Scientific Analyst II (Extended Temporary Employment)
University of Arizona12 months ago
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Hybrid
Temporary
Junior Level (1-3 years)
Job Description
Key Responsibilities
- With moderate guidance, conduct appropriate summary and statistical analyses of large and small datasets, including both administrative and survey data.
- Collaborate with CRED team members, college, division and community partners on data visualization and interpretation.
- Under moderate guidance, prepare periodic reports such as progress, status, results synthesis, evaluation, or other regular and special reports.
- Assist in presentations to lay audiences, including engaging via public presentations to facilitate understanding of findings, gather feedback, and build a shared interpretation.
- Be responsible for comprehensive data organization and documentation under moderate guidance.
- Prepare interactive data dashboards, static data visuals, one-page data summaries, and other public-facing data products for internal and external use.
- Collaborate with and assist team members to adapt visualizations for specific reports and presentations.
- Develop and maintain databases and assist in creating data acquisition and management plans for ongoing research and evaluation projects.
- Oversee access/delivery to data users, including faculty, staff, and students.
- Organize data and documentation with a user-friendly structure.
- Manage data security and confidentiality protocols to ensure information remains secure.
- Provide technical assistance to CRED team staff and partners in accessing data from various databases and systems.
- Advise and assist in study design and evaluation planning.
- May supervise student workers.
Required Qualifications
- Knowledge of data management best practices, data structures, and reproducible workflows.
- Ability to efficiently use statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Excel).
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Ability to use ArcGIS or other geospatial analysis tools.
- Knowledge of grant writing, needs assessment, process evaluation, and outcomes research.
- Understanding of social science research methods, program evaluation, and/or outcomes research.
- Strong planning and organizational skills.
Required Skills
Reproducible Workflows
Data Dashboard Creation
ArcGIS
Survey & Administrative Data Analysis
Data Visualization
Database Management
R
Python
Technical Presentation
Data Security & Confidentiality
Statistical Analysis
Excel