Higher Ed Andrew Nichols Research Fellow

The major responsibilities for this role include, but are not limited to, the following: 

• Mine data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), the College Scorecard, U.S. Census, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and other sources to produce datasets that help identify institutions and states that are successfully enrolling and graduating underserved populations, or making significant progress in those areas
• Collect original qualitative data or administer survey research
• Analyze national datasets to identify barriers to access and success for students of color and low-income students in higher education
• Contribute to the improvement and updating of College Results, an interactive webtool
• Develop and analyze equity metrics that assess how successful institutions and states are at increasing access, accountability, affordability, and success for students of color and low-income students
• Collect literature and draft research to inform team projects and policy recommendations
• Develop tools and processes to aid postsecondary improvement efforts
• Package research and data for lay audiences and funders in Education Trust presentations, briefs/reports, webtools, blogs, grant applications, and the website.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE​

The ideal candidate will possess the following qualifications and experience:

• At least a bachelor’s degree in education, public policy, statistics, research methodologies, or a related field; enrollment in a Master’s degree program is preferred
• Experience in a research role, including quantitative data analysis
• Experience with statistical software (R, SQL, Python, STATA, SPSS) and/or data visualization (Power BI, Tableau, R, gplot, etc.)
• Familiarity with higher education issues preferred

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