Research Assistant
Research Assistant
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Job Description
Title: Research Assistant
State Role Title: Salary NonSpecified
Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience
Pay Band: UG
Agency: VA Criminal Sentencing Comm
Location:Supreme Court
Agency Website:
Recruitment Type: General Public G
Job DutiesThe Research Assistant supports the work of the Commissions research and training staff. Tasks assigned to this position include:
- Collecting and assembling data for select projects
- Organizing training material researching case details from court records and
- Performing data entry tasks as needed.
Duties include:
- Reviewing the data
- Searching for and filling in missing information using other criminal justice data systems
- Identifying and correcting errors
- Exploring outliers in the data keying data and
- Converting scanned Guidelines into data files using SWIFT (Sentencing Worksheets and Interactive File Transfer system).
- Also this person will assist the training staff in assembling training material and traveling as needed.
Minimum Qualifications
An undergraduate degree in a social science discipline computer science or statistics is required. A candidate for this position should have an interest in empirical research in the field of criminal justice. This position requires excellent organizational skills attention to detail and a focus on accuracy. The most competitive candidates will have a general knowledge of descriptive statistics. Prior experience working with large databases and drawing data from multiple data sources is beneficial.
Additional Considerations
Experience with SWIFT (Sentencing Worksheets and Interactive File Transfer) system or experience using at least one statistical software package (SPSS Stata or SAS) is strongly preferred.
This is an inperson position with no remote work possibility.
Special Instructions
You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or rsum is submitted successfully. Please refer to Your Application in your account to check the status of your application for this position.
Contact Information
Name: Daisy Duitsman
Phone: No Calls
Email:
In support of the Commonwealths commitment to inclusion we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS) or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). ServiceConnected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation if applicable to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at.
Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1 2022 February 29 2024 can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.
Employment Type
Full-Time
