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Research & Data Associate Remote

Position Number: 6463783
Location: Albany, NY
Position Type: Laboratory and Research

Research & Data Associate

Category:System Administration
Department:Office of Student Success
Locations:Remote, NY
Posted:Aug 12, 2025
Closes:Open Until Filled
Type:Full-time
PositionID:191533

About Research Foundation for SUNY:
The Research Foundation for The State University of New York (RF) is the largest comprehensive university-connected research foundation in the country.

Our mission is to provide talent, services, and technology that empower SUNY to research, innovate, and transfer discoveries that transform the world's knowledge economy.

Our vision is to make SUNY the best place for faculty, students and staff to research, innovate, and solve the world's most pressing problems.

The RF serves SUNY by providing essential administrative services that enable SUNY faculty to focus their efforts on the education of students and the performance of life-changing research across a wide range of disciplines including medicine, engineering, physical sciences, energy, computer science, and social sciences. We work with the academic and business leadership of SUNY campuses to support research and discovery through the administration of sponsored projects and technology transfer and management of intellectual property for public benefit and economic growth.

The RF is committed to diversity, inclusion and a working environment that enhances productivity, creates personal and professional opportunities, unleashes everyone's full potential and fuels innovation. We hold the organization and each other to the highest standards of integrity, accountability and ethical behavior.
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Job Description:
Position Overview:
The Research & Data Associate will assist with OHEP's research projects designed to expand access to higher education for incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people, while assessing outcomes associated with higher education in this population. The associate will engage in conversations with the OHEP team and external stakeholders as the research agenda is developed, create tools to be used for research, help execute that research, and contribute to written reports of findings from research. The Research & Data Associate will also contribute to the ongoing maintenance of data systems within OHEP (e.g. databases and dashboards), enabling an ongoing data-driven approach within OHEP and in the Higher Education in Prison (HEP) space more broadly.

Responsibilities:

Work with OHEP's data and research team to design and carry out research studies aligned with OHEP's broader research agenda, using both quantitative and qualitative methods.
Analyze data from OHEP research studies and translate findings into actionable insights for program and/or policy improvements in the HEP space.
Create discussion guides, survey instruments, and other research tools used for the execution of OHEP research studies.
Contribute to ongoing maintenance of OHEP data systems, participating in regular data quality checks, writing data system documentation, and refining data dashboards.
Work with all members of the OHEP team to integrate actionable research and real-time data to drive program and process improvement, enhancing a data-driven approach.

Requirements:
Required Education/Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 2 years of working experiencein social science, or public policy research, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Skilled in communicating research findings to audiences of varying backgrounds, translating findings to actionable insights, both in writing and in presentations.
Baseline knowledge and understanding of qualitative and/or quantitative research methods in human-centered research, i.e., research aimed at understanding the needs of users of a product or service.
Familiarity with data analysis software (e.g. Excel or similar tools).

Preferred Education/ Qualifications:

Master's degree in a social science or public policy related field.
Experience writing publication-worthy reports or articles presenting findings from primary research.
Demonstrated expertise in designing and carrying out human-centered, IRB-approved research studies.
Experience using data analysis and visualization tools (R, Power BI, Tableau).
Knowledge of NYS, justice, higher education, policy, or related

Compensation:$75,000-$80,000
Location: Remote

Additional Information:
As an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, The Research Foundation for SUNY will not discriminate in its employment practices due to an applicant's race, color, creed, religion, sex, pregnancy-related conditions, reproductive health decisions, childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, transgender status, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, familial status, citizenship, physical and mental disability, prior arrest or conviction record, genetic characteristics/genetic information, predisposition or carrier status, domestic violence victim status, military status or service, veteran status, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state or local law.
The Company will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

The Research Foundation for the State University of New York is not an agency or instrumentality of the State of New York. Employees of the Research Foundation for the State University of New York are not state employees, do not participate in any state retirement system, and do not receive state fringe benefits. The Research Foundation for the State University of New York operates under a contract with The State University of New York and receives no directly appropriated state funding.

Application Instructions:
Applicants interested in applying MUST submit the following documents:
1. Resume/Cv
2. Cover Letter

After submitting your resume/CV, the subsequent pages enable you to upload your cover letter and additional documents.

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