Requisition Number 18-0305
Title Academic Analytics Researcher
City Herndon State VA

Description

Academic Analytics Researcher
K12 is a dynamic company on a mission to provide the most compelling, comprehensive, and effective K-12 education available. Our employees are a critical part of an organization that is providing powerful, new options for the way children can be educated. They have a passion for education and a drive to make a difference.
We pride ourselves on maintaining the highest level of integrity. We have the same high expectations for our employees as we do for the students who are in our programs. These are just a few of the values that make K¹² a great place to work.

The Academic Analytics Researcher, Level 1, assists in the extraction and preparation of data relating to the academic performance of students, schools and the impact of our products and services, while adhering to internal/external guidelines and keeping thorough process documentation. The position participates as a member of the Academic Policy department by identifying and analyzing school data, proprietary data, and third party data to answer thoughtful and relevant research questions and provide draft research reports including identifying potential actions for improvement as well as cautions based on each analysis.

AS AN ACADEMIC ANALYTICS RESEARCHER YOU WILL . . .

• Perform research, data collection, organization and analysis related to academic performance and implementation of programs at K12 schools (public and private) and in schools that procure our courses to be presented by the Academic Policy team for both internal and external audiences;
• Extract data from multiple sources and assemble tables using pre-determined common identifiers. Screen, parse and sort data based on internal rules, best practices, industry standards, corporate policies and research specifications;
• Build and maintain tabular summaries and pivot tables;
• Draft reports and presentations summarizing academic research that provide high-level overviews of methodology (design and analysis) and major conclusions, constraints or cautions, and next steps;
• Support the Academic Policy team in working with the Big Data team and the Enterprise & Learning Technology (ELT) team to help develop systems related to academic data collection and reporting;
• Routinely and independently monitor and collect and report on data as part of the implementation of specific initiatives in the managed schools.

IS K12
RIGHT FOR YOU?

• Do you communicate well?
  
• Can you build customer confidence?
  
• Are you able to tackle problems and take independent action?
  
• Is your manner honest and straightforward?
  
• Are you able to prioritize and meet deadlines?
  
• Do you value others' opinions?
  
  

Requirements

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Information Analytics, Statistics Information Technology or a related field AND
• Three (3) years of experience in data acquisition, preparation, analysis and/or interpretation, OR
• Equivalent combination of education and experience
• Experience in the field of K-12 academic research pertaining to school effectiveness and student achievement
• Demonstrated success in working collaboratively with other professional staff
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Advanced computer skills, particularly with statistical software such as SPSS and R, and Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time
• Ability to pass required background check

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Leadership experience in a school setting using data to inform instruction
• Awareness of current trends and directions in K-12 research, assessment, standards and compliancy/regulations
• Coursework specific to research design, evaluation, and statistical analysis
• Experience with producing materials for public review

WHO ARE WE?

• About Us
• K12 Produces Results
• Kudos and Honors
• thinkTANK12

K12 is a Federal Contractor, an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and a Drug-Free Workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability or genetics.

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