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Special Education Quantitative Researcher

3 hours, 15 minutes ago
United States
Full-time
Senior
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American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research

American Institutes for Research is a leading behavioral and social science research organization dedicated to using rigorous evidence to enhance everyday life and address critical societal issues across various fields, including education, health, and...

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Description

  • Lead or contribute to the design and execution of rigorous special education policy research and evaluation projects.
  • Apply quantitative methods to collect, manage, analyze, and interpret data.
  • Develop, maintain, and document reproducible and collaborative analytic workflows, including data management and quality control procedures.
  • Review, quality-check, and strengthen analytic code and outputs produced by staff, and provide guidance and mentorship on analysis and documentation best practices.
  • Translate complex findings into clear, actionable insights for client reports, technical memos, and presentations.
  • Manage discrete project tasks or project components, including timelines, deliverables, and client communication.
  • Engage with stakeholders and partners through meetings, briefings, and dissemination activities.
  • Support survey development and analysis for special education policy research.
  • Lead inferential modeling tasks across causal and non-causal analyses, including experimental, quasi-experimental, descriptive, predictive, and explanatory approaches.

Requirements

  • PhD in a relevant field such as Special Education, Economics, Statistics, Public Policy, Education, Public Health, Human Development, Political Science, Psychology, or Sociology, or a master’s degree with at least 4 years of relevant applied research experience.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting or leading quantitative research or evaluation projects, preferably for public-sector, nonprofit, or education-focused clients.
  • Experience cleaning and analyzing large administrative datasets from education entities.
  • Experience designing and executing inferential analyses and contributing to research reports, briefs, or presentations.
  • Experience managing and maintaining analytic datasets, including documentation, quality control, and reproducible workflows.
  • Experience with other policy evaluation methods such as surveys and document reviews.
  • Knowledge of special education policies and practices.
  • Strong quantitative and data analysis skills, including experience with statistical tools such as Stata or R.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with attention to accuracy and research best practices.
  • Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex analyses for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and deadlines independently while contributing to a collaborative team environment.
  • Must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. on a full-time basis; employment-based visa sponsorship, including H-1B sponsorship, is not available.
  • Qualified candidates may need to meet certain residency requirements depending on project work.

Benefits

  • Remote work is available within the United States, or candidates may work from one of AIR’s U.S. office locations.
  • Anticipated annual salary range of $92,700 to $113,000 USD.
  • AIR’s Total Rewards Program is designed to reward staff competitively.
  • Salary offers are based on internal equity and external market competitiveness.
  • Equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer environment.
  • Reasonable accommodation available for applicants with disabilities during the employment process.
  • Strict child safeguarding standards and background/reference checks for selected candidates.
  • Drug-free work environment.

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