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The New Jersey Judiciary seeks an individual to serve as a Research Analyst Manager to oversee research measuring the Judiciary's performance in criminal justice reform statistics and other court statistics. The Research Analyst Manager will perform a variety of senior level research functions relating to research study design and implementation.
The selected candidate will develop and use appropriate and practical methodology to design and manage research projects; perform simple to moderately complex statistical analysis of court data sets utilizing Focus/WebFocus, SAS or SPSS, Tableau, Excel or other software; manage and clean data in SQL Management Studio, IBM Data Studio, or other data management software; and prepare, present and disseminate research findings.
Remote Work: The Judiciary currently offers a hybrid work schedule, and this position may qualify for up to 3 days of remote work outside of Judiciary buildings. To participate in this program, you will be required to have high speed home internet access.
Example of Duties:
* Oversee the design and implementation of criminal and other research
* Conduct high-level statistical analysis
* Convert complex data into understandable charts, graphs, reports and statistical presentations
* Make oral presentations to judges, senior managers and agencies and researchers outside of the Judiciary
* Manage staff including a Statistical Analyst and contractors
Salary range is $90,061.97 - $136,893.13. For newly hired individuals, the starting salary will normally be at the minimum of the salary range.
Job Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Statistics, Criminology, Criminal Justice, Public Administration, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, Economics or other relevant discipline from an accredited college or university; and three (3) years of experience conducting social science research including multivariate data analysis. Experience conducting research in criminal justice, juvenile justice, and/or domestic violence is helpful.
Substitution: A Master's degree may be substituted for one (1) year of experience as indicated above. A Ph. D or Law degree may be substituted for two (2) years of experience as indicated above. Applicants who do not possess the required education may substitute additional qualifying experience on a year for year basis.
Note: Master’s degree or Doctorate degree preferred.
Driver's License: Appointee will be required to possess a driver's license valid in New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.
Residency Law: Pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14-7 (L. 2011, Chapter 70), also known as the “New Jersey First Act,” all persons newly hired by the Judiciary must establish, and then maintain, principal residence in the State of New Jersey.
Authorization to Work: US citizenship is not required. Selected candidate must be authorized to work in the US according to Department of Homeland Security, US Citizenship and Immigration Services regulations.
To Apply:
Applicants can apply online by November 28, 2023 at:
For additional information please visit www.njcourts.gov and reference Job # 2023-08909, Research Analyst Manager (Court Executive 2A.)
The Judiciary of New Jersey is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer Committed to Ensuring an Open Door to Justice.