The New Mexico Sentencing Commission (NMSC), which is part of the Institute for Social Research at the University of New Mexico, is looking for qualified applicants for a Research Scientist II position. 

About NMSC:

NMSC serves as a criminal and juvenile justice policy resource to the three branches of state government and interested citizens. Its mission is to provide impartial information, analysis, recommendations, and assistance from a coordinated cross- agency perspective with an emphasis on maintaining public safety and making the best use of our criminal and juvenile justice resources.
Staff perform applied research, program evaluation, and analyses that provide information for criminal and juvenile justice stakeholders.
 
Job duties:

With direction from senior staff, the Research Scientist II position may participate in:

On-site data collection at various criminal and juvenile justice and/or community agencies
Secondary data analysis
Cleaning of electronic datasets
Combining information from multiple data sets
Statistical data analysis
Writing and formatting of reports
Conducting literature reviews
Lead and guide undergraduate student employees
Completing other project tasks as needed

See the Position Description for additional information.

• Successful candidate must submit to a post-offer, pre-employment physical examination and medical history check. Additional health screenings may be required, dependent on the nature of the research conducted, as determined by Employee Occupational Health Services.

Bachelor's degree; at least 1 year of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities specified.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

The successful candidate will have:

Experience with statistical software packages such as SPSS
Prior experience or interest in learning Structure Query Language (SQL)
Excellent writing skills
Social science background
People who are successful in this position are able to work independently, are self-motivated, detail oriented, responsible, and have good critical thinking skills.

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.