Research Analyst
University of California Los Angeles


Requisition Number: 40361
Salary: $6,567 - $14,583 Monthly

Position Description:
The Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) at UCLA's School of Education and Information Studies (Ed&IS) is dedicated to partnering with the education ecosystem to bring about systems change through Humanizing Research, Validating Practices, and Transformative Policies with key stakeholders to support equitable educational outcomes for historically underserved students. Our vision is to be a catalyst for learning communities to boldly nurture and protect the dignity, wellbeing, and full potential of all students.

The Research Analyst will play a significant role in developing, managing and executing the project for the duration of the grant. Reporting to the Project Director, Research Director, Executive Director of Research Administration, and Faculty Directors, the Research Analyst will assist in carrying out research projects related to educational equity and access issues, with a focus on Regional Technical Assistance and Coaching-Community Schools project. The Research Analyst will focus on disparities in school discipline, achievement, graduation rates and other areas, prioritizing work in California but including other states and federal level programs. Specifically, the Research Analyst will be deeply involved in the design, organization, management, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to examine patterns of disparities in education, discipline, and access to educational supports or resources along a broad set of demographic and economic quantitative data sources. Incumbent will participate in collaborative research, report writing, and dissemination, including public presentations of research findings and assistance with strategy development for policy change work in California among all the CTS research projects. This position will be based at the Center for the Transformation of Schools at UCLA. Some travel to conduct field work and to attend conferences/meetings will be required.

The Research Analyst will work closely with the Project Director, Research Director, Executive Director of Research Administration, and Faculty Directors to support deliverables for Los Angeles County Office of Education Regional Technical Assistance and Coaching- Community Schools research portfolio. This includes establishing the research agenda and study design and analysis, identifying related research projects, scholarly networks, project development efforts, and supporting school, district, university, county, and state practices tied to the grant's goals. The incumbent may be asked to assist with other CTS projects as needed.

The Research Analyst will also be responsible for managing bi-weekly meetings for RTAC Community Schools research teams at CTS, meetings with center staff, supporting the project and period reporting to partners.

The Research Analyst will co-develop a timeline, evaluation metrics, and project management benchmarks in Monday.com with CTS staff and leadership, including external partners when appropriate and generate tools for measuring progress for the studies.


Special Instructions:
The budgeted hiring salary/target range for this position is the posted minimum to $6,567 monthly, with salary placement based on skills, knowledge, and experience.

Please have your resume and cover letter ready for upload before applying.

This is a (1) one year contract position with possibility of renewal. Total contract duration will not exceed (4) four years.

For full application instructions and position description, please visit: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=89253

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction








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