Research Analyst, Surveys

Position Responsibilities:

Design, administer, and maintain electronic surveys, develop survey methodology, analyze survey data, and report survey results, in accordance with industry standards and professional best practices. Collect information and evidence to support the validity arguments for DTS testing programs, and work closely with DTS staff to communicate information to stakeholders and communities of interest. Contribute to research reports for Commission/Council/Committee meetings in support of DTS admission and licensure testing programs. This position is subject to funding and annual renewal; funded by JCNDE R & D budget 240269.

Position Minimum Requirements:

• MS/MA or Ph.D. in psychology, education, sociology, public health, economics, statistics, and other political and social sciences.
• MS/MA + a minimum of 3 years’ work experience developing, administering, and analyzing survey data or a Ph.D., + a minimum of 1 year work experience developing, administering, and analyzing data from surveys.
• Knowledge of survey research methods, including sampling design and survey development.
• Extremely strong attention to detail.
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to work closely with colleagues.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and administer electronic surveys using survey software programs such as Qualtrics or Survey Monkey.
• Ability to clean and analyze quantitative and qualitative survey data using data analysis tools such as SAS, R, Excel macros, etc.
• Ability to communicate survey results to technical and nontechnical audiences, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated experience writing research reports.
• Ability to use survey software such as Qualitrics or Survey Monkey.
• Ability to use data analysis software such as SAS, R, Excel.
• Ability to use Microsoft Office Suite.

Highly desirable skills include: Experience in conducting applied research in the social sciences or other academic disciplines. Experience presenting survey results or research findings to professional audiences (e.g. national conferences).