Social Sciences Research Specialist
Listed on 2025-12-26
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Research/Development
Data Scientist, Research Analyst, Research Scientist, Research Assistant/Associate
DYS is seeking a Social Sciences Research Specialist in the Office of Best Practices Institute. This position will conduct research studies concerning a variety of DYS related issues.
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Independently reviews, designs and plans social sciences research projects that include project definition, statistical and sampling techniques using tools required to analyze and interpret data provided by stakeholders.
- Utilize advanced skills in descriptive and quantitative statistical concepts including central tendency variability & standard error comparisons, correlational and predictive measures, regression analysis, and Bayesian analysis.
- Provides information and technical assistance to agency staff on research and evaluation issues.
- Conducts qualitative interviews onsite or virtually and completes written thematic content analysis as required.
- Contributes to the Department's internal and external publications.
- Develops social sciences statistical and conceptual models for social science research and evaluation projects.
- Develop graphic presentations.
- Utilizes software including Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS), Excel, Tableau, SAS, Power
BI, Google, and others to test hypotheses. - Prepares records and reports related to research projects that concisely articulate analysis and interpretation of research projects.
- Acts as liaison with information Technology Systems (ITS) to develop and identify expanded data system requirements and inter-dependency between data networks.
Completion of graduate core coursework in social science or public administration with at least 6 courses in advanced statistics & statistical analysis & research theory, design & methodology; 18 mos. exp. in research &/or social science policy analysis using advanced statistics & statistical analysis & research theory, design & methodology; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in use of computer hardware, software used for spreadsheets, statistical analysis & graphics presentation & work processing.
-Or 6 mos. exp. as Social Sciences Research Analyst, 65261.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
-Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job
Skills:
Research
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