Social Sciences Research Specialist
Social Sciences Research Specialist
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BACKGROUND CHECK NOTICE:
The final candidate selected for this position will be required to undergo a criminal background check that includes results from BCI and FBI. Criminal convictions do not necessarily preclude an applicant from consideration for a position. An individual assessment of an applicants prior criminal convictions will be made before excluding an applicant from consideration.
PRESERVICE TRAINING:
All new candidates hired to the Department of Youth Services are required to attend 3 weeks of mandatory paid training at the Correctional Training Academy in Orient Ohio. Training Academy hours are Monday through Thursday 7:00 am to 5:00 pm.
DYS is a qualifying employer for purposes of the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness PSLF program.
At the State of Ohio we take care of the team that cares for Ohioans. We provide a variety of quality competitive benefits to eligible fulltime and parttime employees*. For a list of all the State of Ohio Benefits visit ourTotal Rewards website! Our benefits package includes:
- Medical Coverage
- Free Dental Vision and Basic Life Insurance premiums after completion of eligibility period
- Paid time off including vacation personal sick leave and 11 paid holidays per year
- Childbirth Adoption and Foster Care leave
- Education and Development Opportunities (Employee Development Funds Public Service Loan Forgiveness and more)
- Public Retirement Systems (such as OPERS STRS SERS and HPRS)&Optional Deferred Compensation (Ohio Deferred Compensation)
*Benefits eligibility is dependent on a number of factors. The Agency Contact listed above will be able to provide specific benefits information for this position.
Completion of graduate core coursework in social science or public administration with at least 6 courses in advanced statistics & statistical analysis & research theory design & methodology; 18 mos. exp. in research &/or social science policy analysis using advanced statistics & statistical analysis & research theory design & methodology; 12 mos. trg. or 12 mos. exp. in use of computer hardware software used for spreadsheets statistical analysis & graphics presentation & work processing.
Or 6 mos. exp. as Social Sciences Research Analyst 65261.
Or equivalent of Minimum Class Qualifications For Employment noted above.
Job Skills: Research
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About Us
Our mission at the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) is to improve Ohios future by habilitating youth and empowering families and communities. We believe that all youth will be given an opportunity to live up to their greatest potential and staff are our greatest resource.
DYS is the juvenile corrections system for the state of Ohio. DYS is statutorily mandated to confine felony offenders ages 1021 who have been adjudicated and committed by one of Ohios 88 county juvenile courts. During their stay with DYS youth are engaged in programming that is designed to address their criminological and behavioral needs. DYS reaches thousands of youth in facilities and those on parole.
Our Guiding Principles
- Demonstrate staff are our greatest resource
- Treat everyone with respect
- Cultivate a trauma responsive environment for staff and youth to thrive
- Provide the best support and services for youth and families
- Advance our culture of inclusion through understanding and appreciating staff and youth differences
- Commit to and encourage collaboration and continuous improvement to produce better outcomes for those we serve
- Celebrate collective successes and support one another through opportunities to improve
To learn more about DYS please visit our website by clickinghere
Ohio is a Disability Inclusion State and strives to be a model employer of individuals with disabilities. The State of Ohio is committed to providing access and inclusion and reasonable accommodation in its services activities programs and employment opportunities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other applicable laws.
DYS is seeking a Social Sciences Research Specialist in the Office of Best Practices Institute. This position will conduct research studies concerning a variety of DYS related issues.
Duties include but are not limited to:
- Independently reviews designs and plans social sciences research projects that include project definition statistical and sampling techniques using tools required to analyze and interpret data provided by stakeholders.
- Utilize advanced skills in descriptive and quantitative statistical concepts including central tendency variability & standard error comparisons correlational and predictive measures regression analysis and Bayesian analysis.
- Provides information and technical assistance to agency staff on research and evaluation issues.
- Conducts qualitative interviews onsite or virtually and completes written thematic content analysis as required.
- Contributes to the Departments internal and external publications.
- Develops social sciences statistical and conceptual models for social science research and evaluation projects.
- Develop graphic presentations.
- Utilizes software including Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) Excel Tableau SAS PowerBI Google and others to test hypotheses.
- Prepares records and reports related to research projects that concisely articulate analysis and interpretation of research projects.
- Acts as liaison with information Technology Systems (ITS) to develop and identify expanded data system requirements and interdependency between data networks.
The State of Ohio is a drugfree workplace which prohibits the use of marijuana (recreational marijuana/nonmedical cannabis). Please note this position may be subject to additional restrictions pursuant to the State of Ohio DrugFree Workplace Policy (HR39) and as outlined in the posting.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
