Job Description
Position Summary Information
Job Description Summary
Statistician will work in the area of psychosocial health. The position requires high-level expertise in psychology, research design, data preprocessing, and applied statistics. Key responsibilities include preprocessing data for analysis, performing complex data analysis, manuscript writing, publishing research findings in peer-reviewed journals, and mentoring junior researchers. This position requires an advanced degree (PhD [preferrable] or Masters) in a field related to research design and/or applied statistical analysis.
Responsibilities
Data Preprocessing
- Cleaning data extracted from medical records and/or RedCap survey software
- Restructuring data (e.g., going from wide to long or vice versa)
- Identifying and reporting data errors through descriptives and frequency statistics
- Calculating variables (e.g., sum scores, averages of scale items)
- Ensuring data align with codebook
Statistical Analysis
- Conducting advanced statistical models (e.g., multilevel modeling, structural equation modeling) to test hypotheses
- Writing up statistical findings in both paragraph and table/figure form
Manuscript Writing
- Crafting manuscript sections (e.g., introduction, methods, results, discussion) to convey the research question, study design, and outcomes of the results
- Submit manuscript for publication in journal portal
Mentoring Junior Researchers
- Guide other staff/students in conducting statistics (e.g., t-tests, linear regression)
- Guide other staff/students in creating tables for statistical results (e.g., bar graphs, line graphs)
Participating in meetings
- Meetings that regard data processing (including format of the data needed to match codebooks)
- Meetings that regard planning and interpreting statistical analyses
Required Qualifications
- Advanced degree in a related field conducting inferential/applied statistics
- 4+ years of graduate-level research experience in psychology or a related field
- Experience with statistical software (e.g., SPSS, R, Stata)
- Advanced understanding of inferential statistical methods and applied data analysis
- Excellent scientific writing and public presentation skills
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple research tasks
Desired Qualifications
- 5+ peer-reviewed publications in recognized scientific journals
- Experience supervising or mentoring research assistants or students
Special Instructions to Applicants
At Chapman University, we believe collaboration thrives through in-person engagement. This position is fully on campus, and employees work alongside colleagues, faculty, students, and staff each day to support our vibrant university community.
Chapman University is an equal opportunity employer that provides equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of their protected characteristics. All qualified applicants and employees are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, military and veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by state or federal law.
Applicants for Staff and Administrator positions must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
The offer of employment is contingent upon satisfactory completion and outcomes of a criminal background screening and returning to the Office of Human Resources a signed original acceptance of the Chapman University Agreement to Arbitrate
Minimum Number of References
2
Maximum Number of References
3
