Job Title: Senior Research Analyst – Access and Success
PVN ID: VA-1809-002720
Category: Research
Location: OFFICE OF SR. UNIV DEAN FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

Job Description

General Description

BACKGROUND
The Office of Research, Evaluation, and Program Support (REPS) is a comprehensive program evaluation unit situated within the Office of the Senior University Dean for Academic Affairs (SUD) and the Office of Academic Affairs (OAA). Working in many dimensions of public higher education, REPS conducts empirical research, and implementation and impact studies to provide partners with the knowledge and resources necessary to develop, improve, and ultimately reach key program goals. REPS evaluators employ rigorous qualitative and quantitative research methods, and approach their work with a focus on leveraging data integration to drive program improvement and inform critical decision making.

REPS provides evaluation services to over 30 educational programs administered by CUNY’s Central Office, including a suite of Access and Success initiatives such as CUNY Start, Math Start, and the CUNY Language Immersion Program (CLIP). These programs serve as pipelines to CUNY’s Accelerate Study in Associate Programs (ASAP). ASAP is a nationally-recognized, successful community college completion initiative that doubles graduation rates among participants.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

The Senior Research Analyst, who will report to the REPS Director for Research and Strategy, will design and manage program evaluations, applying quantitative and qualitative methods to conduct formative and summative evaluations with the ultimate goal of improving program and student outcomes.

Other Duties

  • Assist in setting the research agenda for the Access and Success portfolio in collaboration with the REPS Director for Research and Strategy and key stakeholders
  • Assume project management responsibilities over the daily evaluation and program support activities of the Access and Success portfolio
  • Lead evaluations and perform major project tasks including formulating research questions, writing evaluation plans and scopes of work, designing data collection and analytic plans, establishing and managing timelines, and leading project deliverables
  • Contribute to office leadership, assisting with creative problem-solving, planning, exploring networking opportunities, and responding to RFPs as needed
  • Engage in collaborative relationships with program partners to facilitate evaluation projects (including collecting, processing, and managing student- and school-level data), prepare and provide data to CUNY stakeholders upon request
  • Manage all phases of research and evaluation projects; supervise research staff; and oversee deliverable dissemination.
  • Manage a portfolio of evaluation projects that apply quantitative and qualitative research methods to assess CUNY access and success initiatives, drawing upon primary and secondary data
  • Conduct rigorous analyses drawing from large, complex data systems including CUNY administrative data, the NYC Department of Education, and the NYS Department of Labor
  • Present evaluation findings and recommendations in briefings, reports, and presentations to lay and academic stakeholder audiences, such as program staff, senior university administrators, professional associations, and other external organizations
  • Supervise research staff
  • Perform related duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required

  • Minimum master’s degree in education, policy, sociology, economics, psychology, or related social science discipline and three years of full-time work experience
  • At least four years of experience working in an applied quantitative research setting, including experience managing projects
  • Strong training and skills in all phases of formative and summative program evaluation
  • Strong training and skills in advanced quantitative research method, with expertise in at least one of the following areas: survey methods, propensity score matching, survival analysis, multi-level modeling, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, or others
  • Proficiency with statistical software (STATA and/or R)
  • Experience in matching datasets and manipulating large amounts of data from multiple sources
  • Experience with qualitative research methods, including focus groups, interviews, document analysis, or others
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to work flexibly, carefully, and quickly to meet competing demands
  • Ability to take initiative, work independently as well as on teams, and promote a collaborative work environment
  • Interest in issues of access and success in postsecondary education

 

Preferred

  • Experience evaluating programs in higher education.
  • Experience working with database tools, such as SQL and/or Oracle Discoverer
  • Experience with data visualization tools, such as Tableau

 

 

SALARY:  $72,000 - $78,000, commensurate with experience.

 

To apply: Applicants must submit a cover letter and résumé for consideration. Please include your first and last name on all attachments. Applications may only be submitted at https://www.rfcuny.org/careers.

 

We are committed to enhancing our diverse academic community by actively encouraging people with disabilities, minorities, veterans, and women to apply. We take pride in our pluralistic community and continue to seek excellence through diversity and inclusion. EO/AA Employer.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

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 Research, Evaluation & Program
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$72,000.00 - $78,000.00
Closing Date
Feb 28, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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