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Research Foundation CUNY OAREDA Research Analyst I in New York City, New York
Job Title: OAREDA Research Analyst I
PVN ID: VA-2403-006188
Category: Research
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
Job Description
General Description
The City University of New York (CUNY) is the nation's leading urban public university, serving approximately 470,000 students in degree, certificate, and continuing education programs at 24 colleges and institutions in New York City. The Office of Applied Research, Evaluation, and Data Analytics (OAREDA), a unified research and data unit within CUNY’s Office of Academic Affairs, comprised of institutional research and assessment, policy research, program support and evaluation, and data infrastructure, management and analytics.
OAREDA’s Evaluation Unit provides evaluation services to over 30 educational programs administered by CUNY’s Central Office, partners with programs and researchers at CUNY campuses, and collaborates with external organizations in New York City.
Evaluation Unit projects are organized into three main areas of focus: College Readiness, College Access and Success, and Career Readiness and Workforce Development. Working in partnership with program stakeholders and in collaboration with other OAREDA teams, the Evaluation Unit approaches its work with a focus on leveraging data integration, rigorous quantitative and qualitative research methods, and robust reporting solutions to drive program improvement and inform critical decision-making.
Working under the supervision of a senior member of the Evaluation Unit, the Research Analyst I will provide critical support to evaluation projects by collecting, coding, and organizing program data sets. Additionally, the Research Analyst I will help to develop and implement an evaluation agenda for select projects and contribute to evaluation reports. The Research Analyst I will assist with quantitative and qualitative analyses utilizing a variety of data sets and databases to evaluate the programs and produce effective data visualizations.
Other Duties
Maintain proficient working knowledge of data sources and processes related to program operational, reporting, and evaluation needs
Work closely with OAREDA colleagues to build and maintain project-related data resources.
Ensure data quality and completeness.
Create and manipulate large, complex datasets from multiple sources.
Assist with data collection (quantitative and qualitative), perform data entry, and review program-sourced data, as needed.
Perform data analysis (including production of summary statistics) to produce program reports on topics such as: profile of students served, program engagement, and key outcomes of interest.
Document procedures and analyses.
Respond to ad hoc requests in a timely and accurate manner.
Provide assistance with literature reviews that synthesize the state of research and policy in relevant project areas.
Ability to travel to other CUNY sites as needed.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree with formal training in education or the social sciences, with at least two (2) years of full-time experience working in an applied research setting.
An advanced degree in a directly related discipline is preferred, and may substitute for up to two (2) years of required experience.
Formal training in research and evaluation methods and a strong understanding of statistical concepts.
Familiarity with quasi-experimental quantitative methods in program evaluation (such as propensity score matching, linear regression, or logistic regression).
Experience using statistical software (R strongly preferred) to perform basic data transformations (e.g., recoding variables, reshaping files) and analysis (e.g., descriptive statistics, simple correlation and regression estimates).
Ability to communicate technical project details to audiences with varied levels of data literacy.
Familiarity with matching (joining) data sets and accurately maintaining large quantities of data.
Detail-oriented, with an ability to keep accurate, well-organized records.
Ability to be flexible and to work carefully, quickly, and collaboratively.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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About the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.
Key Features
Department Office of Applied Research, Evaluation,
Status Full Time
Annual Salary Range $70,000.00 - $76,000.00
Closing Date May 12, 2024 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit No
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