Senior Research Evaluation Specialist

Senior Research Evaluation Specialist, a full-time role that leads the research and evaluation function for a state education agency, focusing on developing evaluation plans, maintaining data inventories, and producing program evaluation reports. Key Responsibilities Develop and revise multi-year and cycle-level research and evaluation plans in partnership with the client Maintain a comprehensive data inventory and build multi-audience dashboards for various stakeholders Lead production of evaluation reports and coordinate with the client's data and analytics team Required Qualifications Master's degree in Education Research, Educational Psychology, Statistics, Public Policy, or a closely related field; Doctorate preferred At least five years of experience in applied education research or program evaluation Proficiency in mixed-methods research and statistical software such as R, SPSS, or Stata Experience designing surveys with complex logic and managing data pipelines Strong understanding of research ethics and responsible data management practices