Researchers

Researchers (Education Statistics) for American Institutes for Research (AIR) to report to our Arlington VA HQ but may telecommute. Support dvlpmnt, review & reporting of survey & assessment [asmt] data. Contrib to research on large-scale asmt methodology. Support review, eval & improve large-scale asmt ops. Written & oral presentation on research questions, findings, & potential impacts. Contrib to research & reporting teams incl advise & guide Jr Analysts, & report & inform Sr. Analysts. Communicate methods, results & recs to clients & non-tech audience. Work indep & w/ team & maintain effective working relationship w/ proj staff & clients. Contrib to R&D efforts for new business pursuits. Dev & impl protocols for collect, process & manage data. Program & test online surveys. Generate descriptive stats, conduct basic stat test. Prep & review data tables, figures & data docs. Write sections of reports, tech docs & other written deliverables. Proofread tech & nontech docs. Work involves attention to detail. Little domestic travel may be involved. May undergo background checks. Must have a Masters in Statistics, Econ, Educ Policy or related social science field and 2 yrs exp with survey and experimental data. Requires skills (2 yrs exp) in: logistic regression, classification/ regression trees, and random forests; model building and validation techniques; and one of the following statistical software packages: R, Stata, or SAS/WPS. Apply at www.air.org [air.org]; ref. Job #11822. EOE