Unclassified - Los Angeles, CA
posted 2 months ago
The Research Analyst will play a significant role in developing, managing, and executing the project for the duration of the grant. Reporting to the Project Director of REACH Network, Executive Director, and Co-Faculty Directors, the Research Analyst will assist in carrying out research projects and tasks (including planning, organizing, and administrative tasks) related to the REACH Network project. The Research Analyst will focus on facilitating effective implementation strategies which seek to end out-of-school suspensions for willful defiance for transitional kindergarten through 12th grade. Specifically, the Research Analyst will be deeply involved in the design, organization, management, and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data to examine patterns of disparities in education, discipline, and access to educational supports or resources along a broad set of demographic and economic quantitative data sources. The incumbent will participate in collaborative research, report writing, and dissemination, including public presentations of research findings and assistance with strategy development for policy change work in California among all the CTS research projects. This position will be based at the Center for the Transformation of Schools at UCLA. Some travel to conduct fieldwork and to attend conferences/meetings will be required. The Research Analyst will work closely with the Project Director of REACH Network, Executive Director, and Co-Faculty Directors to support deliverables for University of California, Office of the President and key statewide partners research portfolio. This includes establishing the research agenda and study design and analysis, identifying related research projects, scholarly networks, project development efforts, and supporting school, district, university, county, and state practices tied to the grant's goals. The incumbent may be asked to assist with other CTS projects as needed. The Research Analyst will also be responsible for managing meetings for REACH Network research teams at CTS, meetings with center staff, supporting the project and period reporting to partners. The Research Analyst will co-develop a timeline, evaluation metrics, and project management benchmarks in Monday.com with CTS staff and leadership, including external partners when appropriate and generate tools for measuring progress for the studies.