Research Scientist 1

Corrections and Community Supervision, Department of; City of Albany (NY); Sur place; USD 65 000 - 90 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Department of Corrections and Community Supervision seeks a Research Scientist 1 to join the Staffing Analysis unit within the Division of Program Planning, Research and Evaluation in Albany, NY. The role focuses on rigorous staffing research, data preparation, and collaboration with departmental staff and external analysts.

Responsibilities include developing data structures and reports on staffing, recruitment, and retention, and presenting findings through statistical software and data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and two years of professional research experience in criminal justice
• Proficiency using SPSS or Stata for advanced data analysis
• Proficiency with Tableau or other data visualization software
• Demonstrated experience working with sensitive and confidential data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Responsabilités

• Conduct correctional staffing research and analyses
• Develop data structures and reports related to departmental staffing, recruitment, and retention
• Present findings using statistical software and data visualization tools

Connaissances

Advanced statistical analysis

Data visualization

SPSS/Stata

Formation

Bachelor's degree

Outils

SPSS

Stata

Tableau

Description du poste

This Research Scientist 1 position is part of the Staffing Analysis unit within the Division of Program Planning, Research and Evaluation at the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. The incumbent will conduct correctional staffing research and analyses, develop data structures and reports related to departmental staffing, recruitment, and retention, and present findings using statistical software and data visualization tools. The role requires advanced statistical analysis of DOCCS data and collaboration with departmental staff and outside analysts.

Key qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and two years of professional research experience in criminal justice
• Proficiency using SPSS or Stata for advanced data analysis
• Proficiency with Tableau or other data visualization software
• Demonstrated experience working with sensitive and confidential data
• Strong written and verbal communication skills