Research and Evaluation Fellow

About the Wikimedia Foundation

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that hosts and operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects, whose vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. They believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to global shared knowledge and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge, free of interference. The Foundation hosts the Wikimedia projects, build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content, support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible, and advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.

About the Fellowship

The Wikimedia Foundation is seeking a Research and Evaluation Fellow to advance the Wikimedia movement’s vision of every human being able to freely share in the sum of all knowledge; as well as its strategic direction – that by 2030, Wikimedia will become the essential infrastructure of the ecosystem of free knowledge, and anyone who shares their vision will be able to join. This Fellow will be part of the Global Data and Insights Team in the Operations Department. The role of the team is to support Wikimedia Foundation staff in using data to learn from their work and improve decisions. Reporting to the Senior Evaluation Strategist, the Fellow will support the internal evaluation of the organization’s key capacity-building activities.

The Research and Evaluation Fellow’s responsibilities include:

• Researching and recommending best practices for developing internationally relevant survey measures for race/ethnicity, neurotypicality, and other complex survey design elements
• Cleaning, analyzing, and summarizing both quantitative and qualitative data
• Synthesizing data from multiple discrete evaluations to provide insight into program impact and progress
• Identifying useable trends and themes across datasets that can inform reports and decision-making

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled in or recently graduated from a Master’s or Doctoral program in the social sciences, education, international development, public policy, public health, evaluation, or a related field
• Attention to detail and the ability to work systematically to ensure accuracy and quality
• Experience with developing social science research tools
• Experience summarizing data for reporting and analyzing datasets using Excel, SPSS, R, Python, STATA, or other statistical software
• Experience analyzing and summarizing qualitative data
• Experience with or exposure to ethical data management and privacy practices.
• The ability to problem solve and to learn and apply new technologies
• The ability to flourish in a highly transparent and collaborative environment
• Proven ability to multitask and to work under deadlines, as well as to seek out learning and support as needed
• A track record of effective communication with diverse cultural and language communities

How To Apply

Candidates must fill out an online application, and include a resume and cover letter.
If you are a qualified applicant requiring assistance or an accommodation to complete any step of the application process due to a disability, you may contact Wikimedia at recruiting@wikimedia.org or (415) 839-6885.

Applications must be submitted by March 31, 2021.