Education Research Analyst

About the Position: This position is located at: Department of Defense Education Activity, Department of Defense Education Activity Americas, Virtual School, Quantico, VA Description of the Working Environment: Work is performed in an office setting. The desired applicant will preferably have recent experience (above school level) in research and data analysis.

Develop and maintain large scale databases for DoDEA.

Perform quantitative data analysis tasks (such as moving and combining datasets from different platforms; cleaning, aggregating data, and analyzing data) for DoDEA educational project/program development.

Create, collect, analyze and interpret quantitative and qualitative data for DoDEA.

Analyze statistical reports to enable DoDEA leadership to make strategic decisions.

Provide recommendations for improvement to DoDEA leadership based on collected data.

Conduct research and relate it to educational issues.

Combine data in commonly used data software tools (such as Microsoft Excel) for review/fluency.

Verify the integrity of DoDEA data collection (which includes classroom observations, focus groups, interviews, and assessment data).

Perform qualitative data analysis tasks {such as coding and analyzing data in Qualitative Data Analysis software (such as NVivo) for DoDEA educational project/program development.