Research Assistant

Title: Research Assistant

State Role Title: Salary Non-Specified

Hiring Range: Commensurate with experience

Pay Band: UG

Agency: VA Criminal Sentencing Comm

Location: Supreme Court

Agency Website: WWW.VACourts.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job DutiesThe Research Assistant supports the work of the Commission's research and training staff. Tasks assigned to this position include:

• Collecting and assembling data for select projects,
• Organizing training material, researching case details from court records, and
• Performing data entry tasks, as needed.
  

Duties include:

• Reviewing the data,
• Searching for and filling in missing information using other criminal justice data systems,
• Identifying and correcting errors,
• Exploring outliers in the data, keying data, and
• Converting scanned Guidelines into data files using SWIFT (Sentencing Worksheets and Interactive File Transfer system).
• Also, this person will assist the training staff in assembling training material and traveling as needed.

Minimum Qualifications

An undergraduate degree in a social science discipline, computer science, or statistics is required. A candidate for this position should have an interest in empirical research in the field of criminal justice. This position requires excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and a focus on accuracy. The most competitive candidates will have a general knowledge of descriptive statistics. Prior experience working with large databases and drawing data from multiple data sources is beneficial.

Additional Considerations

Experience with SWIFT (Sentencing Worksheets and Interactive File Transfer) system or experience using at least one statistical software package (SPSS, Stata, or SAS) is strongly preferred.

This is an in-person position with no remote work possibility.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Contact Information

Name: Daisy Duitsman

Phone: No Calls

Email: Humanresources@VACourts.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.