Research Analyst

Arizona State University

Research Analyst at the Center for Violence Prevention supporting applied research and data analysis. Involves technical support, data reporting, and research dissemination for various audiences.

Posted 5/23/2026full-timeTempe • Arizona • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $48,600 - $59,378 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

PythonWordPress

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Updates, maintains, and improves data dashboards using R and related tools.
Provides technical support for applied research projects, public health data reporting, dashboard maintenance, and data dissemination, and coordinating research-related data products, reports, and internal process improvements.
Produces reports using VDRS/SUDORS and other project-related datasets in response to internal, partner, and stakeholder requests.
Coordinates the development of data for special management, policy studies and/or research activities.
Maintains the Center’s website.
Provides bi-weekly, monthly, and quarterly departmental reports and annual progress reports for research projects.
Develops recurring and ad hoc data summaries, tables, figures, and written summaries for project teams, Center leadership, and external partners.
Analyzes developments in the industry; remains current regarding significant developments and/or initiatives occurring.
Designs, coordinates, and conducts research activities and statistical studies.
Develops and maintains databases used to generate information for management decision making and evaluation of programs.
Links, cleans, wrangles, and summarizes multiple datasets to support research, evaluation, and reporting needs.
Participates on project teams in special studies resulting in recommending solutions or alternatives.
Identifies opportunities to streamline internal processes, reduce duplication of effort, improve data workflows, and increase efficiency across Center projects.
Helps train staff in the use of departmental data processing tools.
Creates and maintains databases utilizing various computer programming languages or user-oriented software, including Python, WordPress, Microsoft Excel, R, R Quarto, and R Shiny.
Uses Microsoft Excel and R to organize, analyze, summarize, visualize, and report data.
Utilizes statistical methods to analyze management problems and/or policy implications; assists evaluators in the development of measurement tools.
Applies basic statistical and data analysis techniques to support research, evaluation, public health surveillance, and violence-prevention projects.
Performs independent studies, internet and library searches on relevant subjects.
Generates and executes ideas for data dissemination products, including briefs, dashboards, reports, data summaries, visualizations, and other products designed for both technical and non-technical audiences.
Writes about technical subject matter for academic, practitioner, policy, and general audiences.
Makes recommendations to management, public/private sector representatives, and external constituencies.
May assist university departments by providing information for operational and strategic plans, or accreditation reviews.
Establishes and maintains office-based technology systems to aid in the effective administration of projects and activities.
May perform or assist in the delivery of presentations, write articles and technical reports.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Associate's degree and one (1) year of experience appropriate to the area of assignment/field; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Master's degree in a related field AND one year of experience in research, information analysis or program evaluation; OR, any equivalent combination of education and/or experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.
Knowledge of the principles, practices and techniques of research design, methodologies, and statistics.
Knowledge of basic statistics and data analysis
Knowledge of statistical modeling is beneficial.
Knowledge of public health, epidemiology, violence prevention, injury surveillance, or related applied research areas is beneficial.
Knowledge of state and federal government agencies related to research funding process and regulations.
Knowledge of academic research environment.
Knowledge of grant writing and grant application procedures.
Knowledge of data collection and analysis methods, techniques, procedures.
Knowledge of statistical and financial tools.
Skill in effective communication, both written and verbal.
Skill in writing about technical subject matter for academic and general audiences.
Skill in data processing systems and applications
Skill in linking, cleaning, wrangling, summarizing, and documenting multiple datasets.
Skill in preparing and summarizing data for management reports and policy decisions.
Skill in using software and tools for data analysis, especially Microsoft Excel and R.
Skill in creating tables, charts, dashboards, reports, and other data dissemination products.
Skill in facilitating research partnerships.
Ability to understand broad issues.
Ability to apply advanced knowledge of the principles, practices and methods of internet-based research.
Ability to be detail oriented, accurate, and careful when working with data, reports, and public-facing products.
Ability to learn new software, analytic techniques, datasets, and subject matter as project needs evolve.
Ability to work independently, define tasks, manage competing priorities, and move projects forward with limited supervision.
Ability to translate technical findings into clear language for researchers, practitioners, community partners, policymakers, and the public.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Hard Skills & Tools

data analysisstatistical methodsstatistical modelingdata collection methodsdata processing systemsresearch designdata visualizationdata wranglingreport writinggrant writing

Soft Skills

effective communicationdetail orientedindependent workproject managementfacilitating research partnershipswriting for diverse audiencesproblem solvingcritical thinkingtime managementadaptability