[Jobs] AIR job posting: Research analyst (fwd)

[Monique Verrier]

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Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 12:38:29 -0800
From: Leora Lawton <lawton at techsociety.com>
To: monique at demog.berkeley.edu
Subject: AIR job posting: Research analyst

Monique...please post this for the grad students.
-Leora

Research Analyst

Overview:
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a well-established
not-for-profit social science research and development organization. AIR's
Federal Statistics Program works with the National Center for Education
Statistics (NCES), which is the federal government's primary source for
collecting and analyzing statistical data about public education in the
United States and around the world. We are currently seeking a Research
Analyst for our Statistical Standards task, to provide methodological and
statistical support to NCES.

Responsibilities:
The candidate will provide methodological and statistical support for
technical review activities, including leading reviews and providing
substantive and technical comments on draft NCES products (reports, data
files, file documentation, and web sites). The candidate will also take
leading roles in projects that monitor the data quality at NCES and the use
of NCES data by practitioners, researchers, and policy makers; and be
responsible for developing and maintaining electronic databases, as well as
reporting and production of key deliverables of the findings.
Responsibilities may also include conducting data analysis, and writing
research and technical reports.

Qualifications:
Required qualifications:
* Ph.D. or equivalent in a related area such as Education, Educational
Psychology, Statistics, Survey/Research Methods, Sociology, or other related
fields;
* Experience in education and social science research;
* Proficiency in data analysis and strong quantitative research skills;
* Proficiency in statistical package such as SAS, Stata, or SPSS;
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills;
* Demonstrated ability to work independently with little direction and the
ability to coordinate many different tasks;
* Strong interpersonal skills and ability to effectively collaborate with
co-workers and clients;

Preferred qualifications:
* Knowledge and Experience with large scale surveys and complex sample
design;
* Proficiency using SAS for statistical analyses and data management of
large data sets;
* Proficiency in Microsoft Access.

To apply:

AIR offers an excellent compensation and benefits package, including a fully
funded retirement plan, generous paid time off, subsidized garage parking,
tuition assistance, and more.  For more information, please visit our
website at www.air.org<http://www.air.org/>.  To apply, please go to
http://jobs-airdc.icims.com?&sn=AAPOR and conduct a job title search.  EOE.