Description:
The Federal Judicial Center (Center) is the federal courts' agency for research and continuing education. Congress established the Center in 1967 as a separate organization within the federal judicial system at the request of the Judicial Conference of the United States. A nine-member board, chaired by the Chief Justice of the United States, determines its basic policies.Requirements:
MANDATORY QUALIFICATIONS:- Ph.D. in a social or behavioral science discipline such as data science, economics, political science, psychology, or sociology or a J.D.
- At least two years of experience conducting policy-related research or working in a law-related area.
A successful candidate will have a strong combination of the following qualifications. One position might be filled, for example, with a social scientist with strong methodological and analytical skills and experience conducting court-focused research, and another position might be filled with a lawyer with litigation experience, exemplary legal research and writing skills, and the ability to develop educational resources.
- Completion of graduate-level coursework in applied research methods, data science, and statistics;
- Knowledge of scientific research methods, principles, and techniques;
- Experience with designing and conducting court-focused research;
- Experience with writing law and data-based materials for professional audiences;
- Law practice experience, especially in litigation;
- Knowledge of federal court structure, governance, and operations;
- Strong writing and oral presentation skills;
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, including the ability to work collaboratively with highly motivated and experienced professionals;
- Project management skills, including the ability to work independently to meet deadlines;
- Experience working with state or federal court data;
- Experience extracting and analyzing information from large datasets;
- Experience with statistical analysis programs such as SAS, SPSS, R, STATA and advanced features of Excel;
- Experience with data visualization applications such as Tableau;
- Advanced text analysis skills;
- Fluency with programming languages such as SQL, Python, and R; and
- Willingness and ability to learn new topical areas and research skills, as needed.
Jan 10, 2025;
from:
usajobs.gov