[Hiring] Research Associate @University of Texas at Austin

Role Description

The Research Associate is expected to work on research projects related to higher education policy and social stratification in higher education. The projects will require in-depth experience working with state administrative data and other large-scale education data sets, including:

• Cleaning and merging raw data files
• A track record producing research findings of interest to policymakers, practitioners, and academic audiences

Responsibilities include:

• Data cleaning and management
• Data analysis and research design
• Produce scholarly research, including articles, research reports, and presentations
• Project management and organization, including collaborating with the research team and directing the efforts of junior team members
• Collaborate on grant writing
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Education, Social Sciences, or related field
• 3 years of experience working with state administrative data, including cleaning and producing derived data files from raw data files
• Research experience using a variety of statistical methods to examine effects of education policy and practices
• Strong programming skills in Stata
• Experience publishing quantitative research in education and/or social science journals
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience using Texas Education Research Center data (state administrative data from Texas)
• Demonstrated expertise and/or credentials in statistics and data sciences
• Demonstrated expertise in higher education policy

Benefits

• The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards .

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest
• Example Stata code (do file) for cleaning large-scale administrative data
• Writing sample: Example scholarly publication, preferably published in a peer-reviewed education or social science journal