The Children’s Learning Institute (CLI) at UTHealth Houston is seeking a Senior Statistician to support our Texas State Initiatives, working at the intersection of advanced analytics, large-scale data systems, and applied education research. In addition to strong quantitative skills, the successful candidate will be comfortable working with very large, frequently updated datasets and navigating a variety of data architectures across multiple projects. Our work centers on state-level educational data and involves close collaboration with State Education Agencies (SEAs), Local Education Agencies (LEAs), and other stakeholders to generate rigorous, policy-relevant insights. This role requires that the employee reside in the state of Texas.
The Senior Statistician will support both recurring, large-scale reporting (annual, quarterly) and higher-frequency deliverables (e.g., weekly or near-real-time monitoring reports), with the expectation that analytic workflows will be built and maintained to be efficient, reproducible, and responsive to programmatic change. This position will work closely with a faculty manager, who will provide substantive and methodological guidance as needed. Although strong statistical training is essential, we expect the successful candidate to bring robust foundational skills and demonstrated experience applying advanced methods commonly used in large-scale education research (for example, multilevel and growth models, structural equation models, and IRT), and to be comfortable deepening and extending that expertise through self-directed learning and targeted collaboration with faculty. Proficiency in SAS is crucial, as many of our existing data pipelines and analyses are implemented and documented in SAS, and the candidate should be able to understand, maintain, and adapt legacy code. Experience with additional statistical programming languages (such as R or Python), along with a demonstrated ability to consult documentation, learn new tools, and adapt code examples from external sources to address novel analytic questions, is also highly valued. This role is ideal for a candidate who combines solid statistical training with strong data engineering instincts, intellectual curiosity, and a commitment to supporting large, statewide education initiatives that directly impact children, educators, and systems across Texas.
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Position Summary:
Responsible for the design of statistically valid research studies and of the application of advanced statistical methods for conducting analyses and preparing reports.
Position Key Accountabilities:
Certification/Skills:
Advanced statistical skills
Research study design skills
Research study supervision skills
Minimum Education:
Master's Degree in Statistics or research related discipline required
Minimum Experience:
4 years of experience analyzing outcomes resulting from survey data, internal data, and external data required
Physical Requirements:
Exerts up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 10 pounds frequently and/or a negligible amount constantly to move objects.
Security Sensitive:
This position is a security-sensitive position pursuant to Texas Education Code §51.215 and Texas Government Code §411.094. To the extent that a position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Texas Business and Commerce Code §117.001(2), the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired for and to continue to be employed in that position. Personnel in such positions, and similarly situated state contractors, will be routinely reviewed to determine whether things such as criminal history or continuous connections to the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the applicant, employee, or contractor from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure. A foreign adversary is a nation listed in 15 C.F.R. §791.4.
Residency Requirement:
Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.