Part time, about 40 hours a month · Remote (U.S.), with occasional sessions in Washington, DC · $100/hr (1099)

Alternate Project Director — Researcher Experience Assessment (Library of Congress)

Lead the survey and assessment work behind a Library of Congress study of how the researcher experience is measured across its sixteen reading rooms and research centers, and help build the unified measurement program that follows.

About Precision Federal

Precision Federal is a small business building AI, data and software systems for government agencies. The company’s founder loves God, and the company is built on Christian faith: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God. Faith is welcome here and openly shared.

How this role works

You are named in the proposal. Precision Federal names the people who will do the work, so the résumé you send is what the Government reads. Being named costs you nothing and commits you to nothing until the contract is awarded.
The contract is awarded. Start is at contract award, expected around December 2026. Your engagement begins at the hourly rate we agreed on.
You work remote, paid from the contract. About 40 hours a month, 1099, invoiced monthly, with occasional sessions in Washington, DC. If the award does not fund, you owe nothing and lose nothing.

What you'll do

Serve as alternate project director alongside the project director.
Lead the discovery review of the Library's assessment and measurement landscape: gaps, data silos, data stewards, and current tools.
Design and run the researcher-facing research, onsite and online.
Oversee analysis of what the research produces.
Co-write the final report and the implementation plan that takes the Library into FY2028 with one standardized measurement process.

Required qualifications

At least three years of demonstrated experience developing and leading survey activity in support of research libraries and cultural institutions, including overseeing evaluation, design, data collection, statistical analysis and reporting.
Developed and led survey activity yourself, rather than participating in surveys someone else ran.
Assessment strategy, instrument design, data collection across service points, analysis, and reporting that a program office and its leadership can act on.
Able to join occasional sessions in Washington, DC.
Willing to be named as key personnel on a federal proposal with a resume attached, and to sign a short letter of commitment

Preferred qualifications

LibQUAL+, Ithaka S+R, ARL or ACRL assessment work
Reading-room, special-collections or archival user studies
Paperwork Reduction Act experience on federally sponsored information collections
Presenting assessment findings to institutional leadership

Compensation & structure

$100 per hour as an independent contractor (1099). Part time, about 40 hours a month, 1099, invoiced monthly, remote in the United States with occasional sessions in Washington, DC. Start is at contract award, expected around December 2026. Until the award funds: no work, no obligation.

Join the bench — Alternate Project Director — Researcher Experience Assessment (Library of Congress)

Every application is read. It takes about 5 minutes.

This is a bench, not a job offer. Work starts when we win a contract that needs you.
We may name you on proposals. If that contract is awarded, you do the role at the rate and hours we agree on.
Paid hourly as a 1099 contractor; full-time roles may be W-2. If your background fits, we will email you.

First name *

Last name *

Email *

Phone *

Work authorization *

LinkedIn or portfolio link

What state do you live in? *

Resume (PDF or Word) *

Questions

Answer from your own experience. A few sentences each is plenty; be specific and tell us what you did yourself.

Precision Federal was founded on Christian values. Our faith in God shapes how we work: many of us openly share our personal faith, share our lives together, and pray for one another. We’re building a close-knit community where we truly care about each other. Taking part is always voluntary, and people of every faith and background are welcome. As we get to know you, you’re always welcome to share your own faith with us.

1. Cover letter. In your own words, tell us about yourself: what guides you (for many of us here, that’s our faith in God), your background, and why this role interests you. *

2. Describe the survey or assessment programs you developed and led for a research library, archive, museum or comparable cultural institution: for whom, over what period, and what the institution changed because of them. *

3. For one of those programs, describe your own role in evaluation, design, data collection, statistical analysis and reporting, and name the instruments and tools you used, such as LibQUAL+, Ithaka S+R surveys, Qualtrics, SPSS or R. *

Availability

Pay for this role: $100–$100 an hour, set by your experience.

Hours per week you could give on an awarded contract (all part-time, up to 30) *

If you are named and we win, will you be able to start within a few weeks? *

May we name you on proposals for this role, and if we win, will you do the work at the rate we agree on? *

I agree to the Applicant Terms. *

Questions? careers@precisionfederal.com · See all open roles