September 9, 2015 POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT Part-Time Data Analyst The New York City Labor Market Information Service (NYCLMIS), housed at the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center, seeks a part-time (14-18 hours per week) data analyst to work as part of a team that performs labor market research, prepares information tools, and provides strategic consultation to education, workforce and economic development practitioners and policy makers. The overall function of the NYCLMIS is to help our clients align their programs and policies with the demands of the labor market. Responsibilities With supervision and support from the director and other NYCLMIS staff, the data analyst will: * Conduct quantitative analyses of labor market and demographic data; * Assist with the collection, organization and maintenance of data; * Generate tables and charts for review by senior staff and for placement in publications; and * Related analytical and organizational tasks, as needed. Qualifications * Master's degree in sociology, public policy, economics or a related discipline; * Two years of relevant professional experience in a research or public policy setting (additional experience may be substituted for the degree); * Experience analyzing data, preferably using SPSS (SAS, Stata, and R are also acceptable); * Ability to create professional-quality tables and charts (e.g., using Excel, R, PowerPoint, or InDesign); and * Ability to work in a client centered, deadline-oriented environment. The following qualifications are not required, but are considered a plus: * Interest in and familiarity with the workforce development policy, programming, and/or data sets; * Experience with relational databases and database management systems; * Experience working with APIs to access online content; and * Familiarity with labor market information sources from the New York State Department of Labor, the Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. We offer an hourly pay rate that is competitive with comparable academic and nonprofit research positions. The exact rate will be determined by the candidate's level of experience and skill. Please respond by September 30 to nyclmis@gc.cuny.edu. Only complete responses - i.e., with a resume and cover letter - will be reviewed. We regret that we can only respond to people with the relevant qualifications. The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act, E-verify employer.