Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Analyst
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Administrative & Support
Department	GSAPP - School Psychology
Overview
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Analyst for the Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP). In collaboration with multiple school districts, Rutgers University Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology (GSAPP) is currently implementing multiple Project AWARE (Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education) grants from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA). The projects aim to build school districts’ capacity to implement a comprehensive multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS) for student mental health in collaboration with school personnel, community-based providers of behavior health care services, community organizations, families and youth. The projects will promote the healthy social and emotional development of PreK-12 grade students. Rutgers is building its implementation and data management team and is seeking to hire multiple Evaluation Researcher Analysts to lead the evaluation of the grants and coordinate the following tasks: (a) ensure human subjects protection and confidentiality procedures, (b) data administration, © data management and analysis, and (d) evaluation research over the course of 5 years. The positions will be filled by a person with excellent data management, communication, organizational, and evaluation research related skills. Among the key duties of this position are the following: Will have leadership roles as program evaluators that will coordinate the design and implementation of a comprehensive evaluation aligned with project goals and objectives. They will become familiar with the background, mechanics, and outcomes of multiple measures used in the design of the project and use their familiarity to facilitate project design and implementation. Coordinates across the school district and Rutgers teams. Participates in the design and implementation of technology tools to streamline data collection and analysis with district data sources. Ensures all procedures related to data entry and data quality control are followed. They will be responsible for designing and generating extant project databases from the AWARE projects to be used for overall project performance evaluation. Leads all evaluation, monitoring, and quality improvement activities for the grant. They will be responsible for quarterly and annual reporting to SAMSHA. Responsible for general administrative duties, conducting literature searches, and collecting scientifically and empirically supported relevant data to assist in evaluation reports, manuscript, and conference presentation preparation. Opportunities for grant writing are included.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement	Consistent with the current application of Rutgers Policy 60.3.22, this position may be eligible for a hybrid work arrangement. The flexible work arrangements outlined in Rutgers Policy 60.3.22 are part of a pilot program that is effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2024. Therefore, there is no guarantee that this flexible work arrangement will continue beyond that date. Flexible work arrangements are not permanent, are subject to change or cancellation and contingent on the employee receiving approval in the FlexWork@RU Application System. Additional information may be found at https://futureofwork.rutgers.edu .
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	05
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	66697.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	84422.000
Annual Maximum Salary	102147.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience. Two years of experience.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	Knowledge and experience in both small and large-scale data administration and manipulation. Knowledge of evaluation research design in education settings and experience in conducting both small-scale and large-scale school-based evaluation research. Advanced mastery of Microsoft Excel and at least two statistical packages (e.g., SPSS, SAS, AMOS, MPlus, R) common to the social sciences. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Experience with growth modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, and structural equation modeling. Knowledge of statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, AMOS, MPlus, R and structural equation modeling.
Preferred Qualifications	Masters or doctorate in quantitative methods, education, educational psychology, school psychology, clinical psychology, measurement, public health, or equivalent. Knowledge of evaluation and research design in education settings, research procedures, and experience in conducting both small-scale and large-scale school-based evaluation research. Excellent organizational, oral and written communication skills, collaborative interpersonal skills to work with staff, faculty and students. Has analytical skills to solve problems. Experience with Google-based data collection systems (e.g., Google Forms), Excel, and Qualtrics.
Equipment Utilized	Advanced Mastery of Microsoft Excel, or data manipulation software equivalent (Access, R, Tableau). Advanced Proficiency in data entry and manipulation. Basic Mastery of Microsoft Word and Microsoft PowerPoint. Knowledge of statistical software such as SAS, SPSS, AMOS, MPlus, R and structural equation modeling.
Physical Demands and Work Environment	Candidate will work onsite at the GSAPP, the district site, and/or remotely depending on tasks and needs.
Special Conditions	Multiple positions Grant Funded The position will interface with the PIs, Project Implementation Coordinator, and Co-PIs. The Evaluation Research Analyst will be hired on a full time 12-month contract.

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2922
Posting Open Date	10/26/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	Busch (RU-New Brunswick)
City	Piscataway
State	NJ
Location Details

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