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Research Analyst at Chabot-Las Positas Community College District

Application Deadline

11/18/2019 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted
10/24/2019
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Number of Openings
1

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$5,730.92/month
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Employment Type
Full Time
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Las Positas College 

 

Research Analyst

Job:  #3CMA05

Salary:  $5,730.92/month

Closing Date:  11/18/19

Location: Livermore, CA

 

To apply, submit your application and required documents on-line via our applicant system at: https://clpccd.peopleadmin.com/postings/1737

 

 

Job Summary The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District is seeking to fill a Research Analyst position for Las Positas College in Livermore, California.

 

Under direction, perform a variety of professional level administrative, technical and analytical duties in support of the District’s and College’s Institutional Research functions; implement the Las Positas College Institutional Research (IR) agenda by designing data collection instruments, conducting data collection and analysis, programming in relational database software and SPSS, designing and producing complex tables, graphs, and reports, obtaining research information from the internet, and performing other related research collection, analysis, and dissemination tasks; and assist management and supervisory staff in facilitating the implementation of the IR agenda by overseeing and assigning work to part-time staff and in overseeing office activities in the absence of management/supervisory staff.

 

This is a grant/categorically funded position. Continuation of this position is contingent upon available funding on a year to year basis.

 

Minimum Education and Experience

Any combination of the following would provide a typical way to obtain the required knowledge and abilities.

Education/Training:

A Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major course work in business administration, economics, sociology, statistics, education, the social sciences, or a related field that included coursework in research methods and statistics.

Experience:

Two years of increasingly responsible experience in the collection, analysis, reporting, and presentation of research data.

 

Minimum Qualifications

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

1. Operations, services, and activities of institutional research program.

2. District organization, operations, policies, terminology, rules, programs, and objectives.

3. Social science/educational research design principles and methods; data collection and coding methods.

4. Analysis, writing, and reporting methods.

5. Standard statistical procedures and research methods including those related to sampling, projections, significance, and distributions.

6. Principles and practices used in the development and implementation of survey instruments and techniques.

7. Office procedures, methods, and equipment including operating characteristics of personal and mainframe computers, peripherals, and a variety of software applications including statistical, word processing, advanced spreadsheet, and database management applications.

8. Social science programming (SPSS and relational database software (BrioQuery).

9. Principles and procedures of complex data management and reporting.

10. Principles and practices of fiscal, statistical, and administrative report preparation.

11. Principles of business letter writing.

12. Principles and practices used to establish and maintain files and information retrieval systems.

13. Work organization principles and practices.

14. Interpersonal skills using tact, patience, and courtesy.

15. English usage, spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

16. Community college programs, services, and organization.

 

Desirable Qualifications

1.Programming ability is required in a SQL-based query software (e.g., BrioQuery/Hyperion) in order to provide research results.

2.Understanding of the role or research, planning, and institutional effectiveness within the California community college system.

 

Job Work Schedule

40 hours/week, Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., hours may vary depending on department needs, occasional evening and weekends required as needed, 12 months/year.

 

Physical Demands and Working Environment

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment:

Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.

Physical:

Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

 

Special Instructions to Applicants

We will accept unofficial transcripts to complete this application. Please note official transcripts may be required during the recruitment process.

 

Notification to Applicants

The Chabot-Las Positas Community College District reserves the right to close or not fill any advertised position

 

Instructions for Personal Qualifications Statement

The purpose of the personal qualifications statement is for you to provide information on how your education and experience relate to the requirements and duties of the position. There is no form to complete. Applicants are requested to provide their personal qualifications statement by uploading a document, the same way as you do for your cover letter.

 

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

1.     * What is your level of knowledge and experience in using SQL-based query tools and statistical software (e.g., SPSS)?

(Open Ended Question)

2.     * What is your experience in manipulating and querying datasets (e.g., merging, aggregating and disaggregating data; transforming variables)?

(Open Ended Question)

3.     * What is your experience in conducting survey research?

(Open Ended Question)

4.     * What is your experience in preparing presentations of research?

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed To Apply

Required Documents

1.     Resume

2.     Cover Letter

3.     Personal Qualifications Statement

4.     Transcripts/Credentials/Licenses

5.     Response to Supplemental Questions

6.      

Optional Documents

1.     Other Document

 

 

 

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