[Jobs] Senior Research Associate I, Brandeis University, Institute for Child, Youth, and Family Policy

[Leora Lawton]

Job ID: 523560



Location: Brandeis - Waltham Campus



Full/Part Time: Full-Time



Regular/Temporary: Regular



The Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy at the Heller School at
Brandeis University is looking for a Senior Research Associate. This person
will provide quantitative, analytic, and data management and analysis for
all data-related activities of a grant-funded research project focused on
issues of racial/ethnic equity in population and child health and
well-being. This person will work as part of a team comprised of faculty,
researchers, and collaborating partners, to identify and download/obtain
public use data sets, create indicators of family and child outcomes at
different levels of geography, create spatial indicators, manage and
perform data analysis, conduct inter-disciplinary literature reviews, and
contribute to publications targeting a broad range of audiences.



Examples of Key Responsibilities:



· Data Collection, Manipulation and Documentation:



o Navigate/manipulate online data centers/explorers for commonly used large
public-use

data sets.



o Download and clean data and prepare for statistical programs.



o Bring data into STATA, run cleaning and reformatting files developed by
Senior

Researchers, identify and address errors, output the final data into
Excel/CSV files, and

perform any necessary reformatting for the website database.



o Write code for data cleaning protocols, looking for efficiencies in data
collection and

cleaning procedures and data management systems, and participating in
indicator



conceptualization and development.



o Complete and update data documentation, following protocols developed by
Senior

Researchers.



· Data Analysis: Perform data analyses, including descriptive statistics,
correlational analyses,

frequency/distributional analysis to identify data anomalies/peculiarities,
and other analyses

to inform the development of indicators and measures. Perform statistical
analysis (e.g.,

regression) for use in peer-reviewed publications and reports.



· Data Management: Systematically store all data, cleaning, input and
output files based on

data management protocols and naming conventions developed and overseen by
Senior

Researchers.



· Website Development:



o Lead tasks related to website development and maintenance process for the
project for all

data-related activities of the website.



Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy 781-736-3961

415 South Street, Mailstop 035 781-736-3773 FAX

Waltham, MA 02454-9110 icyfp at brandeis.edu



o Produce sample data sets and work through data visualization issues, and
assist with pilot

testing/error checking of the website in both the development and
maintenance phases.



· General Research Support: Manage data-related aspects of presentations,
papers and

publications/policy briefs, i.e., produce tables, charts, graphs, and other
data visualizations in

Excel, PowerPoint and Word. Conduct web searches for data sets and policy
information.



Qualifications:



· PhD preferred, or MA/MS with exceptional academic record or equivalent
experience.



· Minimum 1-3 years of work experience, 3-5 years preferred.



· Proficiency with STATA and Excel. Experience (either academic or
on-the-job) with

statistical concepts, models, procedures, and survey research.



· Experience with or exposure to ArcGIS and/or spatial thinking and methods
and/or

willingness to learn.



· Knowledge of Census Geographic concepts and/or experience working with
Census data (or

similar large scale national survey) a plus.



· Desired attributes: Impeccable attention to detail, strives for highest
quality work, works well

independently, works efficiently, enjoys working in teams, self-motivated.



How to Apply:



Submit cover letter and resume as a single document at

http://www.brandeis.edu/humanresources/jobs/external.html. Elect option for
"External

Applicant". Sort the job listing by clicking the Job ID column heading.
Locate the desired job

listing. Click the job title and then Apply Now.





Brandeis University operates under an affirmative action plan and
encourages minorities,

women, disabled individuals, and eligible veterans to apply. It is the
policy of the University not

to discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race,
ancestry, color, religion,

sex, sexual orientation, age, genetic information, national origin,
disability, veteran status, or on

the basis of any other legally protected category.





-- 
Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
350K Barrows Hall
(of) 510-643-1270
(m) 510-928-7572
www.popcenter.berkeley.edu
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