ATTENTION: IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED, ALL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY WITH A RESUME, COVER LETTER AND 3-5 PAGE WRITING SAMPLE. This is a remote position but will require periodic travel for office meeting once deemed safe. Applicants should live in the DC corridor- Philadelphia, New York, DC, VA, or MD.
JOB SUMMARY: The SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST is a member of the Research Programs department—the Center for Legal Education Excellence—and provides analytical support for the Company’s research and data initiatives. The position plays a key role in: a) contributing to the development and output of research and data tools that advance the Company’s strategic goals and mission of increasing access, affordability and the value of legal education, and b) providing research counsel and support to internal colleagues, grantees, and external stakeholders.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:
- Actively contribute to the Company’s research agenda to further empirical understanding of law school access, affordability, academic and bar success, and the value of legal education.
- Assist in management and maintenance of the Center’s research and data tools, e.g., Analytix and XploreJD.
- Advise and assist colleagues, grantees, external researchers and consultants with research design, data analysis, data interpretation, and identifying and navigating higher education data sources.
- Conduct statistical analyses using both internal and external data; produce visually appealing and easy to interpret tables and graphical displays of statistical results for a variety of audiences.
- Organize, structure and clean data to permit for use to perform research and policy analysis.
- Design and conduct quality control procedures for data collection, analyses, reports and the Company’s data tools; produce technical reports describing procedures, data collection, and/or research results.
- Communicate findings to policy and practitioner audiences in succinct briefs, white papers and reports through cogent prose and graphical modeling.
- Present, with approval from supervisor and as needed, at professional conferences; represent the Center at relevant industry conferences and events.
- Assist in the development and maintenance of a repository of research evidence and data (e.g., the AccessLex Resource Collections) based on internal and external sources that can support the Company’s research objectives, specifically, and those of legal education more generally.
- Support Managing Director, Research in implementing tactics to execute the Actionable Data objective of the Company’s 2025 Strategic Plan.
- Other duties as assigned.
CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS:
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSAS) – To succeed in the SENIOR RESEARCH ANALYST position, candidates should possess the following KSAs:
REQUIRED
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills; ability to anticipate and respond to challenges
- Superior attention to detail
- Superior time management skills; ability to manage and prioritize tasks independently
- Knowledge of statistical methods and research design
- Knowledge of issues and programming related to diversity in education
- Experience translating statistical terms and methodologies to lay audiences
- Experience writing and presenting research reports
PREFERRED
- Public speaking and presentation skills
- Knowledge of higher education or legal education data sources, data definitions and limitations
- Knowledge of higher education and student financial aid policy, particularly for graduate and professional students
- Knowledge of diversity pipeline programming
- Proficiency in R Studio
BACKGROUND EXPERIENCES. The following are required unless otherwise noted:
- Master’s degree in higher education, statistics, economics, sociology, political science or related field.
- Minimum 2-3 years of related experience in a similar role.
- Experience working in higher education is a plus.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY STATEMENT: AccessLex Institute provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
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