Description

Overview The Education Practice Area leverages cutting-edge methodologies, education survey techniques, and practical educator experience to improve education and education policy. Education Practice Area staff design and conduct high-quality education surveys, including some of the largest education studies in the nation, leaning deeply into partnerships with clients for the entire lifecycle of a study, from school recruitment to the dissemination of analyses and findings. The Research Education Analyst serves as Task Leader for project activities in instrument design, district/school recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and reporting for large-scale studies in elementary/secondary/postsecondary education research and evaluation. Responsibilities Serve as Task Leader for project activities in instrument design, district/school recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and reporting for large-scale studies in elementary/secondary/postsecondary education research and evaluation, or Project Director role on smaller education projects. May manage the work of several early-career level staff or staff from other divisions. Perform analyses, write descriptive and analytic reports, and lead other project activities. Write sections for data collection manuals, progress reports and Internal Review Board packages. Perform moderately complex statistical and cost-effectiveness analyses. Design, implement, and analyze simulation models. Apply optimization techniques to education research analyses. Contribute to proposals and business development. Take the appropriate proposal training courses and apply knowledge and project experiences on proposal efforts. Write proposal sections of moderate technical complexity requiring application of education research theories and methodologies. Lead both the business and technical portions of a proposal. Mentor early-career staff. Meet scientific stature goals by submitting papers to peer-reviewed journals, participating in professional meetings and associations, and developing tools and methods to advance RTI’s capabilities. Lead the development of scientific stature activities with early-career staff. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience; a Master’s degree and at least 3 years of experience; a PhD and 0 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Quantitative and/or qualitative work experience related to education research. Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel. Experience with statistical programming packages (e.g. SAS, Stata, R, Python). Ability to manage multiple priorities/tasks across multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to work well with others. Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing. Strong presentation skills. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to work independently. Ability to meet frequent, multiple and tight deadlines. Demonstration of the RTI Values and Lead Forward behaviors by all employees is critical to the Institute’s success. Behaviors associated with our Values and Lead Forward can been found on RTI Insider and Careers page. To apply, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with open-source programming, specifically R and/or Python. EEO & Pay Equity Statements For San Francisco, CA USA Job Postings Only: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. Further information is available here. RTI accepts applications to our job openings from candidates with criminal histories or conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States. RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer. At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance. Equal Pay Act Minimum/Range $79,000 – $97,000

Responsibilities

Serve as Task Leader for project activities in instrument design, district/school recruitment, data collection, data analysis, and reporting for large-scale studies in elementary/secondary/postsecondary education research and evaluation, or Project Director role on smaller education projects. May manage the work of several early-career level staff or staff from other divisions. Perform analyses, write descriptive and analytic reports, and lead other project activities. Write sections for data collection manuals, progress reports and Internal Review Board packages. Perform moderately complex statistical and cost-effectiveness analyses. Design, implement, and analyze simulation models. Apply optimization techniques to education research analyses. Contribute to proposals and business development. Take the appropriate proposal training courses and apply knowledge and project experiences on proposal efforts. Write proposal sections of moderate technical complexity requiring application of education research theories and methodologies. Lead both the business and technical portions of a proposal. Mentor early-career staff. Meet scientific stature goals by submitting papers to peer-reviewed journals, participating in professional meetings and associations, and developing tools and methods to advance RTI’s capabilities. Lead the development of scientific stature activities with early-career staff

Qualification

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and at least 5 years of experience; a Master’s degree and at least 3 years of experience; a PhD and 0 years of experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Quantitative and/or qualitative work experience related to education research. Excellent knowledge of MS Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel. Experience with statistical programming packages (e.g. SAS, Stata, R, Python). Ability to manage multiple priorities/tasks across multiple projects simultaneously. Ability to work well with others. Ability to listen and communicate well both verbally and in writing. Strong presentation skills. Excellent attention to detail and accuracy. Ability to work independently. Ability to meet frequent, multiple and tight deadlines. Demonstration of the RTI Values and Lead Forward behaviors by all employees is critical to the Institute’s success. Behaviors associated with our Values and Lead Forward can been found on RTI Insider and Careers page. To apply, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require, now or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with open-source programming, specifically R and/or Python