Summer Fellowship for Undergraduate Students Interested in Survey Research

October 9, 2013

The Joint Program on Survey Methodology hosts a Junior Fellows program which places students in a paid research assistantship in a Federal statistical agency in the Washington DC area, and provides weekly seminars on topics in survey methodology and careers in survey research.  Examples of agencies include the Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Center for Education Statistics, the National Center for Health Statistics, and others.

More program information and application materials can be found online at:

The...

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Harvard Program on Survey Research Fall Survey Advising

September 18, 2013

The Program on Survey Research is pleased to announce that we will be resuming our survey advising services for the fall semester! 

Harvard affiliates who are planning a survey, conducting a survey, or are thinking about conducting a survey, or who have any questions about surveys are welcome to encouraged to contact the PSR!  We will do our best to understand your needs, discuss strategies and resources, and provide further help and assistance when available.   Services can include evaluating the feasibility of potential survey strategies, identifying resources...

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Census Bureau Releases 2010 American Community Survey Single Year Estimates

September 23, 2011

The U.S. Census Bureau today released findings from the 2010 American Community Survey (ACS), the most relied-on source for up-to-date socioeconomic information every year. The release covers more than 40 topics, such as educational attainment, income, health insurance coverage, occupation, language spoken at home, nativity, ancestry and selected monthly homeowner costs.

For more information, see the U.S. Census Bureau's website.

 

JPSM Fellows: Paid Summer Internships at Federal Statistical Agencies in Washington, DC

September 21, 2011

Internship Opportunity at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology

JPSM Fellows: Paid Summer Internships at Federal Statistical Agencies in Washington, DC.

National Competition Summer, 2012

If you like using numbers to learn about people, the economy, and world events, and you will have completed your sophomore or junior year as of June 2012 with a strong academic record, there is an opportunity in Washington, DC waiting for you.

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM), a consortium sponsored by...

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Survey Research Course Guide, 2011-2012

August 22, 2011

This course guide has been compiled by Harvard’s Program on Survey Research as a reference for students interested in the field of survey research. Various schools and departments offer courses related to survey research – and this guide represents our attempt to bring these listings together. Students are advised to check course catalogs for the most up-to-date and comprehensive information.