Job Description
Research Analyst
(Research Assistant)
Leading
academic survey research center seeks candidate for Research Analyst position
as described below. We anticipate the position to be available immediately.
Target date for applications is
April 22, 2005 (position has been filled) .
The analyst:
1)
Performs programming and analysis tasks using SPSS, WinCati,
Excel, Access, and other software as appropriate. Analyst duties to be assigned
and monitored by the Assistant Director or Senior Research Analyst.
a)
Programs questionnaires
in Ci3 and/or Sensus.
b) Sets up telephone interview studies in WinCATI.
c)
Sets up databases in
Access.
d) Processes, loads, and manages sample for use in WinCATI
or in mail-out surveys.
e)
Merges, modifies, and
edits data files as needed for analysis or for use as sampling databases.
f)
Prepares and labels SPSS
data files for analysis and reporting.
g)
Analyzes survey results
data, including frequencies, crosstabulations, means tables, multivariate
analyses, and tests of statistical significance.
h) Prepares graphs and tables in Excel, Word, and other
software as appropriate.
2) Acts as Project Coordinator for survey projects as
assigned.
a)
Prepares time lines for
assigned projects.
b) Assists with budget preparation and budget revisions
for assigned projects.
c)
Maintains communication
with client on survey progress.
d)
Submits brief, written report on project progress
each week to Assistant Director, and reports on project progress, needs, and
plans at weekly project scan meeting.
e)
Maintains communication
with project team using e-mail and team meetings as needed.
f)
Monitors expenditures of
effort by staff to ensure that projects stay within budget.
g)
Coordinates with Assistant
Director regarding scheduling or resource problems affecting timely completion
of assigned projects.
h) Coordinates with Center Director, Assistant Director or
Principal Investigator of project regarding any issues affecting survey
quality.
3) Assists with drafting and editing of project reports
and methodological reports as assigned
4) Attends general staff meetings and participates in
management task teams as assigned.
5) Assists with Level I computing support tasks as
assigned by Senior Research Analyst.
6) May occasionally be assigned to other tasks at the
discretion of the Director.
Qualifications: The competitive
candidate will have a Master’s degree in the social sciences, with some
experience in programming and data analysis. Knowledge of SPSS required. Understanding of statistical techniques for
the social sciences required.
Familiarity with CATI software and experience with Sawtooth WinCATI is
preferred.
Our
organization: The Center for Survey
Research is a unit of the Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service at the University
of Virginia. We have a CATI-lab of 22 stations running Sawtooth WinCATI.
The staff consists of 5 full-time staff members, including the Director
and Assistant Director, Full-time Research Assistant, Self-administered surveys
manager, and Fiscal Technician. The
position advertised here would be in addition to these. In
addition, CSR employs a part-time Senior Research Director, a part-time Research
Analyst, and consults regularly with members of the University of Virginia
faculty. We employ several part-time graduate research analysts and project
assistants, as well as a roster of trained CATI interviewers.
For
more about CSR, please see our web sited at www.virginia.edu/surveys.
Applicants
should send, by April 22, 2005 (position has been filled),
a cover letter, c.v. or resume, and list of three references to:
Search
Committee
Research
Analyst Position
Center
for Survey Research
P.O.
Box 400767
Charlottesville
Virginia 22904-4767
For
express delivery, the physical address is:
Center
for Survey Research
2400
Old Ivy Road
Charlottesville,
VA 22903
(Ph:
434-243-5224)
or
respond by e-mail to
Thomas
M. Guterbock, Director
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer.