Quantitative Analyst

Agency: Dept of Public Instruction

Division: Deputy Chief Academic Office

Job Classification Title: Education Test/Account Consultant II (NS)

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Grade: NC20

About Us

The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) is charged with implementing the state’s public school laws for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public schools at the direction of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and State Board of Education.

Description of Work

Design and conduct quantitative analyses for Office of Research and Promising Practices research, evaluation, and reporting projects. Select appropriate statistical methods based on research questions, data structure, and policy context. Interpret findings, identify limitations, and document methods clearly.

Build and maintain reproducible analytic workflows using R and/or other statistical programming tools. Clean, merge, transform, validate, and document complex datasets from multiple sources.

Develop codebooks, syntax files, audit checks, and version‑controlled analytic processes. Ensure data integrity, confidentiality, and compliance with data‑sharing and governance requirements.

Prepare tables, figures, technical memoranda, research briefs, slide decks, and other products to communicate findings. Support development of dashboards and other user‑facing data products.

• Translate technical analyses into actionable insights for NCDPI leadership, policymakers, educators, and district staff.
• Collaborate with Office of Research and Promising Practices staff and partner teams on study design, data requests, timelines, and deliverables.
• Provide quantitative support across multiple projects such as teacher workforce studies, statewide surveys, attendance research, postsecondary outcomes, and promising‑practices work.
• Provide technical assistance to colleagues on data interpretation, analytic methods, and use of evidence in decision‑making.

Valid Driver License Required.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities / Management Preferences

Recruitment Range: $70,478.00 – $100,000.00

• Experience using R for statistical analysis, data wrangling, reproducible reporting, and data visualization.
• Experience working with large‑scale K–12 administrative data, survey data, assessment data, or longitudinal data systems.
• Experience preparing public‑facing reports, dashboards, briefs, or presentations for leadership and practitioner audiences.

Minimum Education and Experience

Master’s degree in Education, Tests and Measurement, Education Research, Education/Quantitative Psychology and Statistics, or Statistics, from an appropriately accredited institution and three years of directly related experience in an education environment needed to perform the work; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

EEO Statement

The State of North Carolina is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees with a work environment free from all forms of unlawful employment discrimination, harassment, or retaliation. The state provides reasonable accommodation to employees and applicants with disabilities; known limitations related to pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions; and for religious beliefs, observances, and practices.