Data Analyst Junior

University Overview

The University of Pennsylvania, the largest private employer in Philadelphia, is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. This historic, Ivy League school consistently ranks among the top 10 universities in the annual U.S. News & World Report survey. Penn has 12 highly-regarded schools that provide opportunities for undergraduate, graduate and continuing education, all influenced by Penn's distinctive interdisciplinary approach to scholarship and learning.

Penn offers a unique working environment within the city of Philadelphia. The University is situated on a beautiful urban campus, with easy access to a range of educational, cultural, and recreational activities. With its historical significance and landmarks, lively cultural offerings, and wide variety of atmospheres, Philadelphia is the perfect place to call home for work and play.

The University offers a competitive benefits package that includes excellent healthcare and tuition benefits for employees and their families, generous retirement benefits, a wide variety of professional development opportunities, supportive work and family benefits, a wealth of health and wellness programs and resources, and much more.

Posted Job Title
Data Analyst Junior

Job Profile Title
Programmer Junior

Job Description Summary
Data Analyst Junior

As part of the Neurodevelopment and Psychosis Section in the Department of Psychiatry, The Brain Behavior Lab (BBL) at Penn Medicine and the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBI) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Penn Medicine are devoted to the study of the brain-behavior relation using, 1) innovative neuroimaging techniques, and 2) the application of cutting-edge psychometric and bioinformatics resources. The Data Analyst Junior will provide support for managing and analyzing data within the Section.

Job Description

The Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania is the oldest and one of the finest medical schools in the United States. Penn is rich in tradition and heritage and at the same time consistently at the forefront of new developments and innovations in medical education and research. Since its founding in 1765 the School has been a strong presence in the community and prides itself on educating the leaders of tomorrow in patient care, biomedical research, and medical education. http://www.med.upenn.edu/.

Data Analyst Junior

We are seeking a full-time Data Analyst Junior to join our team immediately. This position offers a highly interdisciplinary research experience, combining approaches from cognitive neuroscience, experimental psychology, psychiatry, and statistics with neuroimaging. The applicant will have the opportunity to participate in major methodological and analytic developments, publications, and presentations.

Responsibilities will include supporting principal investigators, fellows, and technical staff with in-depth analyses using multiple complex datasets. While the position is entry-level (i.e. recent college graduates are encouraged to apply!), the analyst will work closely with a PhD-level statistician/psychometrician to climb very steep learning curves quickly. The analyst will thereby acquire an unusually advanced skillset compared to most entry-level positions. For this reason, we are especially seeking applicants with long-term career goals in statistics or psychometrics.

Example tasks might include being asked to:

1. Determine the statistical effects of missing data and compare the results of some available imputation methods (maximum likelihood, random forest, etc.).

2. Determine the number of latent dimensions underlying a data set and apply factor analysis and item response theory to estimate model parameters for such uses as computerized adaptive testing and analysis of item bias.

3. Demonstrate (visually) a statistical effect in several different ways (e.g. using panels versus color-coding).

4. Link a list of physical street addresses to geocodes and link those geocodes to census data from multiple years.

5. Simulate item responses with other variables to determine how many Likert response categories are likely to be necessary on a personality scale with a specific number of items.

The applicant is not expected to be familiar with the above—s/he will be taught—but it is important that at least some of the above procedures seem interesting to the applicant and within the scope of his/her skillset.

Other duties might include: performing data management functions like extracting, importing, and exporting data from various in-house applications; restructuring and merging datasets; assisting with user documentation; running queries on datasets using SQL; preparing datasets for analyses; resolving data inconsistencies; and taking responsibility for completeness and quality of multiple data sets.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university and 0-1 years of experience. Applicants with a relevant major (psychology, statistics, economics, computer science, biology, or neuroscience) will be given preference, and applicants with relevant long-term career goals (e.g. professor of statistics, entrepreneur in the machine learning industry, etc.) are especially preferred.

Preferred Skills:

R, Python, SPSS syntax, Stata, or another script-based statistical package. Job will involve mostly R.

Background check required. Position contingent on funding.

Working Conditions
Office, Library, Computer Room; Requires extensive safety

Physical Effort
Typically sitting at a desk or table; Occasional lifting 25 lb. or less

Job Location - City, State
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Department / School
Perelman School of Medicine

Pay Range
$20.00 - $36.00

Affirmative Action Statement
Penn adheres to a policy that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, citizenship status, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected class.

Special Requirements
Background check required after a conditional job offer is made. Consideration of the background check will be tailored to the requirements of the job.


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