Description:
Westat is currently seeking motivated and detail-oriented individuals with a commitment to excellence to be field interviewers on the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Health (PATH) study. The PATH study collects information on tobacco and nicotine use, and examines the short- and long-term health effects of such use on people in the U.S.
The PATH Study employs a multi-mode approach to data collection that includes web and in-person data collection. Interviewers are required to locate sampled addresses, screen household members, and interview sampled adults, youth, and parents in their homes for a longitudinal study. The interview process is expected to last approximately one to two hours.
Interviewers regularly receive and transmit data via the internet and report progress and costs to their supervisor.
Required
Interested applicants are required to view the PATH interviewer video to learn more about this position prior to submitting an application. To view the video, click the link below:
PATH Study: The Field Interviewer's Job - Westat
Basic Qualifications
Candidates must:
- Be 18 or older (or an emancipated minor) with the ability to enter binding confidentiality agreements to protect project information.
- Be available and able to complete 20 – 25 hours of web-based training per week between February 16, 2026 & March 8, 2026. You will be required to communicate with your assigned supervisor multiple times per week during this time.
Minimum Requirements
- Live in or around the geographic work area defined by the project sample.
- Be available to work during the data collection period from March 2026 through December 31st, 2026.
- Be available to work approximately 20 hours per week, 3 to 4 hours at a time, mostly evenings and weekends at specified days/times, when work is available.
- Be willing to travel locally for project work, with the possibility of some long-distance, overnight travel.
- Be able to meet the physical requirements of the position with or without reasonable accommodation:
- Lift and carry 20 pounds of equipment and materials.
- Walk several blocks; and
- Climb a flight of stairs carrying equipment.
- Have regular and reliable access to telephone service with a long-distance calling feature, either landline or cellular.
- Have regular and reliable access to a secure high-speed internet connection.
- Have consistent access to a fully insured, reliable vehicle; and
- Have a current and valid driver’s license that is not under suspension.
Preferred Criteria
- In-person interviewing and/or cold calling experience.
- Experience working with the public.
- Ability to communicate effectively with people from all walks of life and socio-economic groups.
- Comfortable using a laptop computer.
- Able to establish and maintain good rapport with study respondents.
- Comfortable working in unfamiliar locations, knocking on doors.
- Self-motivated, organized, detail-oriented.
- Ability to work independently.
- Work successfully in a team environment with little direct supervision.