Project and Policy Analyst 3

Key Responsibilities

• Produce empirical research
• Administer social science, public health, and public policy research
• Research, monitor, and analyze regulations and legislation
• Develop and manage project timelines, research materials, datasets, and analyses
• Develop research protocols and study materials
• Prepare and administer human subjects protection protocols
• Manage data collection and conduct data analyses
• Prepare written products including literature reviews, research reports, manuscripts, grant proposals, fact sheets, graphics, policy summaries, and presentations
• Participate in Institute meetings, seminars, and educational events

Requirements

Education

Master's Degree in related discipline (e.g., public policy, economics, statistics, psychology, public health, sociology, political science or a related discipline)

Required Skills

• Developing operational procedures for data collection and management
• Familiarity with Internet and scholarly search engines
• Conducting literature reviews
• Interview-based or text-based qualitative research
• Superior research skills
• Statistical and analytical skills
• Data resource management
• Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., Stata, SAS, SPSS)
• Proficiency in qualitative data software (e.g., ATLAS.ti, NVivo)
• Writing and editing skills
• Negotiation and communication skills
• Project management
• Time management
• Advanced knowledge of Windows XP and MS Office applications