Program Research Specialist​/Trainee ; NYS HELPS - Capital Bureau

Reporting to higher-level personnel, this Program Research Specialist 1/Trainee 1/2 will be assigned to the Energy Bureau.

• Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing energy data.
• Interpreting and reporting findings on current or proposed electric vehicle (EV) and EV charging programs, policies, and legislation.
• Assessing visual and written options for presenting data and information to multiple audiences.
• Working collaboratively within a team to create annual energy reports outlining energy usage and expenses as well as highlighting energy-related initiatives implemented to reduce greenhouse gas emissions throughout the Agency.
• Tracking progress in achieving energy and climate objectives and goals.
• Maintaining and periodically reviewing databases used to track OPRHP’s fleet vehicles and EV charging stations.
• Informing plans to build the infrastructure needed to convert OPRHP’s fleet to electric.
• Communicating with OPRHP staff and EV charging station manufacturers and networking companies to ensure EV charging stations remain operational and meet the needs of our parks.
• Providing advice and consultation to OPRHP management staff on program operations.

NY HELPS or 55-b/c

Qualifications:

HELPS

Qualifications:

This title is part of the New York Hiring for Emergency Limited Placement Statewide Program (NY HELPS).*

To be considered for appointment through NY HELPS, or 55 b/c, candidates must meet the open-competitive minimum qualifications for this position. The qualifications are:

• A bachelor's degree or higher
  * including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics**.

• A bachelor's degree or higher
  * including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics**, and one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data.

Either 1. A bachelor's degree
* including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics
** and two years of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.

OR

• A master's degree or higher
  * including or supplemented by nine semester credit hours in biostatistics, data analysis, or data modeling, economics, econometrics, mathematics, research methods, or statistics
  ** AND one year of professional research experience performing the collection, manipulation (e.g., data construction, merging data files, data cleaning, working with data files containing different levels of data) and evaluation of quantitative data directed toward review, analysis, and presentation related to program operations.
• Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S. Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an educational institution outside the United States or its territories, you must provide independent verification of equivalency. This information can be found at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).
  
  Candidates are responsible for the evaluation fee.
• For all candidates, you MUST submit proof of successful completion of the educational requirements to the hiring agency at the time of the employment interview or you will not be considered for appointment. Failure to meet the educational requirements by June 30, 2023, may result in your removal from the eligible list.

If you are a veteran or an individual with a disability and would like to apply for the Department of Civil Service’s 55-b/c Program, please visit https:// for more information.

A subsequent 55-b/c appointment may be considered if you have at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service and have a current Civil Service 55-b/c letter of eligibility.

Current NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation Employees only, with at least one year of permanent or contingent-permanent qualifying service as a Program Research Specialist 1, SG-18 if you have less than one year, you must be reachable on the current Professional Careers Opportunities…