[Jobs] Job Posting- Research Analyst (#6151)

[Leora Lawton]

Overview:
The American Institutes for Research (AIR) is a well-established not-for-
profit social science research and development organization. Our Federal
Statistics Program seeks a Research Analyst to support its client, the
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES).

Responsibilities:
The candidate for this work will support current and future project
efforts of the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), Teacher Follow-up
Survey (TFS), and the Beginning Teacher Longitudinal Study (BTLS)
sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and
collected by the Census Bureau. SASS is the nation’s most extensive sample
survey of elementary and secondary schools and the teachers and
administrators who staff them. TFS is a follow-up survey of a sub sample
of teachers who participated in the previous year’s SASS. BTLS is a new
study intended to annually follow a cohort of teachers for up to 10 years
to measure pathways in and out of the teaching labor market.

The primary purpose of this project is to assist NCES with all aspects of
survey planning, operations, processing, quality improvement, and data
analysis for all surveys. Work will include designing and revising
questionnaires, quality reviews of data files and documentation,
statistical programming and creation of data tables, ad-hoc research
requests, writing of statistical analysis reports, and other work
requested by the client to support the survey work at its various stages.
Candidates for this position will provide full-time support (40 hours per
week) to SASS and TFS tasks.

Qualifications:
A Ph.D. in fields such as education, sociology, psychology, criminology,
survey methodology, or other related fields. Additional qualifications
should include: ability to work with others as part of a team; proficiency
in Microsoft Office products (e.g., Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel),
advanced programming skills and experience with statistical software such
as Stata, SPSS, or SAS, excellent oral and written communication skills,
attention to detail, willingness to learn Institute for Education Sciences
statistical and publication standards, and interest in working with
quantitative survey data and supporting NCES at all stages of the survey
operations.

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.  To apply, please go to
https://jobs-airdc.icims.com?&sn=AAPOR and conduct a job title search.  EOE.


-- 
Dr. Leora Lawton
Executive Director, Berkeley Population Center
 & Lecturer, Sociology Dept.
112A Survey Research Center
Corner Channing & Bowditch
(510) 643-1270 (office)
(510) 928-7572 (cell)