Job Details

Research Associate

The Research Associate is expected to work on research projects related to higher education policy and social stratification in higher education. The projects will require in-depth experience working with state administrative data and other largescale education data sets, including experience cleaning and merging raw data files, and a track record producing research findings of interest to policymakers, practitioners, and academic audiences.

Responsibilities:

• Data cleaning and management
• Data analysis and research design
• Produce scholarly research, including articles, research reports, and presentations
• Project management and organization, including collaborating with research team and directing the efforts junior team members
• Collaborate on grant writing
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Education, Social Sciences, or related field
• 3 years of experience working with state administrative data, including cleaning and producing derived data files from raw data files
• Research experience using variety of statistical methods to examine effects of education policy and practices
• Strong programming skills in Stata
• Experience publishing quantitative research in education and/or social science journals

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience using Texas Education Research Center data (state administrative data from Texas)
• Demonstrated expertise and/or credentials in statistics and data sciences
• Demonstrated expertise in higher education policy

Salary Range (REQUIRED):

• $80,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions:

• Typical Office Environment
• Remote work allowable within Texas

Required Materials:

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor; please note that finalists for this position will be required to have three letters from professional references—minimum of 2 external to UT Austin--attesting to candidate's record of independent research
• Letter of interest
• Example Stata code (do file) for cleaning largescale administrative data
• Writing sample: Example scholarly publication, preferably published in peer-reviewed education or social science journal