Researcher - Temp Casual

This is a temporary position ending February 2026 and is not benefits-eligible. Application deadline 10/21/25

Job Responsibilities

• Data Analysis: will be responsible for overseeing the implementation of data analysis for all aims of the grant, which will primarily take place within the Federal Statistical Research Data Center (FSRDC). The analyst will therefore require Special Sworn Status approval by the Census Bureau. The analyst will execute the data analysis in the FSRDC, including data management, merging data sets, variable coding, constructing residential histories, writing statistical code to test hypotheses, implementation of statistical coding and data analysis, executing missing data imputation, creation of tables, preparation of files for disclosure of results from the FSRDC. The Senior Data Analyst will be responsible for organizing the analytic files, the documentation files, and writing the statistical code to implement the analytic models for the main effect models, the residential histories over time, and the mediation models. The Analyst will meet with the PI Dr. Osypuk, the co-investigators, staff, and the consultants, including in weekly staff project meetings and in monthly co investigator meetings; execute data work and statistical analyses; review and interpret analyses; work alongside the student research assistant; and work closely with the team statistician; contribute to writing publications deriving from the analyses; contribute to presenting results from analyses at scientific meetings. Additional non-programming research activities include writing of manuscripts, and background literature reviews.
• Project Management: will manage and coordinate all aspects of this project. They will ensure execution of the data-use contract to maintain data confidentiality; maintain FSRDC agreements and Special Sworn Status training documentation and reminders for all study members; submit IRB agreements; schedule team meetings; organize the team meeting agendas, attendance, and next steps from meetings; assist with organizing project and team files; assist with referencing software.
• Manuscript Development: will participate in writing scientific manuscripts for this project. including drafting the methods sections of the papers, drafting literature review summaries, creating tables and figures of the results, formatting articles for publication, assist with referencing software.
• Restricted Data Analysis & Management. The analyst will perform statistical analysis in the FSRDC based on three existing grant projects on housing assistance and health from Dr. Andrew Fenelon. In addition, the analyst will develop public-use datasets that will be sent to the FSRDC to be merged. Once merged in the FSRDC, the analyst will be responsible for developing analytic datasets based on guidelines set out in the original grants. This will include dataset transfer, coding analytic variables, creating an indicator for housing status, developing regression model code, producing results tables, producing and requesting statistical output, working with the NCHS and Census FSRDC analysts to disclose needed results, and interpreting and summarizing output. The initial work will consist of meetings and collaborative FSRDC visits to develop an understanding of the overall basis of the analytical strategy of the projects. Once analysis has begun, time will be split between projects examining diabetes, environmental risk exposures, and dementia/health care access among older adults. The restricted-use data analysis will require maintaining Special Sworn Status and completing necessary trainings for access to the FSRDC. Public-use data development will involve obtaining public-use National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), and tract-level census data and producing public-use datasets with a specified list of variables to be sent to the FSRDC for merging.
• New Data-Access Proposal Development. The analyst will work with Dr. Andrew Fenelon to develop and submit new proposals for access to restricted use data that must be used within the FSRDC. Proposals will be submitted to both the National Center for Health Statistics. The analyst will become familiar with the procedures of applying for access to restricted-use datasets from NCHS and Census, and will work collaboratively with FSRDC analysts to ensure that new projects meet requirements set out each agency. In addition to becoming familiar with the NCHS and Census FSRDC application portal, this process will involve a reasonable understanding of public-use datasets, existing variable patterns, and focus topic areas. The analyst will work with Dr. Fenelon to plan the proposal and will be
  
  

Required Qualifications

• BS/BA and 4 years of related experience.
• Data programming experience: 3 years minimum
• Programming experience in Stata, 2 years minimum
• Experience managing research projects
• Experience documenting, organizing, and archiving statistical code and analyses
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to adeptly manage multiple complex tasks such as multiple data linkages, projects, and code development
• Special Sworn Status certification (to work in the FS-RDC)

Strongly Preferred:

• Experience working in the FS-RDC and/or working in secure, restrictive, and denetworked data environments
• Experience working with data that are person-level; spatial or GIS; health focused; housing focused; nested (e.g. individuals within families); and/or longitudinal

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Pay Range: $50/hour - $60/hour; depending on education/qualifications/experience.

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