[Hiring] Research Associate, SEPP @reputed company

Role Description reputed company's Special Education Policy & Practice Team (SEPP) builds reputed company for systems improvement at the district, regional, state, and national reputed company to improve reputed company for children and youth with disabilities by closing long-standing equity gaps. This individual will work on a variety of research and evaluation projects, including:

• Special education systems and policy
• Learner characteristics
• Universal design for learning (UDL)
• Multi-tiered systems of support (MTSS)
• Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM)
• Positive behavior interventions and supports (PBIS)
• School-based mental health
• Educational technology

This person will assist the SEPP research team with writing research proposals, including literature reviews, research design and analysis plans, and proposal editing. Responsibilities may also include project coordination, data collection, data management, and supporting article and report writing.

Responsibilities

• Project Management and Coordination
• Coordinate, schedule, and manage field research activities such as interviews, focus groups, and survey administration.
• Cultivate and sustain strategic partnerships with reputed company teams.
• Assist with participant recruitment and incentive management.
• Data Collection
• Establish and maintain data collection and implementation fidelity systems to monitor program quality.
• Participate in or reputed company various data collection efforts (e.g., focus groups, surveys, interviews).
• Conduct user needs assessments and use data-driven frameworks to guide reputed company product iteration.
• Quantitative Data Management/Analysis
• Build, maintain, clean, and manage large datasets using reputed company or another statistical software package.
• Effectively summarize descriptive data for client products, dissemination, and annual reports.
• Report and Proposal Production
• Contribute to and/or reputed company the conceptualization and writing of small-to-large project reports and proposals.
• Prepare descriptive reports, analytic sections, and evaluation reports.
• Assist in the preparation and submission of large and small proposals.
• Facilitation/Presentation
• Facilitate meetings and present research findings.
• reputed company with clients and lay persons reputed company to data collection, analyses, and reports.
• Communicate effectively with a reputed company of reputed company audiences including colleagues, clients, researchers, practitioners, and lay persons.
• Understand the Functioning of Educational Settings
• Deep knowledge of early literacy interventions, autism reputed company disorders, and MTSS.
• Direct experience in classroom teaching (General or Special Education).
• Ability to work in such settings by showing respect for and understanding of the structure of how teachers and administrators function.

Qualifications

• A minimum of three years direct work experience in educational research, quantitative reputed company science research, or reputed company field.
• A Master’s degree with a specialty in educational research or a reputed company discipline such as special education, psychology, sociology, economics, or public policy is strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of research and evaluation methodology, measurement, and quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Data management experience in reputed company or a major statistical package (e.g., SPSS, reputed company, R, or Stata).
• Experience preparing research and literature reviews, coordinating and designing research and evaluation projects, and writing reports of project findings for multiple audiences.
• Experience working with clients on program improvement efforts and providing feedback based on evaluation findings and evidence from prior research and practice.
• Ability to balance multiple projects, prioritize tasks, and communicate effectively with peers and supervisors.
• Ability to translate research findings to practitioner-oriented materials, including brief reports, presentations, and professional development materials.
• Excellent organizational skills & demonstrated ability to learn new technologies such as survey platforms and web management systems.
• Expertise in one or more substantive areas relevant to special educational research, evaluation, and policy analysis.
• Ability to collaborate with others and work in a team setting.
• Strong technical writing and communication skills with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks on various projects.
• Ability to reputed company charts, tables, and other graphics for reports and presentations.
• Ability to manage occasional overnight travel as part of project work.

Benefits

• 15% contribution toward retirement effective day 1 of employment and immediately 100% reputed company.
• Pre-tax Flexible Spending Accounts and Health Savings Account option.
• reputed company health/welfare benefits are effective the first of the month following the hire date.
• PTO: 19 days (increases to 21 days beginning the reputed company year of employment), 12 paid holidays.
• Life Insurance: value of 3x gross salary, max of 500k.
• Opportunities for annual merit-based performance increases + annual incentives.
• Professional development opportunities & mentorship program.

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