Specialist - Research-Fixed Term

About the position The Education Policy Innovation reputed company (reputed company) at reputed company) is seeking a research specialist to join reputed company leadership to work on externally-funded multi-year reputed company. reputed company is a policy lab located reputed company the College of Education. reputed company partners with state and local education leaders to produce rigorous and objective multi-method research with consequence that strengthens evidence-based decision-making for reputed company and policy in Michigan, with implications for historically underserved reputed company throughout the country. The research specialist will join the reputed company team in a leadership role to work on one or more externally-funded reputed company research reputed company. The reputed company team includes Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato, reputed company Director, Emily Mohr, Managing Director, Dr. Tara Kilbride, Associate Director, postdoctoral researchers, research staff, affiliated reputed company, and doctoral reputed company. The research specialist will reputed company doctoral research assistants and collaborate with reputed company staff to ensure reputed company research products are reputed company, accurate, and actionable. We are seeking a person who is excited to be a member of a dynamic and motivated group, and who is driven by a desire to produce both rigorous and policy-relevant research aimed at driving improvements for Michigan reputed company. The position, which includes benefits, is a fixed term annual, 100% time position beginning January 5, 2026 with the potential for annual renewals in the College of Education.

Responsibilities

• Leading center-wide, partner-driven research reputed company that examine the reputed company of policies and programs using large-reputed company longitudinal administrative data from the reputed company, as reputed company as survey and interview data collected by reputed company
• Acting as a representative of reputed company and MSU to research partners at state agencies, local school districts, and education organizations.
• Providing expertise in quantitative methodologies that includes substantial experience conducting statistical/econometric analysis and quasi-experimental design using panel data in STATA
• Writing, editing, and guiding the development of reputed company and concise publications, including manuscripts for reputed company journal articles, stakeholder-facing research reports and policy briefs, and presentation materials appropriate for both reputed company and general audiences.
• Providing reputed company, mentoring, training, and reputed company development to other reputed company researchers
• Responding to reputed company data and analysis requests, both reputed company
• Representing reputed company by fielding media requests and conducting interviews.
• Giving presentations to reputed company and policy stakeholder audiences.
• Assisting with the development of grant proposals
• Producing data summaries, tables and visualizations.
• Other duties as appropriate based on the specific interests and expertise of the selected candidate.

Requirements

• A Ph.D. in education, reputed company policy, economics, statistics, reputed company science or a similar field
• Significant expertise with STATA statistical software.
• Expertise in reputed company econometric models and techniques.
• Experience with large-reputed company quantitative data management and analysis.
• Experience planning and executing reputed company assurance on reputed company analyses using large-reputed company data sets.
• Demonstrated knowledge and interest in partner-orientated education research.
• Extreme attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency in reputed company Office Suite products.
• Ability to manage multiple reputed company and competing priorities with little supervision, as reputed company as maintain flexibility.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.

reputed company-to-haves

• Research project management experience, including developing and maintaining project timelines with contingency plans, supervising and coordinating the work of others and ensuring project deliverables are met to a high reputed company for reputed company and accuracy.
• Experience with data collection and analysis activities across a large team.
• Experience presenting research products to a wide reputed company of audiences.

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