Department Summary

The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute (LPPI) seeks dynamic research professionals to serve as our Sr. Research Analysts. LPPI champions nonpartisan, evidence-based domestic policy solutions that improve the economic, political, and social landscape for Latinos and other communities of color in states and localities across the U.S. LPPI leverages UCLA?s cross-disciplinary strengths to create an enterprise-wide home for Latino social policy with expertise in over a dozen issue areas including civil rights, criminal justice, educational equity, health access, housing, and voting and civic participation. LPPI fosters innovative research, leverages policy-relevant expertise, drives civic engagement, and nurtures a leadership pipeline to propel viable policy reforms that expand opportunity for all Americans.
Position Summary

Under the direction of the Directors of Research, the Senior Research Analyst supports LPPI's research programs and operations. This includes assisting with the development, management, and execution of LPPI's research portfolios, data collection and analysis, research dissemination, and fostering relationships with academic, practitioner, and policy experts. The incumbent will also support faculty affiliates in translating their peer-reviewed research into policy-friendly formats. In addition, the Senior Research Analyst will manage research analysts, supervise LPPI student fellows, and co-facilitate research training to develop their skills. The Senior Research Analyst operates with high autonomy, working closely with the Directors of Research and other LPPI staff to drive research projects and identify partnership opportunities. Success is measured by the amplification of LPPI's research, successful management of extramural grants, and integration of research into evidence-based policymaking. The role includes co-developing and guiding research design and methodology in alignment with their expertise, contributing to funding proposals, and ensuring the quality of data collection and research protocols.

Salary & Compensation

*UCLA provides a full pay range. Actual salary offers consider factors, including budget, prior experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business considerations. Salary offers at the top of the range are not common. Visit UC Benefit package to discover benefits that start on day one, and UC Total Compensation Estimator to calculate the total compensation value with benefits.
Qualifications

Interpersonal skills and ability to maintain cooperative relationships and ongoing communications with persons of diverse social, educational, and cultural backgrounds. (Required)

Demonstrate working knowledge of social science research. Demonstrate ability to blend technical knowledge and expertise with excellent verbal/writing skills and the ability to communicate complex information to both technical and non-technical audiences. (Required)

Leadership record which demonstrates a collaborative leadership style of large research center at a research university or similarly situated institution. (Required)

Plan and manage the production of several publications and various communications projects from first draft to camera-ready copy, including design, methodology, data collection, analysis, peer review, and publication. (Required)

Highly organized with strong skills in using project management tools to compile information in the most efficient and informative, manage project tasks, and track progress and information. (Required)

Strong interpersonal skills to establish and maintain professional, effective working relationships with academic leaders, university administrators, faculty, staff, students, LPPI board members, prospective funders, and all affiliated partners to advance departmental goals and meet its objectives. (Required)

Take direction and work independently with minimal direction, making independent decisions, establishing priorities, and following through on assignments. (Required)

Conduct periodic projects evaluation and review for quality control and strategic planning purposes. (Required)

Demonstrate exceptional abilities at writing, reporting and copy editing. This includes the ability to write concise, logical, grammatically correct documents and materials for academic and public consumption. (Required)

Demonstrate ability to efficiently operate computers and utilize qualitative and/or quantitative software. (Required)

Demonstrate ability to extract data, merge different data sets, read and review syntax for coding of large data sets and perform statistical analyses of large datasets and databases. (Required)

Superior analytical skills to develop new methods of operation and resolve issues in a timely manner. (Required)

Education, Licenses, Certifications & Personal Affiliations

Bachelor's Degree Bachelor?s degree in good academic standing from an accredited college or university (Required) And

Master's Degree Master?s or equivalent in public policy, political science, economics, sociology, urban planning, public health, statistics, law or a related field with demonstrated ability to direct large-scale rese (Preferred)

Special Conditions for Employment

Age Requirement: Candidate(s) must be 18 years or older to be eligible to be hired.

COVID and Flu Vaccinations: The position is subject to providing evidence of inoculation.

Schedule

8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Union/Policy Covered

99-Policy Covered
Complete Position Description

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