Scientific Analyst II (Extended Temporary Employment)

The Community Research, Evaluation and Development (CRED) team of the Norton School of Human Ecology is seeking a highly skilled analyst to support multiple community-engaged projects focused on young children, families, and broader social programs. The CRED team (https://norton.arizona.edu/cred) conducts high-quality, culturally responsive, community-based research and evaluation that promotes the health and well-being of families and individuals throughout Arizona and the Southwest.

The successful candidate will work collaboratively with CRED team members and community partners across a portfolio of projects. Responsibilities include quantitative data analysis, creation of both interactive and static data visualizations, and assisting in the analytical synthesis of findings into text for public-facing reports. This position requires strong data management and analytical skills grounded in social science research and evaluation. Activities will include acquiring, managing, and analyzing small and large datasets; assisting in designing, executing, and interpreting statistical analyses; creating static and interactive data visualizations; drafting text summarizing and synthesizing key findings for lay audiences; and assisting in consulting on research and evaluation study designs with both CRED team members, college, division and community partners with a broad range of research experience. The successful candidate will bring excellent planning and communication skills, strong scientific writing experience, self-direction, and a commitment to community-oriented research.

This position supports a statewide project, with periodic overnight travel required across Arizona through June 2026.

Outstanding U of A benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance plans; life insurance and disability programs; sick leave and holidays; U of A/ASU/NAU tuition reduction for the employee and qualified family members; state and optional retirement plans; access to U of A recreation and cultural activities; and more!

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• With moderate guidance, conduct appropriate summary and statistical analyses of large and small datasets, including both administrative and survey data.
• Collaborate with CRED team members, college, division and community partners on data visualization and interpretation.
• Under moderate guidance, prepare periodic reports, such as progress, status, results synthesis, evaluation, or other regular and special reports.
• Assist in presentations to lay audiences, including engaging via public presentations, to facilitate understanding of findings, gather feedback, and build a shared interpretation.
• Under moderate guidance, responsible for comprehensive data organization and documentation.
• Under moderate guidance, prepare interactive data dashboards, static data visuals, one-page data summaries, and other public-facing data products for internal and external use.
• Collaborate with and assist team members to adapt visualizations for specific reports and presentations.
• Under moderate guidance, develop and maintain databases and assist to create data acquisition and management plans for ongoing research and evaluation projects.
• Oversee access/delivery to data users, including faculty, staff, and students.
• Organize data and documentation with user-friendly structure.
• Manage data security and confidentiality protocols to ensure information remains secure.
• Provide technical assistance to CRED team staff and partners in accessing data from various databases and systems.
• Advise and assist in study design and evaluation planning.
• May supervise student workers.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of data management best practices, data structures and reproducible workflows.
• Ability to efficiently use statistical software (e.g., R, Python, Excel).
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to communicate findings clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to use ArcGIS or other geospatial analysis tools.
• Knowledge of grant writing, needs assessment, process evaluation, and outcomes research.
• Knowledge of social science research methods, program evaluation and/or outcomes research.
• Strong planning and organizational skills.

This job posting reflects the general nature and level of work expected of the selected candidate(s). It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The institution reserves the right to amend or update this description as organizational priorities and institutional needs evolve.

• Master's degree.
• Three years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Must have a valid driver's license and ability to drive according to the University Fleet Safety Policy.

• Masters degree in public health, psychology, education, research methods, or a related social science field.
• 3 or more years of work experience in public health, psychology, education, or in a related social science field
• Experience conducting social science research, including literature reviews, human subjects/IRB protocols, and evaluation design (e.g., developing instruments, leading evaluation projects).
• Experience using R for data management and analysis, including wrangling skills (e.g., tidyverse, lubridate, or similar packages) and publishing skills (e.g., Shiny, Quarto, knitr).
• Experience with database and data structure design (e.g., REDCap, Access, AirTable) and reproducible programming methods (e.g., markdown, Jupyter notebooks).