Evaluation Specialist 3

Appointment Type: Full-Time Temporary (FTT)

Location: Oak Ridge, TN or Remote (U.S. Based Locations)

*Salary Range: $79,996 - $111,280

PURPOSE: To implement applied research, assessment, and evaluation studies; designing survey approaches and instruments; managing large, computerized databases; providing statistical analysis and inference; interacting and communicating with project contacts; and report preparation.

Develops program-specific survey instruments, establishes protocols, develops and maintains scheduling of activities, obtains required approvals, resolves problems, and conducts data collection for projects.

• Documents data collection procedures, data files, application programs, and data analysis.

• Manages assessment and evaluation program-specific milestones, deliverables, and budgets; works with program evaluation sponsors and outside consultants.

• Implements and participates in data collection activities, including monitoring return of forms, processing of data, contacting a sample of non-respondents, and conducting interviews to gather additional information.

• Designs, implements, and uses procedures for data entry, retrieval, quality control, and data management activities including online databases.

• Analyzes survey data including design of online and database procedures to maintain and analyze data, produces summary statistics, verifies results, and provides data to project staff and other contacts.

• Prepares survey results and reports by providing summary data tables, descriptive statistics, and relevant comparison data, and drafting and editing report documents.

• Serves as a consultant to program staff on tracking and evaluation activities for proposal preparation and online, web-based survey applications.

• Supports proposal development for new Assessment and Evaluation opportunities.

Bachelor's degree in statistics, evaluation, business, scientific, technical, education or related field and 5 years of related experience. Master's degree and 3 years of directly related experience preferred. An equivalent combination of education and experience requiring similar knowledge, skills, abilities, and performing duties as described may be substituted for the minimum requirements.

• Graduate degree in a social science or technical discipline preferred.
• Substantial experience in survey or data research, science education program evaluation, applied research, and/or assessment; and technical report writing and publication.
• Requires experience in the measurement of science education achievement and improvements or research statistics.
• Applied experience related to the evaluation of science education programs and doctoral-level knowledge is preferred.
• Experience in applied statistics and survey research techniques as applied to science education and workforce assessments, questionnaire design, descriptive and inferential statistical procedures for evaluation and assessment, and project management and oversight skills.
• Qualitative data collection and analysis skills are required for some evaluation projects.
• Requires special knowledge and experience about specific research methodologies and techniques appropriate to the evaluation of K-20 science education programs and adult education/career training programs.

*The candidate's starting salary will be determined upon hire and ORAU will use salary survey data, internal comparators, and the candidate's qualifications to determine salary.

TOTAL REWARDS

ORAU has a strategic approach to providing total rewards to employees through a fair, equitable, and competitive total compensation package. The goal of our total rewards system is to integrate compensation, benefits, work-life balance, performance, recognition, development, and career opportunities to attract, engage, and retain the talent required to achieve ORAU's business objectives. The benefit component of our total rewards program supports business goals by offering the following benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Legally required benefits
• Group Health insurance including: Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision
• Retirement plan access
• Disability insurance
• Group life insurance
• Travel Accident Insurance
• Section 125 reimbursement accounts
• Other voluntary employee paid benefit and insurance offerings,

The ORAU total reward package also promotes work-life balance. Mindful of the need for employees to care for themselves and their families, ORAU offers the following additional work-life benefits based on employee eligibility:

• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Paid Holidays
• Flexible work schedules or compressed work weeks
• Telework
• Occupational Health and Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Program