Research Associate

Posted 5 days ago

university of texas at austin staffAustin (TX)

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SENIORITY

Senior

SALARY

$80,000

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About the role

Research Associate The Research Associate is expected to work on research projects related to higher education policy and social stratification in higher education. The projects will require in-depth experience working with state administrative data and other largescale education data sets, including experience cleaning and merging raw data files, and a track record producing research findings of interest to policymakers, practitioners, and academic audiences.

Responsibilities:

Data cleaning and management
Data analysis and research design
Produce scholarly research, including articles, research reports, and presentations
Project management and organization, including collaborating with research team and directing the efforts junior team members
Collaborate on grant writing
Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

Ph.D. in Education, Social Sciences, or related field 3 years of experience working with state administrative data, including cleaning and producing derived data files from raw data files
Research experience using variety of statistical methods to examine effects of education policy and practices
Strong programming skills in Stata
Experience publishing quantitative research in education and/or social science journals

Preferred Qualifications:

3+ years of experience using Texas Education Research Center data (state administrative data from Texas)
Demonstrated expertise and/or credentials in statistics and data sciences
Demonstrated expertise in higher education policy
Salary Range (REQUIRED):$80,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions:

Typical Office Environment
Remote work allowable within Texas
Required Materials:

Resume/CV3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor; please note that finalists for this position will be required to have three letters from professional references—minimum of 2 external to UT Austin--attesting to candidate's record of independent research Letter of interest Example Stata code (do file) for cleaning largescale administrative data Writing sample: Example scholarly publication, preferably published in peer-reviewed education or social science journal

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