Job Title: Research Analyst (part-time)
PVN ID: VA-1808-002663
Category: Research
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

Under the supervision of the Senior Policy Analyst, the Research Analyst will support CUNY’s involvement in the Institute of Education Sciences grant “A Leaky Pipeline: Community College Students and Pathways to the Bachelor’s Degree”, which seeks to identify malleable factors that have the potential to increase the number of community college students who transfer to a bachelor’s program and subsequently complete a bachelor’s degree.

 

Responsibilities may include but are not limited to:

  • Build analytic datasets, including joining data from multiple sources, restructuring data, cleaning and preparing data for analysis
  • Conduct data analysis, including preparing tabular and graphical presentations
  • Assist with survey design and analysis
  • Assist with focus group implementation and data transcription
  • Support project management
  • Communicate with project managers and stakeholders
  • Assist with dissemination activities, such as creating PowerPoints and writing project briefs

Other Duties

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

  • Baccalaureate degree and two years of experience related to quantitative analysis and research methods
  • Experience analyzing data using Stata, SPSS, or R (including writing syntax)
  • Strong written/verbal communication skills for communicating complex ideas and technical issues
  • Ability to work independently or as part of a team, as needed

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Advanced study in the social sciences
  • Experience in survey design and analysis
  • Familiarity with current issues in American higher education
  • Knowledge of SQL and database experience is a plus.

 

Salary: $40-$50/hour, commensurate with experience

 

An EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION/IRCA/AMERICANS w/ DISABILITIES ACT Employer

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
Institutional Research and Assessment
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$40.00-$50.00
Closing Date
Aug 12, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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