Statistical Analyst, Research Administration

About the role

The Office of Research and Creative Scholarship (ORCS) at the University of Montana (UM) invites applications for a Statistical Analyst to support UM’s research community.

Responsibilities

• Provide guidance and direct analytical support to the UM research community including faculty, research scientists, and graduate students.
• Proposal support: Provide guidance for grant proposal development on study design and sample size requirements to improve grant competitiveness. Budget time and cost for proposed analytical support.
• Analytical support: Provide guidance and direct support data analysis incorporating methods such as linear models, Bayesian statistics, machine learning/AI, or other appropriate techniques.
• Presentation/support: Provide guidance and direct support for interpretation of results. Co-author publications, presentations, and reports.
• Campus Engagement: Build relationships across UM to proactively educate the research community about skills and services available. Engage in conversations and critical thinking sessions with the research community.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in statistics, mathematics, or related field.
• Knowledge of sampling, experimental design, linear models, and a statistics coding language (R, Python, C++ or similar language).
• Strong communication skills.
• Experience teaching statistics.