Senior Research Associate

Brown University•Fall River, MA

3d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Research Associate will support a body of work related to shared measures of teacher professional learning and growth as part of the Annenberg Institute’s Research Partnership for Professional Learning (RPPL) research team. RPPL is a partnership that brings together professional learning (PL) organizations, district and state education systems, and researchers from the Annenberg Institute to strengthen how the field learns about and improves teacher professional learning. The incumbent will need to have a strong understanding of educational measurement, particularly the practical use of measures, to support a large body of work supporting organizations and school districts in developing shared measures to support organizational learning. They must also have the ability to describe measurement processes and procedures; conduct statistical analyses and validation studies; lead instrument/survey design and development; state intended interpretations and uses of survey response data and expertise in creating and using measures in robust and practical ways.

Requirements

Master’s degree in related field (PhD or EdD preferred) with 5-7 years of research experience or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
Ability to work independently or as a member of a team.
Experience working on large-scale research studies.
A strong quantitative background.
Strong background in education research.
Strong analytical and writing skills.
Training and expertise in utilizing quantitative research methods, including experience working with complex data sets.
Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Ability to describe measurement processes and procedures; conduct statistical analyses and validation studies; lead instrument/survey design and development; and state intended interpretations and uses of survey response data.
Strong ability to explain methods to research staff and provide guidance on models and interpretation of output.
Experience reviewing code and ensuring data best practices are being followed by the research team.
Experience distilling and translating substantive takeaways from analyses to policy/practitioner audience.

Nice To Haves

Psychometric expertise is a benefit but not required.
Psychometric expertise is a plus but not required.

Responsibilities

Helps develop and lead key research analysis projects, driving all aspects of project planning for multiple research projects for this research team in a dynamic, layered team setting.
Takes a lead role in designing studies.
Leads data collection and analysis efforts.
Develops project models.
Engages practitioners and PL organizations as partners in research work.
Writes academic papers, reports, presentations, and grant reports.