Research Scholar

The School Planning and Transportation group supports Local Education Authorities (LEAs) in comprehensive planning for schools and communities (SchoolCAMP), enrollment, facilities and boundary planning (OREd) and school transportation (Bike/Ped, Transit, School Bus). This position will support multiple initiatives at ITRE that support local, state and national Public Pre-Kindergarten to 12 th grade school district operational needs through technical expertise and project leadership. This position combines demographics, transportation, land use, and community needs utilizing current best practices in K12 Operations and quality Applied Research. This position will support SchoolCAMP and OREd, research and public sector planning consulting programs designed to assist LEAs with enrollment forecasting, comprehensive planning, alternatives development, impact analysis, and implementation of school facility development and boundary planning that is sensitive to local community needs and school transportation concerns. The successful individual will facilitate quality, trusting relationships with LEA leadership and staff, school board members, community partners, local elected officials, industry advocacy groups, and the research community. The person in this position is expected to support relationships with these key stakeholders and leverage these relationships to acquire future funding to sustain and grow the program, all while providing excellent service to existing partners.

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There are no immediate direct supervision responsibilities. However, the
successful candidate will support the Principal Investigator on projects that
include other ITRE staff and will therefore be responsible for ensuring quality work
is conducted in a timely manner. In addition, it is expected that direct supervisory
responsibilities will emerge as the program grows.

Relevant post-Baccalaureate degree plus 7 or more years of independent research
experience, or substantive relevant experience and education.

A community and school planning background with a working knowledge of the
State's geographic and socio-political makeup.
Ability to prepare and analyze large datasets and communicate results in a
professional and clear manner to clients. Ability to work with large datasets
(>50,000 records).
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Access, Word, and PowerPoint.
Ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate well with project team members and project clients;
Excellent presentation skills.
Selected candidate needs the technical and personal skills required to:
Lead interviews with local municipal and county planners
Collect and manage GIS data related to local residential development, US
Census, and/or other data.

Preferred experience planning for school systems (Public K12), land use (school
siting, boundaries, residential developments), bicycle and pedestrian systems
planning, and public transit partnerships.
Experience in:
- School enrollment, academic program implementation within facilities,
K12 operations and transportation planning
- School planning and transportation advocacy and/or research groups
Proficiency with Microsoft Access, other database software, and/or computer
programming.
Working understanding of Geographic Information Systems
Statistical analysis skills for tabular and/or spatial statistics
Experience working with dozens of stakeholders
Experience making presentations to elected officials

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