Research Associate IV

UAH College of Business; Alabama; On-site; USD 63,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

UAH College of Business in Alabama seeks a Research Associate IV to perform comprehensive research, data analysis, and metadata extraction across cloud environments to support analytics and reporting.

You will ingest data from multiple sources, validate quality, and develop documentation; design and maintain software tools and workflows to enhance data accuracy and streamline enterprise technology initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant scientific field or an equivalent combination of education and years of work experience.
• 3.75 to 5.25 years of full-time verifiable work experience (preferably in science, engineering, business, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Python or other programming languages.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive research and data ingestion into cloud environments by integrating, validating, and optimizing data from multiple sources to support analytics, reporting, and operational requirements.
• Perform data quality control by validating datasets, identifying anomalies, troubleshooting data processing issues, and implementing corrective actions to maintain data integrity across systems.
• Develop, maintain, and publish technical documentation related to data integration, processing, validation, and publication activities to support operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and knowledge transfer.
• Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain software applications, scripts, and automated workflows to streamline business processes, improve system performance, enhance data accuracy, and support enterprise technology initiatives.

Skills

Python

MS Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Tools

AWS

Job description

Job no: 504332

Department

Information Technology & Systems Center

Work type

Staff Full-time Exempt

Location

Alabama

Categories

Research - Computer Science, Research - Other

Purpose Of The Position

The Research Associate IV will be responsible for performing comprehensive research, data analysis, and metadata extraction.

Key Responsibilities Include

• Perform comprehensive research and data ingestion into cloud environments by integrating, validating, and optimizing data from multiple sources to support analytics, reporting, and operational requirements.
• Perform data quality control by validating datasets, identifying anomalies, troubleshooting data processing issues, and implementing corrective actions to maintain data integrity across systems.
• Develop, maintain, and publish technical documentation related to data integration, processing, validation, and publication activities to support operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, and knowledge transfer.
• Design, develop, test, implement, and maintain software applications, scripts, and automated workflows to streamline business processes, improve system performance, enhance data accuracy, and support enterprise technology initiatives.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in a relevant scientific field or an equivalent combination of education and years of work experience.
• 3.75 to 5.25 years of full-time verifiable work experience (preferably in science, engineering, business, or equivalent).
• Proficiency in Python or other programming languages.
• Knowledge of MS Office Suite

Desired Qualifications

• Foundational knowledge or hands-on experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) environments (e.g. S3 storage, EC2, Lambda).
• Familiarity with common scientific data formats
• Organizational and documentation experience

Published Salary (if Available)

$62,659 - $77,982

Advertised

Aug 27 2026 Central Daylight Time