Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Research Project Manager
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	BSPPP-Heldrch Ctr Workfrce Dev
Overview	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national research university and the State of New Jersey’s preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. As one of the largest employers in the State of New Jersey, Rutgers University is committed not only to the students and the State that we serve, but also to the faculty and staff who work on our campuses. For two consecutive years, Rutgers is ranked on Forbes’ list of America’s Best Large Employers. Rutgers holds #64 of 500 employers and is the #1 New Jersey employer on the publication’s 2023 list. Rutgers’ commitment to its employees includes maintaining and fostering a safe, diverse, and respectful workplace environment, creating employment opportunities for our nation’s military veterans, and ensuring accessibility and accommodation for individuals with disabilities.
Posting Summary	Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Research Project Manager for the Bloustein School of Public Planning and Policy. Reporting to the Assistant Director of Research, this position is responsible for conducting quantitative analyses of data in a large and comprehensive education and workforce longitudinal database, the New Jersey Education to Earning Data System (NJEEDS). Among the key duties of the position are the following: Develops research designs for studies that involve quantitative data analysis, including for evaluating the effect of specific education and workforce programs on participants’ employment and earnings and future educational attainment. Identifies and calculates appropriate performance measures for tracking the effectiveness of education and workforce programs. Identifies and implements the most appropriate statistical models for conducting quantitative studies of data. Develops robust and replicable procedures for handling missing data elements. Uses machine learning (data mining) methods to build systems for predicting key workforce outcomes. Writes reports, conference papers, and publications based on the data analyses conducted. Interacts with stakeholders in New Jersey state government to obtain input on research tasks and research products. Manages data in the workforce longitudinal database in order to allow these analyses to be conducted. Works with Heldrich Center and Bloustein School staff to maintain the security of the data in the database.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift
Work Arrangement	This position requires a fully on-site work arrangement.
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	07
Position Salary
Annual Minimum Salary	88210.000
Annual Mid Range Salary	111651.500
Annual Maximum Salary	135093.000
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Admin Assembly (MPSC)
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	ABP

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience	Requires a bachelor’s degree in economics, statistics, public policy, political science, sociology, or related discipline AND 5 or more years of professional experience in data analysis.
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	The position requires exceptional quantitative analysis skills and demonstrated ability to use R to conduct sophisticated data analysis. Doing the position well, moreover, requires that the individual have sufficient experience implementing the different methods of analysis to be able to make difficult judgments about which model is the most appropriate given the data. In addition, because the data analyses will have to be conducted primarily in R (with some data analysis in Python), the position requires solid knowledge of and experience using data analysis software, including especially R, and to a lesser extent, Python. Because the position requires extensive interaction with and the delivery of oral presentations and written reports to employment, education and higher education database stakeholder, the position requires exceptional oral and written communication skills and knowledge of these areas. In addition to the aforementioned, the position requires an exceptionally high level of attention to detail. A sincere concern about ensuring that the data analyses are of the highest quality. Vigilant adherence to procedures to maintain the security and confidentiality of all data in the system. A creativity to develop and answer intriguing research questions based on the data.
Preferred Qualifications	Preferred education: PhD in economics, statistics, public policy, political science, sociology, or related discipline, with strong academic work in data analysis. Knowledge of and experience in analyzing employment and training, education and/or higher education data preferred. In addition, knowledge of and experience working with SQL databases are also preferred. Skills in data visualization (e.g., R shiny; Power BI) also important.
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2608
Posting Open Date	09/25/2023
Special Instructions to Applicants
Regional Campus	Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Home Location Campus	College Ave (RU-New Brunswick)
City	New Brunswick
State	NJ
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