Data Analyst

🔍Graduate School of Education, Stanford, California, United States New📁Information Analytics Post Date📅5 days ago Requisition #108035

The Stanford Center on Early Childhood, an initiative of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, seeks a full‑time Data Analyst 1 to join our team. The Data Analyst 1 will manage and analyze large amounts of data collected through the RAPID Survey Project, including performing statistical analysis and preparing reports for publication. This position is a 1‑year fixed‑term appointment that may be renewed based on performance and funding.

It is eligible for a remote work agreement with limited travel for convenings and events. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US; visa sponsorship is not available.

• Identify and select usable data from subtle and complex data patterns.
• Assess and produce relevant, standard, or custom information (reports, charts, graphs, and tables) from structured data sources by querying data repositories and generating the associated information.
• Utilize fundamental processes and methods to validate data to ensure a high‑quality product.
• Distribute reports to applicable agencies, researchers, management, and other internal end‑users and provide interpretation of data when needed.
• Collect, manage, and clean datasets using an extraction and reporting programming language to ensure data integrity.
• Research and reconcile data discrepancies occurring among various information systems and reports.
• Collaborate with data managers to define and implement data standards and common data elements for data collection.
• Assist with identifying new sources of data and methods to improve data collection, analysis, and reporting.

• Bachelor’s degree and one year of experience or a combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience in a quantitative discipline such as economics, finance, statistics, or engineering.
• Basic knowledge and demonstrated experience using and applying analytical software, database management system software, database reporting software, database user interface and query software, and data mining software.
• Ability to collect data using a variety of methods, such as data mining and hardcopy or electronic documentation study, to improve or expand databases.
• Strong listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple activities in a deadline‑oriented environment; highly organized, flexible, and rigorously attentive to detail.
• Ability to use logic to calculate data; efficiently construct a database or scrutinize the form of a question.
• Ability to work with data of varying levels of quality and validity.
• Demonstrated ability to produce data in a clear and understandable manner meeting user requirements.
• Ability to work effectively with multiple internal and external customers.

• Degree in psychology, education, developmental science, statistics, or an equivalent combination in a related field of social science.
• Experience in a quantitative discipline such as statistics, data science, or quantitative psychology.
• Experience using statistical software packages (R, SPSS, etc.).
• Experience in advanced statistics, research methodology, and survey data analysis in social science fields (e.g., psychology, developmental science, education).
• Experience with qualitative data analysis methods, coding, and interpretation.
• Strong data visualization skills.
• Familiarity with collaborative tools (e.g., Slack, Google Workspace, Dropbox).
• Ability to work effectively with a geographically distributed team.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical research team and non‑technical RAPID advisors.
• Experience or interest in early childhood education research.

• Sitting in place at the computer for long periods of time with extensive keyboarding/dexterity.
• Occasionally use a telephone.
• Rarely writing by hand.

The expected pay range for this position is $53,223 to $78,503 per annum. Stanford University provides pay ranges representing its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage reasonably expected to be paid for a…