Research Field Interviewer

Overview

Connect with people. Support meaningful research. Make every interaction count.

Chestnut Health Systems is seeking a Research Field Interviewer to support field-based research projects in Eugene, Oregon, and surrounding counties. In this role, you will locate and engage study participants, coordinate follow-up appointments, conduct interviews, and document research activities accurately and on time.

If you enjoy working independently, meeting people where they are, navigating communities, and contributing to research that informs better services, this could be a rewarding fit.

Why You'll Love This Role

• Contribute to research projects through direct community engagement and data collection.
• Build connections with study participants and community contacts.
• Enjoy variety: a mix of field outreach, interviews, documentation, and project support.
• Work collaboratively with field leadership and research staff to solve challenging follow-up cases.
• Use your communication, organization, and problem-solving skills in meaningful work.

Responsibilities

• Recruit study participants on the street, in correctional facilities, and at other off-site locations for assigned projects.
• Locate participants, collateral contacts, and other individuals to schedule and confirm follow-up appointments.
• Maintain participant contact in accordance with project protocols and verify participant identification in the field with a supervisor.
• Conduct scheduled interviews on-site and off-site and meet required quality assurance and performance standards.
• Collect bodily fluid specimens when required by the research protocol.
• Provide transportation for clients when assigned.
• Document follow-up activities on the day completed and submit documentation to the Field Manager within 24 hours.
• Consult with the Field Manager and fellow field interviewers on difficult-to-locate cases.
• Develop community contacts and participate in regular case review meetings.
• Follow data collection protocols and required timelines.
• Assist research staff with preparing and organizing materials, graphics, and documents, as well as organizing material donations on-site.
• Provide excellent customer service and safeguard confidential participant and organizational information.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Knowledge of neighborhoods within the assigned study area required.

Skills & Requirements

• Excellent communication skills.
• Valid driver's license, proof of valid automobile insurance, and ability to meet agency automobile insurance requirements, if applicable.
• Ability to obtain GAIN/ABS certification within six months of hire, if relevant to the assignment.
• Ability to adjust work hours to project needs, including assigned evenings and weekends.
• Ability to work outdoors for extended periods in rain, sleet, snow, extreme heat, and cold.
• Ability to work part-time in person in Eugene, Oregon, and travel off-site within Lane, Linn, Benton, Lincoln, and Douglas counties.