Senior Research Data Support Analyst

Position Focus :

The Data Intensive Social Science Center (DISSC) at Yale provides Yale’s social scientists a world class, user-centered, support organization to ensure that Yale social science research remains at the frontiers of each social science discipline.

The DISSC, working with its partners throughout the Yale community, supports the entire research lifecycle including the acquisition, secure storage and management, analysis, and dissemination of existing and novel data resources transforming social science research.

This is an incredible opportunity for an experienced data professional who is curious to learn and motivated by the opportunity to build and support these / this organizations.

The analyst will be part of an integrated team sharing expertise and learning from each other to support cutting-edge research.

The ideal candidate is a knowledgeable data enthusiast interested in exploring new interdisciplinary data resources and working to learn and implement new data architectures and systems including cloud and high-performance computing environments.

The ideal candidate also has experience developing or delivering research services in an academic setting, has an understanding of the social science research process, and has skills and experience in the use of various tools for information access, management, analysis, and presentation.

They must enjoy working both independently, and cooperatively with others in the DISSC research support unit, on multiple projects involving varieties of data sources, customers, and analytical tools.

Essential Duties

1. Consult to faculty and researchers regarding their projects and needs related to data infrastructure and processes. Discuss suggested project designs solutions and develop requirements for new university needs and capacities, where needed.

2. Work with procurement and legal teams to assist researchers to locate and acquire more complex data resources. Serve as resource to university on improving these processes as needs arise.

3. Design plans and protocols for maintenance and management of data through all phases of research lifecycle; review progress and assure accuracy and compliance of data being acquired and stored.

4. Provide technical support and computing assistance to faculty and researchers in the university’s social science departments and schools.

4b. Investigate new computing technologies (in areas such as hardware, software, and networking, depending on the candidate's interests and expertise).

5. Implement statistical methods for descriptive and causal designs and learn new research methods as needed. 6. Develop technical solutions for archiving and dissemination solutions for research across disciplines.

7. Serve as mentor and resource to less experienced members of team. 8. May perform other duties as assigned.

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's Degree in a related field and minimum of 7 years of related experience in academic or scientific research support or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Required Skill / Ability 1 :

Demonstrated experience working with large and / or complex datasets.

Required Skill / Ability 2 :

Fluency in multiple operating systems and / or programming languages such as STATA or R; familiarity with website development and maintenance, and with some cloud technologies.

Required Skill / Ability 3 :

Knowledge of social science research methods.

Required Skill / Ability 4 :

Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize and manage multiple assignments simultaneously.

Required Skill / Ability 5 :

Strong interpersonal skills, communication skills, and the ability to interact well with faculty, staff, and research partners internally and externally.

Weekend Hours Required?

Occasional

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EEO Statement :

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