Social Sciences Research Specialist

This position is required to report in office Monday - Friday.

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.

• 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, PowerBI, 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.

• Research