Data Analyst Intern – Part-Time

The Intercultural Development Research Association is an independent, non-profit organization, led by Celina Moreno, J.D. Our mission is to achieve equal educational opportunity for every child through strong public schools that prepare all students to access and succeed in college. IDRA strengthens and transforms public education by providing dynamic training; useful research, evaluation, and frameworks for action; timely policy analyses; and innovative materials and programs.

Job Description

We are currently seeking a talented data analyst intern to work closely with the education data scientist. The data analyst intern will be responsible for analyzing data to identify patterns and trends in data sets and predict educational outcomes. A successful candidate will be technically proficient in statistical analysis, data visualization, and GIS (ArcGIS or QGIS). The intern will work cross-functionally and deliver timely analytical products to support the work of IDRA and its various projects.

Requirements include:

Strong ability to learn new concepts and tools quickly – The candidate should have a deep curiosity and willingness to take on complex problems using an analytical lens.
Develop, enhance and support the implementation of statistical and other quantitative tools to support the development of reports and interactive data visualizations – The intern will provide support to the data analysts in the collection of data from a variety of sources, manipulating, organizing, cleaning, cross-checking data, preparing reports, and presentation of data.
Involvement in a quantitative field of study – The intern should be studying in a quantitative field including but not limited to economics, social sciences, statistics, public policy, business administration, or related field.
Experience or relevant coursework in researching, collecting, compiling, analyzing and presenting quantitative data.
Additional tasks may include using Excel and/or R software to prepare data for Tableau visualizations. Knowledge of how to construct graphs and tables in Excel is required. The data analyst intern will also assist in the construction of maps using QGIS and/or Tableau.
The data analyst intern will also be responsible for conducting library research for peer-reviewed, empirical articles and synthesizing them into literature reviews to accompany technical reports.

Required skills include:

Demonstrated initiative and desire for continuous learning.
Data entry.
Strong technical and analytical skills.
Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
Experience in statistical reporting.
Technical proficiency with MS Excel, and other Office products.
ArcGIS or QGIS experience.
Experience with quantitative and qualitative research.

Preferred skills include:

Knowledge of research methods and assessment practices.
Knowledge of education data sets (Texas Education Agency, U.S. Department of Education, American Community Survey, Census Summary Files).
Experience with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, STATA or R.
Experience with survey tools such as Qualtrics or Survey Monkey.
Experience working with Tableau.
Experience working with ArcGIS or QGIS.
Experience in working with confidential information within established guidelines.

Personal dedication to equal educational opportunity for all children absolutely required.

Compensation

$14 per hour, up to 20 hours per week

Application

Letters of application and résumés may be sent to Bricio Vasquez, Ph.D., Intercultural Development Research Association, 5815 Callaghan Road, Suite 101, San Antonio, Texas 78228; Fax 210-444-1714; e-mail: bricio.vasquez@idra.org. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. IDRA is an equal opportunity employer.

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