Research Specialist II

State of Delaware • Dover, DE

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About The Position

This is the full performance level performing research activities and participating in major projects as a team member.

Requirements

• Six months experience in designing studies which includes determining study goals and objectives, information needed, data sources, sampling and collection methods.
• Six months experience in conducting studies such as evaluating operations, programs, services, policies and procedures to determine efficiency, effectiveness, whether goals and objectives are met and compliance with laws, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Six months experience in interpreting laws, rules, regulations, standards, policies, and procedures.
• Six months experience in descriptive statistics such as the mean, median, mode or standard deviation.
• Six months experience in using data management systems OR statistical software.
• Six months experience in narrative report writing.
• Knowledge of inferential statistics such as correlation, t-tests, f-tests or analysis of variance.
• Knowledge of making recommendations for continuation or changes to operations, programs, services, policies or procedures based on findings.
• Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• All new hires are required to report to the Statewide New Employee Orientation (SNEO) on their first day of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of using an automated criminal justice information system to retrieve/inquire and report on criminal justice data.

Responsibilities

• Develops a research design and determines the kind of information needed; the data sources, data reliability, sampling, collection methods and selects appropriate methods in analyzing and evaluating the data.
• Collects and analyzes data for criminal justice research projects.
• Maintains databases for the Statistical Analysis Center.
• Performs literature searches on laws, previous studies, and compiles available statistics.
• Prepares comprehensive analytical and statistical reports.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed