Criminal Justice Research Analyst

Job Summary:

Research Analysts in BJIA provide input into research design and methodology; develop data collection instruments; work with both primary and secondary data; collect, merge, and validate data sources; and determin the statistical analysis techniques to be utilized to meet a given need. The incumbent will also be directly involved in reviewing existing literature as it pertains to the program focus, to support the development of the research or evaluation design and the writing of research reports.

If you have knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods, strong statistical skills, ability to work with large data sets, and can utilize software programs to manipulate and analyze data, and are interested in the criminal justice system – this may be the job for you!

Qualifications:

Required

• Working independently in conducting research and/or evaluation efforts, such as identifying and defining program goals; identifying data from multiple sources; developing data collection instruments; extracting information from large scale relational databases; resolving data quality or validation issues; conducting basic statistical analyses.
• Using statistical, analysis, reporting, and visualization software (such as SPSS, R, Crystal Reports, SQL, Tableau, Venngage, ArcGIS, Excel, etc.).
• Presenting complex or technical information in a variety of formats (e.g. graphs, charts, maps, verbal briefings, presentations, written reports, or research briefs).

Preferred

• Working with current or emerging issues in the criminal justice systems, such as opioid and meth use, overdose deaths or uniform crime reporting.
• Independent analysis with both qualitative and quantitative data from multiple sources (e.g., administrative databases, surveys, focus groups, etc.) using advanced statistical techniques to analyze data such as longitudinal, time series, cost-benefit or regression analysis.
• Formal education in research and data analysis.

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