Data Harmonization Programmer & Analyst I

University of Southern California; Los Angeles (CA); Hybrid; USD 50,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

The Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the University of Southern California seeks a Programmer Analyst I to join the Global Aging Program. The role involves writing, modifying, and documenting software, performing limited analysis under supervision, and ensuring reproducible results for research publications.

This grant-funded, fixed-term position offers hybrid work and opportunities to develop harmonization datasets, test data, and comparative documentation across surveys, while

Qualifications

• Successful candidates will have data management and programming skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills are required.
• Ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, debug, and document code for harmonization projects.
• Develop test data and routines to test and revise applications; document test results.
• Design analysis variables to answer research questions and communicate findings to research teams.
• Prepare extensive documentation for harmonized codebooks per internal/external standards.
• Develop datasets, create tables, perform analyses, and contribute to publications with researchers.
• Attend conferences as a representative of the Gateway to Global Aging Data.
• Give online and in-person technical presentations highlighting the Gateway to Global Aging Data.

Skills

Data management

Programming

Verbal communication

Written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Stata

SAS

R

Job description

The Center for Economic and Social Research (CESR) at the University of Southern California seeks a Programmer Analyst I to join the Global Aging Program. The role involves writing, modifying, and documenting software, performing limited analysis under supervision, and ensuring reproducible results for research publications.

This grant-funded, fixed-term position offers hybrid work and opportunities to develop harmonization datasets, test data, and comparative documentation across surveys, while