Research Data Analyst , Berkeley Public Health

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Departmental Overview

The Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) is a multidisciplinary research center at UC Berkeley, founded in 2000 to address roadway safety as a critical public health and engineering challenge. Affiliated with both Berkeley Public Health and the Institute of Transportation Studies (ITS), SafeTREC collaborates with diverse departments—including City & Regional Planning, Public Policy, and Transportation Engineering—to conduct high‑impact transportation safety research, data analysis, and community outreach.

SafeTREC’s mission is to inform decision‑making and empower communities to improve roadway safety for all.

Position Summary

Serves in several roles to enhance the institute's research mission, including independently conducting data analytic projects and research as determined by the Directors, Principal Investigators, and Senior Researchers. The position requires statistical knowledge and abilities to utilize statistical programs in order to perform various data analyses in support of research grants.

Application Review Date

The First Review Date for this job is: 03/12/2026.

Conduct transportation safety related data analysis.

• Utilize general statistical knowledge in support of research grants.
• Analyze data using R, Python, STATA or other statistical software, as needed.
• Perform spatial data analysis using ArcGIS or other geospatial tools.
• Design and develop dashboards and visual tools to translate findings into tables, charts, and maps.
• Document analyses performed and share the outcome with other staff.

Assist in preparing reports, presentations, and publications.

• Develop data summary and visualization using tables and charts.
• Draft a part of manuscripts with directions from the Principal Investigators.
• Conduct literature searches and reviews.
• Assist in preparing data and writing a draft for the grant proposals.
• Draft monthly, quarterly, or yearly progress reports if appropriate.

Research, collect and maintain transportation safety related data.

• Collect relevant transportation safety data.
• Assist in developing systems for organizing data to analyze, identify and report trends.
• Review available data and update periodically if needed to make the data up-to-date.
• Share the summary of the available dataset and recent changes with internal constituents.

Professional development & other duties.

• Participates in workshops, training, and other professional development opportunities.
• Other duties, as assigned.

• Working knowledge in various statistical analysis methods in order to perform data analyses.
• Proficiency with statistical software such as STATA, R, or related data analysis software to perform processes necessary to examine datasets.
• Demonstrated strong data analytical…