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The Data Scientist supports SWORPS and partner organizations through advanced data management, statistical analysis, predictive modeling, reporting automation, and data visualization. The position integrates and analyzes large-scale administrative, survey, and longitudinal datasets to generate actionable insights for policy, program improvement, and strategic decision-making. The position collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop analytic solutions, build reporting infrastructure, communicate findings, and support research and evaluation initiatives across multiple externally funded projects.
This is a grant-funded position and is contingent upon the continued funding of the grant.
Responsibilities

• Conduct predictive modeling, longitudinal analysis, statistical modeling, and data mining to support externally funded projects and partner needs.
• Integrate and analyze large-scale administrative, survey, and longitudinal datasets to generate actionable insights for policy, program improvement, and strategic decision-making.
• Develop automated analytic workflows and reproducible reporting systems to improve efficiency, transparency, and repeatability of analytic outputs.
• Design, develop, and maintain reporting systems and dashboards that support monitoring, evaluation, and decision-making across projects.
• Develop data visualization products and business intelligence tools to communicate trends, findings, and performance indicators to varied audiences.
• Support database governance and quality assurance activities to promote data integrity, consistency, and appropriate use across reporting products.
• Collaborate with researchers, evaluators, and external partners to scope analytic needs, refine research questions, and deliver data products aligned with project goals.
• Contribute to reports, presentations, publications, and dissemination activities by summarizing methods, interpreting results, and translating findings for technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Work with interdisciplinary teams to develop effective processes that support consistent and efficient use of data across multiple projects.

Qualifications
Required Qualifications

• Education: Master's degree in data management; data science; statistics, or information science, or related fields
• Experience:
  • Minimum two years' experience working with large data sets to produce actionable insights for government or nonprofit agencies.
  • Minimum two years' experience working with ARR, data visualization, and data analysis software in a human services setting.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:
  • Knowledge of statistical analysis techniques.
  • Knowledge of database structures and data management principles.
  • Knowledge of survey methodology, knowledge of data visualization best practices.
  • Skill in statistical and database development software, for example, SQP, R, SPSS, Python, and Java.
  • Skill in data cleaning and transformation, skill in dashboard development and reporting.
  • Skill to communicate effectively with multiple stakeholders.
  • Ability to synthesize complex information for non-technical audiences.
  • Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, and ability to work collaboratively across disciplines

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without need now or in the future for sponsorship for employment-based visa status.
Preferred Qualifications

• Education: Doctoral degree in data management; data science; statistics, or information science, or related fields
• Experience:
  • Two years' experience working with multidisciplinary teams.
  • Two years' experience leading a team or a project.
• Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: Knowledge of SQL, R, Tableau, Power BI, GIS software, or other advanced analytics and visualization tools.

Work Location:

• This position is a fully remote position that can work throughout the United States.

Compensation and Benefits:

• UT market range: MR12
• Anticipated hiring range: $75,000 to $80,000
• Find more information on the UT Market Range structure here
• Find more information on UT Benefits here

Application Instructions:
To express interest, please submit an application with the noted below attachments:

• Resume
• Cover Letter

About The College/Department/Division:
The Social Work Office of Research and Public Service (SWORPS) is an applied research center of the University of Tennessee College of Social Work (CSW). We are a dynamic and close-knit interdisciplinary team of individuals with a shared vision of thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all. We do that by building partnerships that leverage research, technology, and human connection to improve lives in Tennessee and beyond.
Over the past fifty years, SWORPS has worked with local nonprofits such as the United Way of Greater Knoxville, University of Tennessee departments and faculty researchers, state agencies such as the Tennessee Department of Human Services, and federal agencies like the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Our annual portfolio consists of 25-40 sponsored projects spanning a wealth of different content areas, but one common thread -each project contributes one more building block for thriving communities with equitable outcomes for all.
Learn more about SWORPS and some of our programs and resources by visiting our webpage: https://www.sworps.tennessee.edu/
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UT Knoxville offers over 900 programs of study across 14 degree-granting colleges and schools. As Tennessee's flagship land-grant university, its footprint spans the entire state. The university holds the highest Carnegie classification for research activity and has deep partnerships with industry leaders and the US Department of Energy's largest multidisciplinary laboratory, Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
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