Research Data Analyst

University of Tennessee

On-site

Knoxville, TN

Full-time

Mid Level

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University of Tennessee is hiring a Research Data Analyst — a full-time, based in Knoxville, TN role. Apply directly on University of Tennessee's careers page below.

Research Data Analyst - Tennessee Reading Research Center - UTK

Location: Knoxville, TN, United States

The Tennessee Reading Research Center (TRRC) conducts state and federally funded research on literacy initiatives, instruction, and assessment. The Research Data Analyst leads specialized data management, analysis, and reporting projects supporting TRRC research and related policy and program initiatives. The position designs data collection and reporting tools; consults with internal and external stakeholders to define data needs; and prepares, validates, integrates, secures, and archives complex educational datasets from multiple sources. The Research Data Analyst independently addresses complex data issues, selects appropriate analytic methods consistent with research standards, and performs advanced statistical analyses of randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and correlation designs. Methods may include propensity score weighting, growth curve modeling, hierarchical linear modeling, regression discontinuity, structural equation modeling, and meta-analysis. The position develops reproducible code, data-quality procedures, reports, queries, tables, and visualizations; presents findings to stakeholders; and produces data products that inform research, data-collection practices, policy decisions, and program initiatives.

About Us

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, has shaped leaders, changemakers, and innovative thinkers since its founding in 1794. The university is home to more than 38,000 students and 10,000 statewide employees—the Volunteers—who uphold the university’s tradition of lighting the way for others through leadership and service.

UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee’s flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy’s largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

The Knoxville campus serves and recruits for UT Knoxville, including the Institute of Agriculture and the Space Institute, as well as the UT Institute of Public Service.

UT Knoxville considers its employees its number one asset. With values that focus on work-life balance, compensation, and innovation leadership, all Vols are supported to advance professionally. Employees have access to career development and coaching, continued education, and an extensive list of development and training possibilities. The Volunteer employee experience implements structures and practices to attract and retain top-tier talent, fostering a strong staff community and supporting a culture of involvement and engagement for everyone.

The university holds a strong commitment to its land-grant mission of learning and engagement, with a tradition of service and leadership that carries that Volunteer spirit throughout the state and around the world. It has been ranked nationally as “Best Employer for New Graduates,” “One of America’s Best Large Employers,” and “Best Workplace for Women,” and has been designated as “Best Place for Working Parents” by Forbes Magazine.

Apply today and join the Tennessee Volunteer community!

The Research Data Analyst supports the Tennessee Reading Research Center’s (TRRC’s) state and federally funded literacy research through data management, analysis, and reporting activities. The position collaborates with internal teams and external partners to define data needs, develop data-collection and reporting tools, and prepare, validate, integrate, secure, and archive complex educational datasets. The Research Data Analyst applies appropriate advanced statistical methods to support randomized controlled trials, quasi-experimental studies, and correlation designs. The position develops reproducible code, quality-control procedures, reports, and visualizations, and communicates findings that inform research, data-collection practices, policy, and program initiatives.

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