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Research Scientist 1
Research Scientist 1-March 2024
Albany
Mar 28, 2026
About Research Scientist 1

  Agency Criminal Justice Services, Division of

  Title Research Scientist 1

  Occupational Category Other Professional Careers

  Salary Grade 18

  Bargaining Unit PS&T - Professional, Scientific, and Technical (PEF)

  Salary Range From $63108 to $80248 Annually

  Employment Type Full-Time

  Appointment Type Contingent Permanent

  Jurisdictional Class Non-competitive Class

  Travel Percentage 0%

  Workweek Mon-Fri

  Hours Per Week 37.5

  Workday

  From 8 AM

  To 4 PM

  Flextime allowed? No

  Mandatory overtime? No

  Compressed workweek allowed? Yes

  Telecommuting allowed? Yes

  County Albany

  Street Address 80 South Swan Street

  Alfred E. Smith Building

  City Albany

  State NY

  Zip Code 12210

  Minimum Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: Non-Competitive: Bachelor’s degree and two years of professional research experience in the field of Criminal Justice; or a master’s degree in Criminal Justice or a related field and one year of such experience.Preferred Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include experience designing and conducting criminal justice research; proficiency using SPSS and/or Stata programs to merge and analyze complex datasets and validate the quality of data; and experience summarizing findings in narrative form. The preferred candidate will have a master’s degree or higher in criminal justice or related field.

  Duties Description Under the direction of a Manager, Program Research Specialist, or Research Scientist within the Office of Justice Research and Performance, the incumbent will conduct social science research and analysis related to the investigation of system, social, and behavioral issues within the field of criminal justice and/or with justice-involved populations. Research may include the study of youth behavior, family court decision-making, law enforcement activity, adult criminal behavior, court case processing, sentencing, the impact of programming and treatment on behavior, reoffending and desistence from crime, and criminogenic factors. Research may evaluate the impact of major legislative changes, such as bail reform, gun violence initiatives, and raising the age of criminal responsibility. Specific duties may include, but are not limited to: • Plan, design, and execute criminal justice research projects, including developing research questions, formulating research hypotheses, identifying an appropriate research design and methodology, and interpreting findings; • Conduct evaluation studies to measure the causal effect of program or policy interventions using advanced statistical analyses;• Extract and analyze criminal justice data and prepare formal statistical reports for public dissemination and publication on the DCJS website; • Develop data visualizations showing criminal justice statistics and trends for public consumption, using software such as Tableau; • Use a wide range of research methods and data sources to conduct research on criminal justice system activity and behavior, and the causes and correlates of adult and youth offending behavior. Data sources may include, but are not limited to: criminal arrest records, adult and juvenile court records, probation case management records, risk and needs assessment records, juvenile diversion records, treatment program records, law enforcement shooting and use of force records, and data from other agencies and organizations; • Use analytic and statistical software packages such as SPSS, Stata, Structured Query Language (SQL) Plus, and SQL Developer to extract data from different Oracle and SQL-based systems and create analytic data files by matching individual records across multiple data sources;• Prepare formal reports which describe study objectives, research methodology, data collection, and key findings;• Prepare and present formal presentations of research findings to guide and inform program management.

  Additional Comments An employee telecommuting program is available. Candidates from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply. DCJS is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion.REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION: The NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services provides reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Unit at [email protected] or (518) 485-1704.

  Some positions may require additional credentials or a background check to verify your identity.

  Name Dan Fitzgerald

  Telephone 518-485-7740

  Fax 518-457-4000

  Email Address [email protected]

  Address

  Street 80 South Swan Street

  Alfred E. Smith Building

  City Albany

  State NY

  Zip Code 12210

  Notes on Applying Please send a cover letter and resume to the email address above. Please reference posting #149040 on your cover letter. DCJS was named to the Times Union’s list of 2017 through 2023 Top Workplaces as voted on by our employees.

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