Education Policy Data Scientist & Visualization Lead

The Association for Education Finance and Policy; Fayetteville (AR); On-site; USD 68,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Arkansas is seeking a Research Scientist to advance policy-relevant research in education economics. The role involves leading empirical studies on human capital investments and evaluating education policies.

The position emphasizes preparing and maintaining large datasets, creating reproducible workflows, and developing visualizations to inform academic, policy, and practitioner audiences. Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required or equivalent in related field.
• Experience in economics/education policy research is essential.
• Strong analytical and writing skills for policy audiences.

Responsibilities

• Conduct econometric, statistical, and causal analyses on education policy data.
• Develop data visualizations and dashboards to communicate findings to researchers and policymakers.
• Prepare datasets, maintain documentation, and ensure reproducibility of analyses.
• Contribute to technical reports and policy briefs.

Skills

Applied econometrics

Causal inference

Quantitative methods

Data visualization and communication

Education

Master’s degree in Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, or related field

Ph.D. in Economics, Public Policy, Data Science, Education Policy, or related field

Tools

Stata

R

Python

Excel

Job description

University of Arkansas is seeking a Research Scientist to advance policy-relevant research in education economics. The role involves leading empirical studies on human capital investments and evaluating education policies.

The position emphasizes preparing and maintaining large datasets, creating reproducible workflows, and developing visualizations to inform academic, policy, and practitioner audiences. Collaboration across multidisciplinary teams is essential.