Impact-Driven Research Data Analyst – Child Welfare

University of Texas at San Antonio; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is seeking a Research Data Analyst in the Child Welfare area within the Social Work Department of the College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP). The role centers on data analysis from foster care and education databases, creating reports and visualizations, and supporting evaluation plans.

This grant-funded position involves collaboration with faculty, processing and maintaining datasets, and delivering statistical insights while ensuring data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in Social Work, Psychology, Demography or related field.
• Three years of experience collecting, managing and analyzing data using SPSS, SAS or R.
• This position requires maintaining security and integrity of UT San Antonio systems.

Responsibilities

• Manage, reformat, enter, edit, merge, and maintain data for analysis.
• Analyze data using statistical software to generate descriptive statistics and models.
• Review statistical output for consistency and quality; develop evaluation plans.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data to evaluate program activities and components.
• Disseminate research findings through reports and presentations.
• Supervise and mentor graduate students preparing reports and briefs.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Deadline driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Demography, or related field

Master's degree in Psychology, Social Work, Demography, Statistics, or related field

Tools

SPSS

SAS

R

Job description

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is seeking a Research Data Analyst in the Child Welfare area within the Social Work Department of the College for Health, Community and Policy (HCAP). The role centers on data analysis from foster care and education databases, creating reports and visualizations, and supporting evaluation plans.

This grant-funded position involves collaboration with faculty, processing and maintaining datasets, and delivering statistical insights while ensuring data