Data Analyst II
Data Analyst II
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About Rice:
Boasting a 300acre treelined campus in Houston Texas Rice University is ranked among the nations top 20 universities by U.S. News & World Report. Rice has a 6to1 undergraduate studenttofaculty ratio and a residential college system which supports students intellectually emotionally and culturally through social events intramural sports student plays lectures series courses and student government. Developing closeknit diverse college communities is a strong campus tradition which is why Rice is highly ranked for best quality of life and best value among private universities.
Rice is also a wonderful place to work. Rice faculty staff and students share values that are essential to our success as a healthy community. Those values guide our decisions and behaviors and shape Rices culture. They come through in the way we treat each other and the welcome we extend to our visitors. These values can be recalled simply by our name RICE Responsibility Integrity Community and Excellence.
Position Summary:
The Kinder Institute for Urban Research (KIUR) aims to improve lives through data research engagement and action. The institute is currently expanding to build out five research centers focused on key aspects shaping the social and cultural landscape of the Houston area. The five research centers will conduct research on housing education public health economic mobility and inequality and population dynamics. KIUR uses a researchpractice partnership (RPP) model to jointly design develop and do research that values diversity in expertise and centers the community in identifying the most pressing questions and challenges facing Houston.
The Data Analyst II participates in the design planning and implementation of research projects and data analysis by formulating research questions identifying data resources/information and providing advice on research methods. This position utilizes statistical programming languages to acquire transform manipulate and geocode data as well as build automated workflows and database models. It also conducts data analysis in both tabular and spatial environments and presents outputs to audience with academic (e.g. researchers) and nonacademic (e.g. KIUR partners workers of community organizations etc. background as well as prepares metadata technical documentation data summaries and reports. In addition this position audits and verifies codes data outputs and documentation prepared by others to make sure the outputs are valid and accurate. It assists the Director of Data Operations Senior Data Manager and information technology staff with data security issues as needed.
This is a fulltime benefits eligible position. Telecommuting is permissible within the greater Houston MSA for up to 2 days per week.
Minimum Requirements:
- Masters degree (or foreign equivalent degree) in Sociology Demography Urban Studies or related field
- Two 2 years of experience as a Graduate Assistant or Research Assistant in Sociology
Special Requirements:
Must include two 2 years of experience with each of the following:
- Accessing manipulating exploring and processing tabular and spatial datasets in relational databases and automating workflows
- Using programming languages including SAS Stata and Python as well as GIS software to manipulate data with multiple formats in SQL and relational databases
- Conducting data analysis in data enclaves using restricted data from various entities such as Federal Statistical Research Data Centers and generating outputs that meet data confidentiality rules
- Working collaboratively with partners with various academic backgrounds (e.g. education housing health population studies as well as members of nonprofit organizations) and conduct geospatial and statistical research
- Data integrity validation methods
- Working with demographic socioeconomic environmental or health data
Essential Functions
- Participate in the design planning and implementation of research projects and data analysis by formulating research questions identifying data resources/information especially data within the demography and sociology fields and providing advice on research methods.
- Utilize statistical programming languages to acquire transform manipulate geocode data as well as builds automated workflows and database models.
- Conduct data analysis in both tabular and spatial environments and presents outputs to audience with academic (e.g. researchers) and nonacademic (e.g. KIUR partners workers of community organizations etc. background.
- Prepare metadata technical documentation data summaries and reports.
- Audit and verify codes data outputs and documentation prepared by others to make sure the outputs are valid and accurate.
- Assist the Director of Data Operations Senior Data Manager and information technology staff with data security issues as needed.
Rice University HR Benefits: Mission and Values: Mission and Values Rice University
Rice University is committed to ensuring Equal Employment Opportunity and welcoming the fullness of diversity into our candidate pools. Rice considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national or ethnic origin genetic information disability or protected veteran status. Rice also provides reasonable accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. If an applicant requires a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process please contact Rice Universitys Disability Resource Center ator for support.
If you have any additional questions please email us at. Thank you for your interest in employment with Rice University.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
