2023 Summer Student - Newmarket, Canada - Toronto Catholic District School Board

Toronto Catholic District School Board

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Newmarket, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter

Description

Thank you for your interest in the
Summer Student - Statistical Data Analyst position with the York Region District School Board.

This position is effective starting June 1, 2023 and ending on or about August 31, 2023.

Work Location:
Research Services

Salary:
$ $22.34

Application Deadline:

***May 19, 2023

In compliance with Board policies and procedures, this position is responsible for the development of data analysis plans, to conduct advanced qualitative and quantitative statistical analysis and to draft research reports to help support the effective system and school use of data for planning, decision making and policy direction.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

To develop data analysis plans and databases for complex research projects; manage and maintain large datasets.
To perform rigorous quality control checks on work products to ensure data accuracy and integrity.
To conduct advanced qualitative and quantitative data analysis, including multivariate testing, data mining, multilevel modeling, latent variable modeling and various regression models.
To gather, analyze and interpret data at the school, family of schools, board, community, regional and provincial levels for planning and decisionmaking.
To retrieve and analyze data from provincial and national surveys to enhance or further the understanding of issues that relate to the York Region District School Board and our stakeholders.
To develop and prepare research findings reports, manuscripts and research proposals; conduct reviews of research literature, current educational research and identify implications.
To prepare presentations, data visualizations and share research findings to a variety of audiences, internal and external.
To create, select and/or modify evaluation measures.
To assist in designing school and systemwide surveys for various stakeholders.
To collaborate with team members, internal and external stakeholders.
To perform other duties as assigned.

LINE OF RESPONSIBILITY:

Reports to the Manager, Research Services.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

A fouryear university degree in Statistics or related social sciences discipline, including graduate level training in research methods and statistics, or equivalent, as approved by the Board, is required.
Minimum of 5 years related experience in a research environment is required.
Demonstrated experience and skills in research design and methodology for advanced qualitative and quantitative research and analytics; high level of proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, multivariate testing, data mining, multilevel modeling, latent variable modeling and various regression models are required.
Demonstrated experience in writing high quality research reports, manuscripts and research proposals are required.
Excellent time management, ability to work under tight timelines, oral and written communication and presentation skills with attention to detail are required.
Knowledge of the Ontario curriculum, teaching models and current resources and documents.
Good working knowledge of SPSS, Power BI, R, SQL Server, Python, Qualtrics, EndNote, NVivo, Qlikview, GIS software, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Word are required.
Excellent organizational and time management skills for coordinating multiple ongoing projects are required.
Ability to work as a part of a team and independently as well as high interpersonal skills/diplomacy are required.
Demonstrated commitment to equity, inclusiveness and working in a diverse work environment are required.

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Statement

The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) believes in giving each and every applicant an equal opportunity to succeed on their own merit and we strive to hire staff that reflect and support the diverse perspectives, experiences and needs of students and communities.

We remain committed to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion in our living, learning and work environments.

We know that diversity underpins excellence, and that we all share responsibility for creating an equitable, diverse and inclusive Board-community.

Therefore, in pursuit of the Board's values, we seek members who will work respectfully and constructively with differences and across the organizational hierarchy in actualizing the Board's priorities, goals and principles outlined in the
Director's Action Plan.

First Nations, Métis and Inuit peoples, and all other Indigenous peoples;
African, Black and Black Caribbean peoples (in alignment with Anti-Black Racism Strategy);
South Asian, East Asian, Southeast Asian, Middle East/West Asian, Latino/Hispanic (in alignment with YRDSB Workforce Census to address disproportionalities identified).

- members of groups that commonly experience discrimination due to race, ancestry, colour, religion and/or spiritual beliefs, or place of origin;
- persons with vis