U.S. Department of Defense
Education Research Analyst
Pay$97605.00 - $131295.00 / year
LocationFort Liberty/North Carolina
Employment typeFull-Time
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Job Description
- Req#: 746943400
- Develop and maintain large scale databases for DoDEA Schools.
- Perform quantitative data analysis tasks (such as moving and combining datasets from different platforms; cleaning, aggregating data, and analyzing data) for educational project/program development.
- Perform qualitative data analysis tasks {such as coding and analyzing data in Qualitative Data Analysis software (such as NVivo)} for educational project/program development.
- Create, collect, analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data for DoDEA Schools.
- Analyze statistical reports to enable leadership to make strategic decisions.
- Provide recommendations for improvement to DoDEA leadership based on collected data.
- Conduct research and relate it to online educational issues.
- Combine data in commonly used data software tools (such as Microsoft Excel) for review/fluency.
- Verify the integrity of data collection (which includes classroom observations, focus groups, interviews, and assessment data).
- Male applicants born after December 31, 1959, must complete a Pre-Employment Certification Statement for Selective Service Requirement.
- Proof of U.S. Citizenship required.
- Direct deposit of pay is required.
- One year trial or probationary period may be required.
- Appointment subject to a suitability/fitness determination, as determined by a background investigation.
- This position requires a Tier 3 (T3) investigation with Childcare Checks since its duties require interaction with children and youth under the age of eighteen (18) years of age.
- You may be required to sign a transportation agreement.
- You will be required to sign a mobility agreement, be available for worldwide placement, and be willing to rotate to any DoDDS or DDESS location.
- Attention to Detail
- Computer Literacy
- Data Analysis
- Partnering
- Research
About the Position: This position is located at the Department of Defense Education Activity, DoDEA Americas, Fort Bragg, NC
Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting.
The desired applicant will preferably have recent experience (above school level) in research and data analysis.Duties
Requirements
Qualifications
Who May Apply: U.S. Citizens
In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.
Minimum Education Requirement: A Master's degree in the field of Education. Degree must have included or was supplemented by at least 24 semester hours in a field related to the work of the position to be filled (such as statistics, data collection, data analysis, data reporting, research methods, etc.), of which at least one course was in research methods and at least two courses were in statistics. The course work must have been completed at or accepted by a regionally accredited U.S. college or university. The undergraduate/graduate course work must have included study in at least three of the following five areas:
1.Learning theory, psychology of learning, educational psychology: Study of learning theories as they relate to the systematic design, development, and validation of instructional material.
2.Instructional design practices: Study of the principles and techniques used in designing training programs, developing design strategy and models, and applying design methods to the improvement of instructional effectiveness.
3.Educational evaluation: Study of the techniques for evaluating the effectiveness of instructional/educational programs, including developing written and performance tests and survey instruments, and determining reliability and validity of evaluation instruments.
4.Instructional product development: Study of the techniques appropriate for developing training materials, including identifying learner characteristics, specifying objectives, applying training strategy, validating training materials, and evaluating training.
5.Computers in education and training: Study of the application of computers in education and training.
NOTE: Copies of ALL transcripts must be uploaded, including at a minimum, Bachelor's, Master's transcripts, etc. See other supporting documents section for more information.
Specialized Experience Requirement (5 Years): Specialized experience is experience gained while applying research principles and methods that required broad and thorough knowledge of one or more scientific fields or interdisciplinary areas to educational research work and experience in teaching, educational research, development of educational materials and aids, educational testing, educational administration, or comparable activities in an elementary and/or secondary school, which has clearly demonstrated success in the application of principles, methods, and techniques of education and familiarity with current developments in PreK-12th grade education, training and research.
Professional Licensure/Certification Requirement: None.
Information on DoDEA teaching categories and requirements is located at:
https://www.dodea.edu/Offices/HR/employment/categories/.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
About the company
The United States Department of Defense is an executive branch department of the federal government charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces. The DOD is the largest employer in the world, with over 1.3 million active-duty service members as of 2020. More employees include over 826,000 National Guard and reservists from the armed forces, and over 732,000 civilians bringing the total to over 2.8 million employees. Headquartered at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, just outside Washington, D.C., the DoD's stated mission is to provide "the military forces needed to deter war and ensure our nation's security".