About This Role
This part-time position is for a Research Analyst to clean, manage, and prepare research data files for analysis, manuscript development, and publication. The role involves ensuring data quality and maintaining confidentiality for sensitive research data.
Responsibilities
- Clean and manage campus climates and racial microaggressions research data files, including CSV and SPSS datasets
- Review, organize, and document data cleaning decisions
- Create and refine demographic variables, including country of origin, citizenship status, major field, and STEM flags
- Check data quality, missing values, variable labels, coding consistency, and file structure
- Provide feedback on variable construction and analytic readiness
- Prepare cleaned datasets and codebooks for future analysis, manuscript development, and publication
- Maintain secure data storage and follow confidentiality expectations for sensitive research data
- Track and report hours worked on the PI’s data project
Requirements
- Doctoral-level training in education, sociology, higher education, social science, data science, statistics, or a related field
- Experience using SPSS, Excel, R, Stata, Python, or comparable data analysis software
- Ability to handle confidential research data responsibly and follow data security procedures
- Successful completion of a Criminal History Background Check
- Eligibility to work in the US
- Must be a current UND student
Important Details
- Application deadline: November 20, 2026
- Schedule: Up to 40 hours per week during winter break
- Employment type: Part-time, non-benefited
Application Process
For full consideration, applications must be received by the closing date and include the following materials:
- Resume
- Include in the application if you are currently or have in the past 12 months been employed with the University of North Dakota, the North Dakota University System or any other North Dakota State agency, including which agency/department and how many hours worked per week
Additional Information
- All information listed in this position announcement will be used by Human Resources, the Hiring Department, and Civil Rights & Title IX for screening, interviewing and selection purposes
Veteran's Preference
- Veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date. Proof of eligibility includes a copy of NGB 22 from National Guard or Reserve (with a unit located in ND) or certification from the applicant's unit command that the individual is expected to be discharged or released from active duty in the uniformed services under other than dishonorable conditions not later than one hundred twenty days after the date of the submission of the certification. If claiming disabled status, proof of eligibility includes a DD-214 and a current letter of disability.
