The New Jersey Judiciary is seeking a statistical analyst for the Children in Courts/Civil research team. The selected individual will perform a variety of medium to high-level research functions relating to research study design, data extraction, data analysis, and project management and implementation. The selected candidate will develop and use appropriate and practical methodology to design and manage research projects; perform simple to moderately complex statistical analysis of court data sets utilizing Excel, SPSS, Stata, Focus/WebFocus, SAS, Python,PowerBI/Tableau or other software; manage and clean data in SQL Management Studio or other data management software; and prepare, present and disseminate research findings.Qualifications
Graduation from an accredited college or university with a bachelor's degree and five years of professional experience, three (3) years of which should include experience conducting social science research, including multivariate analysis. Experience with administrative, especially court, data would be helpful, as would experience conducting research on child welfare involvement and outcomes. Experience with qualitative methods (e.g., focus groups, interviews, etc.) a plus.
Intermediate to expert knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required. Intermediate to expert knowledge of SPSS or Stata is strongly preferred. Experience with software such as SAS, SQL, PowerBI/Tableau, or Focus/WebFocus would be helpful. Relevant areas of study/college major: statistics, criminology, criminal justice, public administration, political science, psychology, sociology, public policy, economics or other relevant discipline
Note: Master’s Degree or Doctorate Degree is strongly preferred.
HOW TO APPLY:
The NJ Judiciary requires all applicants to complete the application process fully and as instructed. All applicants must complete the work experience and education sections and attach any required documents. Applications must describe all relevant work experience in detail, beginning with your current or most recent job, including military service (indicate rank), internships and job-related volunteer work, if applicable. Use a separate section to describe each position. Applicants who indicate "see resume" or enter their initials to acknowledge that they have skipped the Work History and Education sections will not be considered, unless they do not possess any education history or work experience. Only applicants that follow the application instructions and submit completed applications will be considered. The New Jersey Judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, the Superior Court including the Appellate Division and the Trial Court of the 15 vicinages in New Jersey, the Tax Court and the Municipal Court System. The Administrative Office of the Courts provides technical assistance, operational support, training, research and development, budget and personnel coordination, and development and operation of information systems for the Courts of New Jersey.
The Judiciary of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
