Education Research Analyst

US Department of War Education Activity; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

US Department of War Education Activity in Quantico, VA, seeks a professional to advance educational research and data analysis within the DoD Education framework. The position emphasizes applying research principles to PreK-12 education, data collection, and evaluation across programs.

Requires a Master’s in Education with substantial statistics/training methods coursework and at least five years of related specialized experience.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Education with at least 24 semester hours in data-related work (statistics, data collection, data analysis, data reporting, research methods).
• Education coursework includes at least three areas: learning theory, instructional design, evaluation, product development, or computers in education.

Skills

Attention to Detail

Computer Literacy

Data Analysis

Partnering

Research

Education

Master's degree in Education with data-related coursework

Job description

About the Position:

This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity, Department of Defense Education Activity Americas, Virtual School, Quantico, VA

Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.

The desired applicant will preferably have recent experience (above school level) in research and data analysis.

Who May Apply:

• U.S. Citizens
• Current Competitive Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Civilian Employee (Current DoWEA)
• Current Department of War (DoW) Civilian Employee (DoW Transfer)
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Education Activity (DoWEA) Employee (Excpt Svc DoWEA)
• Current Excepted Service Department of War Employee (Excepted Svc DoW)
• Current Excepted Service Employee (Excepted Service)
• Executive Order (E.O.) 12721 (E.O.12721)
• Military Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473 (E.O.13473)
• Non-Department of War (DoW) Transfer (Non-DoW Transfer)
• Postal Service/Peace Corps and Other Unique Authorities (Unique Auth)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Military Reserve (MR) and National Guard (NG) Technician Eligible (PPP DoW MRNG)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW MR and NG Preference Eligible Tech Receiving Disability Retirement (PPP DoW MRNG Dis)
• Priority Placement Program, DoW Retained Grade Preference Eligible (PPP DoW RG)

In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Minimum Education Requirement:

A Master's degree in the field of Education. Degree must have included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position to be filled (such as statistics, data collection, data analysis, data reporting, research methods, etc.), of which at least one course was in research methods and at least two courses were in statistics. The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university.

The undergraduate/graduate course work must have included study in at least three of the following five areas:

1. Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2. Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
3. Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
4. Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
5. Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.

Specialized Experience Requirements (5 years):

Specialized experience is experience gained while applying research principles and methods that required broad and thorough knowledge of one or more scientific fields or interdisciplinary areas to educational research work and experience in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, a research contractor that partners with systems, state education system, federal education agency, and/or higher education level, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education, training and research.

Professional Licensure/Certification Requirement:

None

You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:

• Attention to Detail
• Computer Literacy
• Data Analysis
• Partnering
• Research