Inside Higher Ed ยท 1 week ago
Project Policy Analyst
Inside Higher Ed is seeking a Project Policy Analyst to join their Behind Bars Data Project, which focuses on analyzing health conditions in U.S. carceral facilities. The role involves data management, research support, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary team to advance research on mortality in prisons and jails.
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Responsibilities
Collaboratively advancing research through data management (data collection, data cleaning, database management) and research support (IRB management, literature reviews, contributing to grant and academic articles with the research team, and research meeting coordination)
Qualification
Required
Experience in working with diverse collaborators with varying levels of data literacy
Proficient in R or another programming language to manipulate data and draw insights from large, complex datasets
Prior experience working with diverse collaborators with varying levels of data literacy
Familiarity with git/GitHub or another version control system
Familiarity with or interest in public health and criminal justice research
Outstanding judgment, attention to detail, and written and oral communication skills
Experience with conducting literature reviews and drafting materials for peer review
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred
1-2 years work experience (or the equivalent in internships and/or practicums) in research, including data analysis and dataset production
Prior experience building or maintaining productionized ETL pipelines in R or Python
Experience with web-scraping and using OCR to convert data from unstructured sources to a machine-readable format
Experience creating impactful data visualizations for social media and reports
Lived experience with and/or knowledge of the criminal legal system
Bachelor's Degree in STEM field, or significant undergraduate research experience involving data analysis and dataset production
Benefits
Benefits that start on day one
Company
Inside Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed is the online source for news, opinion, and jobs related to higher education.
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