Social Sciences Research Specialist

State of OhioColumbus, OH

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Overview

Schedule

Full-time

Career level

Entry-level

Remote

On-site

Job Description

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, 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.

Job Skills: Research

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