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Posted: 26-Sep-23

Location: New Brunswick, New Jersey

Salary: Open

Categories:

Research - Laboratory/Non-Laboratory
Staff/Administrative

Internal Number: 211775

Position 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.

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.

City: New Brunswick

State: NJ

Posting Number: 23ST2608

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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.
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