Research Technician

Antelope Valley College

Research Technician

Salary: $4,604.86 Monthly

Deadline: 8/9/2021 11:59 PM Pacific

Complete job description and application available online at: http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=204438

BASIC FUNCTION:

Under the direction of Director of Institutional Research, performs extensive and technical institutional research and evaluation duties, including those related to State-mandated programs and activities; designs and performs research and evaluation of District and other institutional planning issues; coordinates research activities with District departments and groups; prepares reports for District personnel and State agencies to fulfill compliance regulations and requirements and assure institutional effectiveness for appropriate funding.

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

E = indicates essential duties of the position

• Perform extensive and technical planning, design, research and evaluation duties related to institutional research and planning projects, including State-mandated programs, activities; and a variety of other internal and external issues.   (E)

• Utilize accurate statistical procedures and sampling techniques for institutional research projects; assure high levels of confidentiality and reliability of results.  (E)

• Create, develop and maintain databases utilizing a mainframe computer related to student enrollment projections, follow-up studies and analysis of program enrollment patterns.   (E)

• Collect and query appropriate data, perform statistical analysis; determine appropriate measures and instruments for data types including frequencies, chi-square, correlation, multiple regression and other methods of analysis.  (E) 

• Prepare reports for District personnel and State agencies to fulfill compliance regulations and requirements and to assure institutional effectiveness for appropriate funding; prepare and revise reports with accompanying tabular, graphic and statistical contents, descriptions of analytical methods used and narrative of findings and conclusions for college’s research and evaluation.  (E)

• Identify and extract a variety of requested data; inspect and code data in preparation for analysis; create project documentation and databases.   (E)

• Operate a variety of software packages used on personal computers for data analysis, data management, graphics, visualizations, and word processing.  (E)

• Communicate with appropriate college staff, stakeholders and other community college districts in analysis, competition and interpretation of data; respond to research questions as requested; describe findings; attend and conduct meetings. (E)

• Perform related duties as assigned.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:  

Any combination equivalent to (*see Note below): Associate’s degree with coursework in statistics, mathematics, business, computer science, or economics and three (3) years increasingly responsible experience involving related research and analysis activities and projects.

* Note:  Up to one (1) year of additional education (with coursework as listed above) may be substituted for up to one year of required experience.

KNOWLEDGE OF:

• Standard and advanced statistical procedures related to sampling, correlation analysis, projections and other quantitative measures applied to education, social and program research and evaluation.

• Regression techniques, principles and tables.

• Research design for original data collection and analysis.

• Use of personal computers and mainframe and appropriate software packages, including proficient use of standard statistical software.

• Technical report writing skills in organizing and presenting narrative and statistical information.

• Technical aspects of field of specialty.

• Correct English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation and vocabulary, oral and written communication skills.

• Public speaking techniques.

• Interpersonal skills using tact, patience and courtesy.

ABILITY TO:

• Perform extensive and technical research and evaluation duties.

• Design forms for various research purposes and target audiences.

• Design and perform research and evaluation of District institutional planning and other issues.

• Interpret and apply applicable sections of the State Education Code and other related laws and regulations.

• Interact with, participate on and conduct presentations to District faculty, college groups, committees 

and others.

• Prepare reports for District personnel and State agencies to fulfill compliance regulations and requirements and to assure institutional effectiveness for appropriate funding.

• Utilize accurate statistical procedures and sampling techniques; create, develop and maintain 

computer databases.

• Create and maintain necessary research documentation, files and records related to various research projects.

• Conduct meetings and interviews necessary for investigation and data collection related to assigned research projects. 

• Work as a team member with other research office staff and members of college staff involved in institutional and research projects, grants development and other related activities.

For a complete listing and details of all open positions and how to apply, select the HR & Employment link on the AVC Web site at https://www.avc.edu/administration/hr/employment or contact the Human Resources Office at (661) 722-6311; Voice/Relay, (661) 722-6300 x. 6360, 3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536.