Statistician II, Chicago, IL – Telecommuting Permissible (multiple positions)

Statistician II, (Chicago, IL)– Telecommuting Permissible. (multiple positions). Design and implement rigorous, efficient methods for sampling, weighting, and imputation for sample surveys and evaluation research; Integrate statistical modelling, machine learning methods, and data visualization for analyzing and interpreting data; Write and implement computer programs to make statistical calculations necessary for selecting samples; Contribute to and review the sample weighting, variance estimation, and analysis sections of sample design reports, final technical reports, and other documentary deliverables; Interact with clients on a moderate basis regarding methodological issues, providing technical information on the types of analyses, limitations of the data, and strengths/weaknesses of various strategies; Contribute to or write the methodological sections of technical proposals and contribute to the statistical sections of technical proposals. Telecommuting permissible. Salary: $105,304 to $115,000 per year. Requires a Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Statistics, Public Policy or related field, and two (2) years’ work experience in the job offered or a related statistical research position. Also requires two (2) years of experience with each of the following: performing SAS and R programming that clean and process large scale survey data, derive and impute variables, & perform statistical analyses and modeling; providing statistical consulting and analyses and programming support to clients; developing automated processes and macros for producing data deliveries, survey weights and tabulations of weighted survey estimates; maintaining the selection, collection, storage, and retrieval of samples plus their relevant data; and providing substantive analyses for the statistical sections of reports, and writing the methodological and statistical sections of technical proposals and other deliverables.. Send resume with cover letter to NORC, M. Romero, #SX2024, [email protected]. No calls. EOE

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The Statistics and Data Science department conducts a wide range of statistical and data science projects, engaging in statistical analysis, modeling, data linkage, statistical matching, disclosure control, small area estimation, and Bayesian analysis, to support all aspects of social science research. NORC statisticians and data scientists design and implement rigorous, efficient methods for sampling, weighting, and imputation for sample surveys and evaluation research. They also employ statistical modelling, machine learning methods, and data visualization for analyzing and interpreting data. The department collaborates with the Methodology and Quantitative Social Sciences department, all NORC research departments, and the Academic Research Centers in addition to conducting research in its own field.

NORC at the University of Chicago is an objective, non-partisan research institution that delivers reliable data and rigorous analysis to guide critical programmatic, business, and policy decisions. Since 1941, our teams have conducted groundbreaking studies, created and applied innovative methods and tools, and advanced principles of scientific integrity and collaboration. Today, government, corporate, and nonprofit clients around the world partner with us to transform increasingly complex information into useful knowledge.

For over 75 years, NORC has evolved in many ways, moving the needle with research methods, technical applications and groundbreaking research findings. But our tradition of excellence, passion for innovation, and commitment to collegiality have remained constant components of who we are as a brand, and who each of us is as a member of the NORC team. With world-class benefits, a business casual environment, and an emphasis on continuous learning, NORC is a place where people join for the stellar research and analysis work for which we’re known, and stay for the relationships they form with their colleagues who take pride in the impact their work is making on a global scale.

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