Special Education Quantitative Researcher

American Institute

Remote, US
Remote
Reproducible analytic environments
Manage and quality-check datasets
Lead inferential modeling tasks
The Quantitative Researcher will take ownership of end-to-end quantitative workflows- setting up and maintaining reproducible analytic environments, managing and quality-checking complex datasets, reviewing and strengthening junior analysts' code, and leading inferential modeling tasks

Job Summary

  • The Quantitative Researcher will take ownership of end-to-end quantitative workflows- setting up and maintaining reproducible analytic environments, managing and quality-checking complex datasets, reviewing and strengthening junior analysts' code, and leading inferential modeling tasks.
  • The role will help expand AIR's capacity to analyze administrative datasets to answer special education policy-relevant research questions, while translating technical results into clear, decision-relevant products for clients and stakeholders.
  • The Quantitative Researcher will join AIR’s Learning Supports program, which conducts special education research, evaluation, and implementation support for federal and state agencies, school districts, and foundations.

Matching Summary

The Quantitative Researcher will take ownership of end-to-end quantitative workflows- setting up and maintaining reproducible analytic environments, managing and quality-checking complex datasets, reviewing and strengthening junior analysts' code, and leading inferential modeling tasks.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Reproducible analytic environments
  • Manage and quality-check datasets
  • Lead inferential modeling tasks
  • Translate technical results for clients

Nice-to-have

  • Support special education policy research
  • Expand capacity to analyze administrative datasets
  • Rigorous evidence and practical tools

Key Requirements

  • PhD in a relevant field or master's degree with 4 years of experience
  • Experience supporting quantitative research projects
  • Experience cleaning and analyzing large administrative datasets

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