Full-Time Research Associate II
Job Description
The Glenn College is committed to nurturing a diverse and inclusive environment for our students, faculty, staff, and guests that celebrates the fundamental value and dignity of everyone by recognizing differences and supporting individuality. We are dedicated to creating a brave space and promoting civil discourse that acknowledges and embraces diverse perspectives on issues and challenges that affect our community.
Salary
$50,000-$65,000 Commensurate with education and experience
Position Description:
The data manager/analyst supports research projects that use newly created consumer credit panel datasets and other large administrative datasets to inform individual and household financial well-being. The manager/analyst works with faculty and research assistants across various colleges and departments at OSU, including the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and the College of Arts and Sciences departments of Sociology and Economics, as well as external collaborators outside of OSU. Responsibilities include: performs data management, coding, and analysis of large panel datasets containing administrative data on individual consumers in a secure computing environment (e.g., the Ohio Super Computer Center); writes programs using STATA statistical software and other programming languages; creates and maintains data documentation, codebooks, and research project manuals; develops and maintains expertise in consumer credit panel data from industry best practices and scholarly literature; assists in contract management and communications with administrative data partners; provides training and support to student research assistants and faculty who work with the credit panel data; collaborates with researchers to implement aims of research studies and identify appropriate statistical analysis plans; assists in preparation of journal articles, technical reports and grant submissions.
Essential Duties
60%: Data analysis, coding, and documentation; conducts analysis under the direction of faculty research team members; maintains clean and easy to follow do files and data documentation; creates and updates data project manuals for research projects; participates in research team meetings to share results of data cleaning and analysis
20%: Assists with preparation of reports and presentations for funders, journal articles, and grant submissions; produces tables and data visualizations; assists with the submission and review of protocols to the Institutional Review Board (IRB)
10%: Assists in contract management with administrative data providers; Identifies best practices for credit data analysis and provides training and support to students and faculty; participates in meetings with research team and credit data provider to ensure data is used appropriately; consults credit data provider codebooks to ensure coding is in line with construct definitions; stays abreast of industry and scholarly publications using other similar credit panel datasets to identify best practices; attends webinars and conferences as applicable to developing expertise in the use of credit panel data
10%: Performs other duties as assigned to support team members
Required Qualifications
Master’s degree in statistics, data science, public policy, economics, sociology, or a related field required. Must be proficient with statistical software, including STATA. At least two years of experience analyzing large panel administrative data sources for research purposes is required. Strong written communications skills and ability to work in a collaborative research environment required.
Desired Qualifications
Doctoral degree preferred. Experience preparing grant applications and writing research papers preferred. Experience working with consumer credit panel data or administrative wage and unemployment claims data desired.
The Work Environment and Culture:
The John Glenn College of Public Affairs is committed to inspiring and developing the next generation of public and nonprofit professionals who can handle complex issues and make change a reality in civic life. Ranked best in Ohio and 13th nationally all Public Affairs graduate schools in the 2021 U.S. News & World Report ratings, the Glenn College teaches its students how governments, nonprofits, and private firms can work together to serve the public and get results. The Glenn College is celebrating over 50 years of turning students’ passions into policy and is housed in Page Hall, a state-of-the-art building in the center of the university’s main campus in Columbus, Ohio.
The Ohio State University, the flagship public university of Ohio, is located in the state’s capital, Columbus. It is ranked 17th among the best public universities in the nation. Columbus is the 14th largest city in the United States and offers many cultural and recreational amenities. It was recently rated by Forbes as the #1 opportunity city in the country and by Time as being in the top 10 cities to start a new career.
How to Apply
Application Instructions: To apply, submit an application, inclusive of resume/CV and cover letter here: https://osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/job/Columbus-Campus/Research-Associate-II--Social_R27902 The Ohio State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, national origin, disability status, or protected veteran status. The Ohio State University is committed to establishing a culturally and intellectually diverse environment, encouraging all members of our learning community to reach their full potential. We are responsive to dual-career families and strongly promote work-life balance to support our community members through a suite of institutionalized policies. We are an NSF Advance Institution and a member of the Ohio/Western Pennsylvania/West Virginia Higher Education Recruitment Consortium.367 total views, 0 today