Data Visualization Specialist for Social Science (Hybrid)

NORC at the University of Chicago; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 93,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental and vision insurance

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Data Visualization Specialist (Research Methodologist I) to support a range of social science projects in the MQSS department. You will design and build dashboards, maps, and interactive visuals to communicate complex findings to clients, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

This hybrid Chicago-based role requires collaborating with statisticians and data scientists, managing multiple tasks, and staying current with visualization tools such as

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a quantitative social science field or equivalent experience.
• Experience with Tableau and Power BI for data visualization.
• Proficient in R, Python, or SAS for data analysis.
• Strong written and oral communication and project management.

Responsibilities

• Develop data visualization products from design to implementation.
• Collaborate on data processing and visualization code with version control.
• Advise on methodological and analytic issues to project leaders.
• Conduct analyses and visualizations for projects.
• Assist with dashboards and user interface design and testing.
• Prepare deliverables and communicate with clients and subcontractors.
• Support proposals and business development related to visualization.
• Present research and contribute to reports and publications.

Skills

Tableau

Power BI

R

Python

SAS

Data visualization

Communication

Time management

Education

Master’s degree in social science with quantitative emphasis

Tools

ArcGIS

sf package in R

GeoPandas

Leaflet.js

Posit Connect

Docker

Tableau Server

AWS

Job description

NORC at the University of Chicago is seeking a Data Visualization Specialist (Research Methodologist I) to support a range of social science projects in the MQSS department. You will design and build dashboards, maps, and interactive visuals to communicate complex findings to clients, policymakers, researchers, and the public.

This hybrid Chicago-based role requires collaborating with statisticians and data scientists, managing multiple tasks, and staying current with visualization tools such as