Research Associate: Early Childhood - Research, Assessment Data Department

Research Associate:
Early Childhood
- Research, Assessment, & Data Department (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District Research Assessment & Data
- Oakland, California Open in Google Maps

This job is also posted in Oakland Unified School District

Job : 5929910

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Sep 16, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

PCN
11392

Due to union restrictions, this position is only available to current employees of this school district for the first 5 days following the posted date. Applications submitted by job seekers not currently employed by the school district will not be considered during this specific time period.
EXTERNAL CANDIDATES ARE WELCOME TO APPLY.

Research Associate, 0-8 Early Childhood

REPORTS TO: Assigned Supervisor

DEPARTMENT: As Assigned

CLASSIFICATION: Classified

FLSA: Exempt

WORK YEAR/

HOURS:

261 days/7.5 hours

ISSUED: Created:
June 2013

SALARY GRADE: WTCL 57

BASIC FUNCTION: Perform a wide variety of duties to execute research and evaluation analyses and studies related to the District’s strategic plans and priorities. Implement quantitative and qualitative research projects and data analyses on a variety of topics related to early childhood education and child development from birth to 8 years old. Activities include collecting, organizing, and analyzing data, preparing reports, designing research and evaluation studies, collaboration with research partners, and managing projects.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES: (Incumbents may perform any combination of the essential functions shown below. This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge, or abilities associated with this classification, but are intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements.)

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Participate in planning, designing and conducting quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods research and evaluation.
• Conduct ongoing research on promising practices in OUSD that contributes to the knowledge base of effective practice, emphasizing priority areas identified in district strategic plans and School Quality Reviews.
• Conduct case study analyses of effective strategies and practices that can be scaled up for use in the District.
• Design methods, data collection processes, research instruments (including scale development), and analytic approaches for each research project.
• Stay abreast of relevant research early childhood education and child development from birth to 8 years old, and on transitions from preschool to kindergarten; analyze applicability of research to OUSD; continually gather information related to assigned research topics.
• Engage in fieldwork interfacing with a wide variety of OUSD stakeholders including, students, parents, teachers, administrators, other staff, and community partners.
• Engage in data cleaning and data management for all studies.
• Prepare and analyze historical data about the District, schools, and local communities and neighborhoods.
• Engage in report writing and editing, contributing to the development of meaningful reports, policy briefs and presentations of findings appropriate for a variety of internal and external audiences and purposes.
• Prepare assessment data on the 0-8 continuum of student performance for principals and teachers.
• Gather observational data, such as from Instructional Rounds across Transitional Kindergarten sites and Balanced Literacy sites, to identify shifts in teacher practice and site leadership practice.
• Develop tools and protocols to facilitate use of data and research findings by central office staff, school leaders, and teachers.
• Present and disseminate project results to internal and external parties.
• Engage in collaborative research with…