_ Research Manager - Maternity Leave

Research Manager - Termed Maternity Leave Replacement

Human Futures Studio is looking for an experienced research manager/coordinator to join our international, interdisciplinary team for the duration of our current Research Manager’s leave. This period will last for 6 months, from July 2025 to December 31st, 2025. There will be a possibility for an extension of this contract.  

The successful candidate is a researcher with 5+ years of recruitment and research project management experience and a record of excellence in project coordination, market research, and communication. They will also have experience working with a wide range of researchers, qualitative and quantitative practices, and working with recruitment agencies. They must be a good collaborator, communicator, and a lovely human being. 

This is a termed, full-time contract position. While the initial contract will be for 6 months, a successful candidate may have the opportunity to extend the contract or take a different position in the company. These possibilities will be dependent on a number of factors and will be addressed at the end of the first contract period in December 2025. 

This posting is for a research manager/coordinator only. Researchers should not apply for this position.

Responsibilities:

• Independently managing relationships with external recruitment agencies

• Project managing complicated research recruitment processes 

• Understanding complex research protocols and innovation projects

• Providing excellent communication with internal and external partners

• Independently coordinating all recruitment activities

• Collaborating with a mullti-disciplinary team of researchers

• Collaborating with a wide range of corporate, public sector, and governmental clients

• Writing, editing, and proofreading screeners, customer profiles, and short surveys

• Managing vendor quotations and project budgets

• Researching new 3rd party vendors in recruitment and/or survey deployment

• Coordinating recruitment, participant selection, and liaising with recruitment vendors for several projects simultaneously

Qualifications:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in social science (social statistics, social psychology, anthropology or sociology preferred) or a related field. A Master’s Degree in these areas is not needed but preferred. 

• 5+ years of experience in market research recruitment 

• 2+ years of experience in innovation consulting

• Experience with anthropological and sociological human-centric, patient-centric, and user-centric studies

• A proven track record managing projects

• A proven track record managing external vendors

• A strong understanding of recruitment processes and procedures

• Existing relationships with recruitment agencies

• A proven track record collaborating with a team of researchers, designers, and business consultants

• Excellent attention to detail and time management

• Experience with handling small budgets

• The ability to work independently when required

• A healthy distrust of market research practices

What We Offer:

Salary: We offer internationally competitive salaries. The salary will be commensurate with experience and proven research coordination and management capabilities.

Benefits: We offer a benefits package that is internationally competitive.

Work life balance: We are a group of experienced researchers and consultants. We offer an opportunity to collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team at work. But we work hard to protect the work/life balance of our employees. We believe one has to have a life in order to be a good researcher. Consequently, we offer a generous vacation package, education support, and flexible working hours. 

Details

START DATE: July 1, 2025 or earliest availability 

APPLICATION OPEN DATE: May 21, 2025

APPLICATION CLOSE DATE: June 20, 2025

STATUS: Full-time Termed Position

CONTRACT PERIOD: Six (6) months, with a possibility of extension into 2026.

LOCATION (hybrid): Global (special consideration for Canada, Germany, or the UK)

Important things to Read

Please note that we will not be interviewing candidates until June 9th, 2025. 

Please send a CV and cover letter discussing your experience, qualifications, research area and interests.

All applications should be directed to contact@humanfutures.studio. Any attachments must be pdfs only. 

We will hold initial interviews of candidates on the long-list. Short-listed candidates will progress to at least one technical interview. Should there be a successful candidate, they will receive an offer after the last technical interview. 

We will not be taking questions about this position. All unsuccessful candidates will be notified on June 20th, 2025.

We are sorry, but we will not be able to respond to inquiries for employment for any other role or position.