Senior Research Analyst
- Employer
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
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- Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The University of Maryland, Baltimore’s School of Social Work has an opening for a contractual Senior Research Analyst. The person is this position will have strong quantitative expertise and interest in applied developmental research in low-income communities. The Senior Research Analyst will compile and interpret research data; establish and maintain databases, develop quality assurance; and provide final interpretations to others. The initial full-time appointment will be for one year starting on August 1, 2021, with the possibility of a renewal depending on available funding. Under the mentorship of Dr. Brenda Jones Harden, the duties for the position include contributing to evaluations of two high-quality early care and education programs and a longitudinal study on early adversity.
This Exempt, Contractual position offers a generous benefits package that includes 10 vacation days, 11 personal and holidays, 5 sick days; comprehensive health insurance and supplemental retirement options; and limited tuition remission for employees enrolled at UMB. The University of Maryland, Baltimore was ranked one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine. (Feb 2021) In the Fall of 2021, UMB will require all faculty, staff, and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Exemptions for medical or religious reasons will be processed through Human Resources. Essential Functions
- Responsible for conducting advanced analysis and support for research programs in order to promote a culture of assessment and evidence based decision making.
- Independently conduct research assignments that include a variety of complex features such as conflicting design requirements and difficult coordination requirements. The Senior Research Analyst is recognized as a subject matter expert and completes the highly complex work critical to the department. Assignments and projects are broad in nature requiring originality and ingenuity.
- Coordinating data collection in early care and education centers and in families’ homes.
- Managing data (data merging, organization, IRB submissions, survey development).
- Analyzing data (descriptive, regression, multivariate analyses).
- Writing reports for practitioners and teachers with appropriate data visuals.
- Presenting to practitioner staff and community partners about research findings.
- Conducting classroom and home observations.
- Supervising and mentoring of other research staff.
- Preparing publications and conference presentations (collaboratively and as lead author).
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education: Bachelor’s degree in Information Management, Social Science, Public Policy, Mathematics, Statistics, Health Science or Services or in a field of study related to the research. Ph.D. in Psychology, Education, Human Development, Social Work, or a closely related discipline is preferred.
Experience: Two (2) years related experience in a research environment required. Experience in SAS, STATA, SPSS, and/or Excel preferred.
Other: May consider a combination of directly related experience and education. Knowledge, Skills, or Abilities
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and contribute to a collaborative team environment
- Excellent interpersonal skills, especially with teachers and other practitioners
- Expertise in quantitative methodology
- Experience in both large-scale datasets and small-scale original studies
- Beginning track record of publication
- Excellent academic writing skills
- A passion for communicating research for non-research audiences
- Experience conducting program evaluations and/or research in low-income communities is preferred.
UMB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law or policy. For assistance related to employment, please contact the Staffing department at HRJobs@umaryland.edu.
If you anticipate needing a reasonable accommodation for a disability under the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), during any part of the employment process, please submit a UMB Job Applicant Accommodation Request. You may also contact HRDiversity@umaryland.edu. Please note that only inquiries concerning an ADA request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.
Job: Reg or CII Exempt Staff
Shift: Day Job
Organization: School of Social Work - General Instruction
Job Posting: Jul 13, 2021
Unposting Date: Jul 20, 2021, 11:59:00 PM
Organization
Welcome to the Baltimore campus of the University of Maryland, founded in 1807 along a ridge in what was then called Baltimore Town. Today, this 61-acre research and technology complex encompasses 65 buildings in West Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. 
The University is Maryland's only public academic health, human services, and law center. Seven professional and graduate schools train the majority of the state's physicians, nurses, dentists, lawyers, social workers, and pharmacists.
Under the leadership of President Jay A. Perman, MD, the University is a leading partner in the redevelopment of the west side of Baltimore. The University of Maryland BioPark, which opened in October 2005, promotes collaborative research opportunities and bioscience innovation.
Sponsored research totaled $567.1 million in Fiscal Year 2010. With 6,349 students and 6,717 faculty members and staff, the University is an economic engine that returns more than $15 in economic activity for every $1 of state general funds appropriation. The University community gives more than 2 million hours a year in service to the public.
Mission
The University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) is the State¹s public health, law and human services university devoted to excellence in professional and graduate education, research, patient care, and public service. As a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff and students, and using state-of-the-art technological support, we educate leaders in health care delivery, biomedical science, global health, social work and the law. We emphasize interdisciplinary education and research in an atmosphere that explicitly values civility, diversity, collaboration, teamwork and accountability. By conducting internationally recognized research to cure disease and to improve the health, social functioning and just treatment of the people we serve, we foster economic development in the City, State, and nation. We are committed to ensuring that the knowledge we generate provides maximum benefit to society and directly enhances our various communities.
Campus Data
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Equal Opportunity
The University of Maryland is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and educational institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, marital status or veteran's status to recruit, hire, compensate, train and promote employees and applicants for employment in all job levels with regard to their qualifications and without consideration to the aforementioned categories. Exceptions to this policy will be made only as allowed by law for example, due to bona fide occupational qualifications or lack of reasonable accommodations for disabilities.
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