Position Details
Summary
| Operating Title |
Policy Analyst |
| Long Classification Title |
Research Scientist I |
| Campus Location |
Durham |
| Department |
UNH Carsey School |
| Summary of Position |
This Policy Analyst will work with the applied social policy research team at the University of New Hampshire's Carsey School of Public Policy. Position includes conducting and translating research that can inform policy, practice, and philanthropy for local, state, and national impact.
A major activity for the Policy Analyst is supporting the team's program evaluation activities. A new project involves evaluating novel programs that support disadvantaged families' wellbeing through improved social, developmental, and economic outcomes. The Policy Analyst will be involved in the data collection, management, and analysis processes of these evaluation activities, with opportunities to see the real-time impact of the work via ongoing collaboration with partner organizations and families.
The Policy Analyst will also be linked to a broader array of discrete social policy research projects at the Carsey School. The position will include opportunities to manage and use data from large national survey projects (e.g., via the U.S. Census Bureau), smaller standalone surveys collected by the team, administrative sources (e.g., via federal and/or state agencies), policy databases, and qualitative interviews. The team's approach is grounded in academic rigor, so ability to contextualize the work in existing scholarship is key, but the applied nature of the work requires willingness to help translate findings into products for non-academic audiences, including short papers, infographics, videos, data dashboards, etc. with support from the in-house communications and digital media team.
Research activities are under the direction of the team leader and collaborative with teammates, but data management and analyses activities are often conducted independently, with support as needed. Potential for hybrid work exists. |
| Acceptable minimum level of education |
Master's |
| Acceptable minimum years of experience |
2 years |
| Additional Job Information |
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| Posting Number |
PS4917FY25 |
| Other minimum qualifications |
- Master's degree in public policy, economics, sociology, social work, or field with related skills
- Two years of related experience
- Program evaluation skills
- Strong data management and documentation skills
- Some statistical or coding skills (Stata preferred, but SPSS, R, Python, or SAS ok too)
- Interest in issues of inequality, policy, and/or community disparities
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| Additional Preferred Qualifications |
- Experience working with and writing for a policy audience and presenting data in non-academic formats
GIS, mapping, or spatial analysis knowledge
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| Salary Information |
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off. |
| Quicklink for Posting |
https://jobs.usnh.edu/postings/63490 |
| Percent Time Information (FTE) |
1.00 |
| Grade |
17 |
| EEO Statement |
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status. |
| Institution Information |
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction.
UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The
UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here:
https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide |
Posting Details
| Posting Date |
10/30/2024 |
| Open Until Filled |
Yes |
| Closing Date |
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| Posting Open to Internal Candidates Only? |
No |
| Interested Internal Candidates Exist? |
No |
| Job Category |
Salaried Staff (Exempt) |
| Appointment Type |
Grant Funded |
| If TERM position provide projected end date |
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| Equipment/Instruments |
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| Drivers License and Physical Requirements. Please check all items that apply. |
None applicable |
Duties / Responsibilities
Job Duties
| Duty/Responsibility |
Support planning, data collection, data analysis, and knowledge translation activities related to social service program evaluation. |
| Duty/Responsibility |
Support team grant writing and reporting activities |
| Duty/Responsibility |
Perform related duties, as assigned |
| Duty/Responsibility |
Support the production of Carsey School research through data gathering, cleaning, and analysis; provide support research context through monitoring policy landscape and/or literature gathering and review; writing for public audiences |
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
What date are you available to begin working?
(Open Ended Question)
Required Documents
- Resume/Vita
- Cover Letter
Optional Documents
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University System of New Hampshire
paid time off
Dec 18, 2024