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Research Analyst, Education
Location
United States
Posted
6 days ago
Salary
$70K / year
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Research Analyst, Education
AccessLex Institute
• Contributing to the development and output of research and data tools that advance the Companys strategic goals and mission. • Providing research counsel and support to internal colleagues, grantees, and external stakeholders. • Actively contributing to the Companys research agenda to further empirical understanding of law school access, affordability, academic and bar success, and the value of legal education; • Assisting in management and maintenance of the Center's research and data tools, e.g., Analytix and XploreJD. • Organizing, structuring and cleaning data to permit for use to perform research and policy analysis. • Conducting basic statistical analyses using both internal and external data; supporting the production of visually appealing and easy to interpret tables and graphical displays of statistical results. • Advising and assisting colleagues, grantees, external researchers and consultants with research design, data analysis, data interpretation, and identifying and navigating higher education data sources. • Contributing to Company efforts to communicate findings to policy and practitioner audiences in succinct briefs, white papers, and reports. • Presenting at professional conferences; representing the Center at relevant industry conferences and events. • Assisting in the development and maintenance of a repository of research evidence and data that can support the Companys research objectives.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors degree in pre-law, statistics, economics, sociology, political science or related field AND a minimum 2 years of related experience in a similar role; OR Masters degree in education, economics, political science, public policy, sociology, statistics, or related field.
- Passion for advancing access, affordability, and value in legal education.
- Ability to self-organize--to manage and set deadlines independently in order to balance multiple deliverables and ensure their timely completion.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills; ability to anticipate and respond to challenges.
- Superior attention to detail and commitment to accuracy.
- Strong mathematical and analytical skills.
- Knowledge (acquired through either experience or coursework) of evaluation methodologies, both qualitative and quantitative.
- Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Excel, including the generation of pivot tables and the use of typical data management functions.
- Previous experience with performing quantitative analyses using R Studio, STATA, or another statistical program.
- Experience writing and presenting research reports.
- PREFERRED: Public speaking and presentation skills.
- Knowledge of higher education or legal education data sources, data definitions and limitations.
- Knowledge of higher education and student financial aid policy, particularly for graduate and professional students.
- Experience translating statistical terms and methodologies to lay audiences.
- Experience using R Studio.
- Experience using PowerBI, Tableau, or another data visualization software program.
Benefits
- AccessLex combines mission-driven work with long-term financial strength.
- Backed by nearly $1 billion in net assets that funds a $40+ million annual operating budget.
- We accomplish this by investing in the resources, programs, and personnel that ensure sustained growth and furtherance of our organizational goals.
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