Research Analyst I
Full time @Harvard University posted 9 months ago in Education Training Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Job ID 1255
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Offered Salary 7000
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Career Level executive
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Experience 3 Years
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Qualifications Certificate
Job Description
Full Job Description
The Research Analyst will be part of a growing team at the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University. CEPR seeks to transform education through quality research and evidence. CEPR and its partners believe all students will learn and thrive when education leaders make decisions using evidence, rather than hunches and untested assumptions.
In pursuit of this end, CEPR both conducts cutting-edge quantitative research on critical topics for the field and develops new and faster models of education research that can better support education leaders. Research Analysts are a critical part of the CEPR team, helping education leaders around the country to learn what’s working and what’s not in education.
We are seeking independent, organized Research Analysts to support the research work of the Center who are motivated by CEPR’s mission of improving education outcomes with evidence.
Position Description
Research analysts will work across 1-2 projects with faculty at Harvard and other institutions and senior researchers at CEPR. Specific responsibilities include assembling and preparing data sets for analysis, conducting independent analyses in Stata or R and ensuring the software code developed is suitable for reuse by others, developing presentations on the results for internal and external audiences, contributing to reports and papers for publication, and participating in regular team meetings. Research analysts may also present to external partners in education agencies and facilitate partner teams as they seek to understand the implications of the analyses. Other duties as required.
This position is a term appointment for one year from the date of hire, with a strong possibility of continuation.
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in public policy, economics, statistics, computer science, education policy, social science, or a related field.
- Three years of related experience, up to two of which may be relevant coursework or experience gained as a student, that includes working with STATA and/or R programming and data analysis. This experience or coursework may include data management, data cleaning, statistical analysis, data visualization, and report writing.
- Candidates must submit a cover letter, resume and transcript (official or unofficial) as a single PDF document. Any applicant wishing to be considered for this position must indicate that they meet all of the basic requirements in either the cover letter or resume.
- All candidates invited to interview will be asked to complete an analytic exercise for their phone interview.
Additional Qualifications and Skills
- Previous quantitative research experience or data experience as part of a team (for instance through a research assistantship or a job).
- Previous experience assembling and working with large administrative data sets.
- Familiarity with Python a plus.
Working Conditions
Please note once Harvard resumes regular operations this position will no longer be remote and work will be performed on campus in Cambridge MA.
Job Function
Research
Location
USA – MA – Cambridge
Job Code
RS0056 Researcher II Humanities
Sub-Unit–Department
CEPR
Time Status
Full-time
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