Research and Analytics Programmer

University of Arkansas System • Fayetteville, NC

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About The Position

This position will assist the Director of the Office of Innovation in developing, promoting, and completing research projects. This person will use statewide longitudinal education data to analyze factors that inform a comprehensive and coherent statewide education plan. The position will also use statewide and other data to accomplish the following tasks, among other research and development tasks as assigned. This person will be expected to identify patterns and trends in student performance and growth, investigate relationships among factors that directly and/or indirectly impact student academic outcomes, differentiate among various challenges or needs within the state and local systems, and use data about student growth to support effective teaching and improve overall teacher effectiveness. This person will work collaboratively with the Director and external stakeholders to synthesize findings from evidence-based research and statewide data analytics to build local and state capacity to serve differentiated needs with aligned, evidence-based resources. He/she will also be expected to contribute to research and data collection design to accomplish the research agenda of the Office. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Ph.D in education statistics, research, or related field from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the start of employment
• At least three or more years of related experience in research and data analytics

Nice To Haves

• At least five or more years of experience with statistical software (SAS, R or Python)
• At least three or more years of longitudinal data experience with education data and policy
• Knowledge of K-12 student assessment data

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director of the Office of Innovation in developing, promoting, and completing research projects.
• Use statewide longitudinal education data to analyze factors that inform a comprehensive and coherent statewide education plan.
• Identify patterns and trends in student performance and growth.
• Investigate relationships among factors that directly and/or indirectly impact student academic outcomes.
• Differentiate among various challenges or needs within the state and local systems.
• Use data about student growth to support effective teaching and improve overall teacher effectiveness.
• Work collaboratively with the Director and external stakeholders to synthesize findings from evidence-based research and statewide data analytics to build local and state capacity to serve differentiated needs with aligned, evidence-based resources.
• Contribute to research and data collection design to accomplish the research agenda of the Office.
• Maintain regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance.
• Create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree