Careers in Research

Academic researcher – plans research projects, seeks funding, records and reports findings etc.

Policy researcher – investigates, analyses and evaluates policy relevant to the organisation.

Data analyst – uses quantitative skills and tools to conduct research and manage data, often producing visualisations of data and graphs.

User experience researcher – conducts primary research to inform an organisation’s design of the (often digital) user experience.

Evaluation officer – reviews and reports on the impact of policy.

Analyst – more often found in the finance and corporate sectors.

Market researcher – collects and analyses data and information to present to clients.

Media researcher – provides support to the producer and production team of a television, radio, film or online project.

Social researcher – plans, designs, conducts, manages and reports on social research projects.

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