Austin Community College · 3 hours ago
Research Analyst
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$67K/yr - $83K/yr
5+ years expAustin Community College is a public two-year institution serving a diverse student population. They are seeking a Research Analyst to conduct statistical analysis of educational data, focusing on educator research and education pathways, while collaborating with a team to influence decision-making and policy.
Higher Education
No H1B
Responsibilities
Provide analytic support and act as a thought partner for other research staff in the execution of large- and small-scale research studies, data queries, and grant deliverables with a specific focus on educator and education pathway research
Manage estimates, timelines, and deliverables for large- and small-scale research projects
Contribute to the drafting of research and analytics project definitions, including needs analysis, research questions, literature reviews, and analytical methods for both quantitative and qualitative studies
Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Research and others in drafting grant proposals
Propose and implement data collection strategies where data is not available from other sources
Contribute to drafting, implementation, and review of data sharing agreements for the purpose of accessing data to answer research questions
Conduct statistical programming, data analysis, and data manipulation in R or Python (Pandas), and potentially in SAS
Conduct data analysis, aggregation, and tracking for ongoing educator and education pathway research projects and initiatives
Serve as first-line reviewer for data analysis completed by other research and data analysts on the research team
Develop expertise in relevant datasets available at the University of Texas Education Research Center, other state and federal data sources, and those sourced directly from local school districts and institutes of higher education
Provide analytic support and collaborate with stakeholders, including E3 leadership, staff, and partners to ensure that actionable data and information are available to support the work of E3 Alliance
Collaborate with the Communications team and other staff to develop charts, graphs, infographics, tables, maps and interactive data displays that communicate information clearly for a variety of external audiences, effectively telling a story to drive decision-making and behavior change with an emphasis on student success
Collaborate with community-based partners on research projects, provide data, data presentations, visualizations, specific data aggregations, etc
Present research findings to multicultural audiences including school districts, partners, and other stakeholders
Qualification
Required
Programming experience in R or Python with up-to-date applied technical skills, including creating visualizations
Strong statistical background in addition to experience in managing and conducting research projects using mixed methodologies
Experience working with large-scale education datasets, specifically in educator and/or education related fields
Experience in Microsoft Office 365 (especially Excel), Outlook/Exchange, project management tools, team data sharing, and web presentation tools
Demonstrated ability to leverage data and research to help address racial and income disparities in community outcomes
Experience with maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials
Either: Master's or Ph.D. in education or the social sciences or Bachelor's and five years of experience in research or data analytics
Preferred
Direct experience with the use of data from the Texas Education Agency (or district data reported to TEA through Student Information Systems), Texas Workforce Commission (TWC), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC)
Experience with data and research focused on educators and education pathways
Demonstrated experience working with multicultural stakeholders in the education community (e.g., school district personnel; community-based organizations)
Knowledge of and connectivity to the Central Texas education ecosystem
Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (data upload and extraction)
Experience with data sharing agreements in an educational research context
Benefits
Generous vacation and sick leave
Insurance
Other benefits
Health care and dental insurance
TRS retirement benefits
Disability insurance
Company
Austin Community College
Austin Community College is a nationally recognized two-year college serving Central Texas.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Stefanie Vermillion
Co-founder of the LGBT eQuity Committee
Dr. Eduardo L. Garcia
Professor and Assistant Dean, Distance Education and External Partnerships
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