Part-Time Research Associate: Data Visualization & Analysis

College Futures Foundation; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Job summary

College Futures Foundation in San Francisco seeks a Research Associate (Temporary, Part-time) to assist in data collection, analysis, and communication of strategies. The role offers up to 20 hours per week from December 2017 to June 2018, with potential for permanent full-time work.

The position emphasizes data acquisition, processing, and visualization for grantees, program staff, and leadership, with remote work possible for the right candidate and at least one on-site day per week.

Qualifications

• Strong analytic skills with high proficiency in using spreadsheet applications for data collection, cleaning, and analysis.
• Data visualization skills including creating bar charts, scatter plots, etc. Experience with Tableau or similar visualization platforms is a plus.
• Experience with SQL databases including basic joins and developing queries and views.
• Familiarity with a scripting or statistical programming language such as R, Python, or Stata for the automation of common analytical tasks.

Responsibilities

• Acquire, maintain, and analyze new and existing institutional and contextual data for the Foundation's data system; examples include data from state and federal education agencies such as Ca Dept. of Education, CSU, IPEDS, US Census, and others.
• Oversee the collection and analysis of student level data for scholarship students served by community foundations across California
• Automate ongoing and recurring analyses to streamline our workflows and accelerate insights
• Develop visualizations, written materials, slides, and templates that organize and present data in compelling formats for grantees, program staff, management, Board, and the Foundation's Website.
• With oversight from the Senior Policy and Research Officer, collaborate with the Research and Data Manager to develop and manage related internal business processes for data collection, data base management, analysis, quality control, and tool development.
• Implement plans and processes and develop training and resources for foundation grantees to submit and analyze data using the Foundation's data system.
• Document and share these analytic processes in accessible and easy-to-understand presentations with internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

SQL

R/Python/Stata

Tools

Tableau

SQL

Job description

College Futures Foundation in San Francisco seeks a Research Associate (Temporary, Part-time) to assist in data collection, analysis, and communication of strategies. The role offers up to 20 hours per week from December 2017 to June 2018, with potential for permanent full-time work.

The position emphasizes data acquisition, processing, and visualization for grantees, program staff, and leadership, with remote work possible for the right candidate and at least one on-site day per week.