Job Title: Senior Research Associate
PVN ID: GS-1904-003035
Category: Research
Location: The GRADUATE CENTER

Job Description

General Description

About US

The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS), housed at the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, seeks a part-time Senior Research Associate to join a team of researchers and consultants specialized in labor market data and workforce development topics. The heart of our work is researching and advocating for the best-practices and strategies that improve opportunities for those at the bottom half of the economic ladder. We work with the institutions, organizations, and programs who share in this goal to harness labor market information for maximum impact. Visit our website to learn more: www.gc.cuny.edu/lmis.

Position Description

With supervision and support from the NYCLMIS director and fellow senior staff, the Senior Research Associate will lead and support multiple research projects - particularly, by making expert use of labor market and economic data sources.

Other Duties

  • Work with partners and clients to determine research question(s) and design, project timeline, and project deliverables
  • Interpret and summarize findings and producing data visualizations
  • Supervise and/ or conduct data collection, including:
    • Survey implementation
    • Accessing economic, labor market, and labor force secondary data sets
    • Semi-structured interviews/focus groups with industry stakeholders
  • Write reports and briefs
  • Present research findings to clients and end users
  • Lead labor market information trainings
  • Participate in other research and technical assistance activities as needed

Qualifications

Required

  • Master's degree and at least 4 years professional experience in a related position (experience may be substituted for additional education)
  • Strong quantitative skills including cleaning, managing, and analyzing data
    • Proficient in at least one statistical analysis software package (STATA, R, SAS, SPSS)
    • Experience using a variety of publicly available labor market and economic data sources, e.g. the American Community Survey, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, and data published by the New York State Department of Labor
  • Ability to communicate research findings clearly to diverse audiences, including developing charts and figures and drafting corresponding narrative
  • Experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection methods and standard practices
  • Proven track record of collaboration, flexibility, and responsiveness to deadlines with both colleagues and external partners

Preferred

  • Well-developed qualitative and/or mixed method research skills
    • Proficient in at least one qualitative analysis software package (NVIVO, Atlas.ti, Dedoose)
    • Experience working on qualitative analysis teams of two or more researchers, conducting content and thematic analyses, and developing interview topic guides
  • Familiarity with – or interest in –workforce development policies and programs
  • Experience working within a client-centered, team- and project-based environment

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

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
NYCLMIS
Status
Part Time
Salary
Depends on Qualifications
Hour(s) a week
0.00-19.00
Closing Date
Jun 08, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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