Fwd: Quantitative UX Research position at Facebook

[Alex Hanna]

Michael Corey, a former UChicago PhD soc student, asked me to forward this job posting at Facebook.

https://www.facebook.com/careers/department?dept=data&req=a0IA000000Cy5IOMAZ

Data & Analytics

Quantitative UX Researcher

Menlo Park, CA

Facebook is working to connect the world in a big way. To succeed we need to understand the unique character of each of the world’s communities, what Facebook means or could mean to them, and how best to make our technology work for them. We’re looking for people with strong quantitative research skills to help in this effort. The ideal candidate will be a social scientist with expertise in quantitative research methodologies OR a quantitative specialist with experience solving social problems. They’ll be comfortable improvising and have the ability to work cross-functionally and thrive in a fast-paced organization.

Responsibilities

• Help shape the research agenda and drive research projects from end-to-end
• Collaborate with product teams to define relevant questions about user growth and engagement
• Deploy appropriate quantitative methodologies to answer those questions
• Develop novel approaches where traditional methods won’t do
• Collaborate with qualitative researchers as needed and iterate quickly to generate usable insights for product and business decisions
• Deliver insights and recommendations clearly to relevant audiences

Requirements

• Ability to ask, as well as answer, meaningful and impactful questions
• Ability to communicate complex analyses and results to any audience
• Experience with Unix, Python, and large datasets (> 1TB) a plus
• Master’s or Ph.D. in the social sciences (e.g., Psychology, Communication, Sociology, Political Science, Economics), OR in a quantitative field (e.g., Statistics, Informatics, Econometrics) with experience answering social questions
• Fluency in data manipulation and analysis (R/SAS/Stata, SQL/Hive)
• Expertise in quantitative research methodologies (e.g., survey sampling and design, significance testing, regression modeling, experimental design, behavioral data analysis)

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Alexander Hanna

PhD Candidate, Department of Sociology

University of Wisconsin-Madison

http://alex-hanna.com

@alexhanna

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Alex Hanna

http://alex-hanna.com

@alexhanna