Research Analyst, Education

🕒 3 days ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $70k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟢 Junior

🟡 Mid-level

🔬 Research Analyst

Where this job comes from

Posted on AccessLex Institute's careers page, not through a job board

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AccessLex Institute

51 - 200 employees

Founded 1983

📚 Education

🤝 Non-profit

Education • Non-profit • Legal Services

AccessLex Institute is a nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering the next generation of lawyers by providing resources and support throughout the legal education journey. They offer a variety of programs focused on academic and bar success, financial education, and increasing diversity within legal education. AccessLex also champions research and advocacy initiatives aimed at improving access and value in legal education, and they provide tools like bar review courses and scholarship resources for aspiring law students.

📋 Description

• Contribute to the research agenda on law school access, affordability, academic and bar success, and the value of legal education • Assist in implementing tactics associated with the Company’s Strategic Plan • Manage and maintain research and data tools such as Analytix and XploreJD • Organize, structure, and clean data for research and policy analysis • Conduct basic statistical analyses using internal and external data • Produce visually appealing and interpretable tables and graphical displays of statistical results • Advise colleagues, grantees, external researchers, and consultants on research design, data analysis, data interpretation, and higher education data sources • Communicate findings to policy and practitioner audiences through briefs, white papers, and reports • Present at professional conferences and represent the Center at industry conferences and events • Develop and maintain a repository of research evidence and data, including AccessLex Resource Collections • Perform other duties as assigned

🎯 Requirements

• Passion for advancing access, affordability, and value in legal education • Ability to self-organize, manage deadlines independently, and balance multiple deliverables • Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills • Superior attention to detail and commitment to accuracy • Strong mathematical and analytical skills • Knowledge of qualitative and quantitative evaluation methodologies acquired through experience or coursework • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including pivot tables and typical data management functions • Previous experience performing quantitative analyses using R Studio, STATA, or another statistical program • Experience writing and presenting research reports • Bachelor's degree in pre-law, statistics, economics, sociology, political science, or related field and a minimum of 2 years of related experience in a similar role; OR master's degree in education, economics, political science, public policy, sociology, statistics, or related field • Preferred: public speaking and presentation skills • Preferred: knowledge of higher education or legal education data sources, data definitions, and limitations • Preferred: knowledge of higher education and student financial aid policy, particularly for graduate and professional students • Preferred: experience translating statistical terms and methodologies to lay audiences • Preferred: experience using R Studio • Preferred: experience using PowerBI, Tableau, or another data visualization software program

🏖️ Benefits

• Remote work arrangement • Full-time exempt position • 40+ hours per week subject to approved leave, travel, and other absences • Equal employment opportunity

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