Research Analyst 3 (PCN 20-1080)

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• Design and lead complex research projects on Alaskas correctional populationincluding work that uses techniques without precedentand turn the results into analyses that shape Department policy and resource decisions.

• Build and query SQL databases (T-SQL) and develop reproducible analyses in Pythonusing Jupyter notebooks Quarto and VS Codeto combine clean analyze and report data drawn from multiple systems.

• Apply modern methods including machine learning generative AI and agentic engineering to modernize and expand the Departments research and reporting.

• Safeguard the integrity of the Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS)running quality-control reports documenting discrepancies and correcting data so the Departments numbers can be trusted.

• Lead and develop the Research Analyst 2 and produce the units flagship productsincluding the annual Offender Profile agency performance measures and recurring data requests from partners such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety; we provide secure confinement access to reformative programs and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry. The Research & Records section is the empirical backbone of that missionour analysis statistics and reporting give Department leaders and policymakers the accurate information they need to make sound decisions and measure what works. We value precision intellectual honesty and getting the numbers right.

This position is based at the Department of Corrections office in the Douglas Island Building with ample parking and a short walk to Savikko Park Sandy Beach and the Treadwell Mine Historic Trail and is eligible for a hybrid schedule consistent with Department telework policy. The work is collaborative and deadline-driven with shifting priorities daily interaction with staff and outside agencies and regular handling of confidential offender data.

We are interested in candidates who possess some or all of the following position specific competencies:

• Reasoning: Identifies rules principles or relationships that explain facts data or other information; analyzes information and makes correct inferences or draws accurate conclusions.

• Quality Assurance: Knowledge of the principles methods and tools of quality assurance and quality control used to ensure a product fulfills functional requirements and standards.

• Attention to Detail: Is thorough when performing work and conscientious about attending to detail.

Competency Based Minimum Qualifications Instructions

This job class uses competency based minimum qualifications. Please ensure your application(through work history volunteer experience (duties summary) training education licenses certifications etc.) supports how you have gained the knowledge skills abilities and behaviors (competencies) and that you possess the minimum required competencies for the job class.

Competency Description

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class. They highlight the more general and customary knowledge skills abilities (KSAs) tasks and behaviors used to describe the competency. They typically list expectations as opposed to specific tasks and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines. A competencys description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA task and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

• Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing collecting analyzing maintaining and disseminating data and information.
• Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives and to make recommendations.
• Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform ones job; works with understands and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
• Accountability:Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality timely and cost-effective results. Determines objectives sets priorities and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education and/or progressively responsible professional experience which included investigative research or statistical analysis.

Special Note:

Competencies means a combination of interrelated knowledge skills abilities and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

Typically gained by means the prevalent usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

Training and education in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom on-line self-study and on-the-job) from accredited and unaccredited sources and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

Progressively responsible means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity difficulty or level of responsibility.

Professional experience means work that is creative analytical evaluative and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the professions principles concepts theories and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to ones own judgment.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS

If selected for an interview the applicant must provide the following:

• Educational transcripts if using education to meet the minimum qualifications.
• Last three performance evaluations (or letters of reference / recommendation from the three most recent supervisors if there were no evaluations within the last five years).

LEGAL EMPLOYMENT

The States online recruitment system Workplace Alaska requires applicants to certify that they have a legal right to accept employment in the United States. It is the responsibility of the employee to maintain the appropriate documentation to accept or continue legal employment. The State of Alaska does not function in the role as an employer sponsor.

EDUCATION

If post-secondary education is required to meet the minimum qualifications you must fill in the Education section of the application. If you have not obtained a degree please indicate the number of units completed. Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials if used to meet the minimum qualifications for a position. Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the minimum qualifications listed above. If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in the interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education programs; or an accredited U.S. post-secondary institution reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the post-secondary institution. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application also provide the employer name your job title dates of employment and whether full-or part-time. Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.

CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECKS/APSIN/ACOMS

Please be aware this position requires the use of the Alaska Public Safety Information Network (APSIN). A security clearance issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) is necessary to use APSIN. DPS will deny security clearance for any applicant who has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor in this state or another jurisdiction or who may be a fugitive from justice. Additionally security clearance will be withdrawn if DPS discovers that material information was falsified or omitted at the time of the initial application for security clearance.

FINGERPRINT NOTICE

All Department of Corrections employees are required to be fingerprinted. The successful candidate must pass a criminal history check.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Individuals with disabilities who require accommodation auxiliary aides or services or alternative communication formats please call 1- or 465-4095 in Juneau or (TTY) or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O. Box 110201 Juneau AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal-opportunity employer.

WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE

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Jesse Slone
Research Analyst 4