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The Quick Response Survey (QRS) project seeks a part-time (70% FTE) Research Data Engineer or Statistical Programmer to develop and maintain a reproducible data-management system for surveys of public perception and response to hazardous weather.\nThe existing QRS repository includes approximately 13,000 responses from 34 survey waves organized into three distinct but structurally similar hazard databases. The initial work will include regularizing the historical databases and processing approximately 15 to 20 additional survey waves.\nThe selected individual will develop a system that can scale to support future national implementation involving as many as 150 forecast offices conducting an average of four surveys per year. The position will be performed remotely, will involve regular collaboration with QRS researchers and institutional partners, and will report directly to the SBES Data and Methods Advisor.\nThe period of performance for this project runs through April 2028. If necessary, a no-cost extension will be requested.\nDescription of Unit:\nThe Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere (CIRA) at Colorado State University (CSU) seeks to fill a part-time (70% FTE) Research Data Engineer/Statistical Programmer position designed to conduct collaborative research and development with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The individual in this position will work in a fully remote capacity.\nFor a complete position description, including information regarding our organization, our collaborators, the full position summary and job duties, please visit:\nhttps://www.cira.colostate.edu/welcome-about/jobs/\nFor full consideration, please apply by Monday, November 23, 2026, 11:59 PM (MT).\nEssential Job Duties:\nReview and harmonize approximately 13,000 historical responses from 34 survey waves into three consistently structured and documented hazard databases.\nDevelop and maintain a master variable crosswalk and standardize variable names, labels, response codes, missing-value conventions, and derived-variable procedures across survey waves.\nDesign and implement a reproducible pipeline using Stata, Python, and other appropriate tools to import, clean, validate, harmonize, and append survey data from Qualtrics and other approved sources.\nDevelop the pipeline to process a set of approximately 15 to 20 survey waves and scale to approximately 600 waves annually without substantial rewriting of the core processing system.\nIncorporate forecast-office-distributed surveys and purchased probability, quota, panel, or other vendor-provided samples while preserving recruitment source, survey wave, weights, quotas, and other available sample-design information.\nEstablish procedures for identifying, documenting, and managing changes to survey questions, response options, variable names, survey modules, and incoming data structures.\nCreate automated quality-control checks and exception reports for unexpected variables, coding changes, duplicate records, missing metadata, invalid values, and other data inconsistencies.\nProduce fully documented and analysis-ready data files in Stata, R, and CSV formats, with Stata files and processing decisions readable and auditable by project researchers.\nMaintain processing code, variable crosswalks, codebooks, data dictionaries, change histories, and standard operating procedures in an approved version-control environment.\nFollow applicable Institutional Review Board requirements.\nConditions of Employment:\nMust be legally authorized to work in the United States by the start of the position and through the entirety of the project (2 years from start date), because CIRA will not sponsor any type of visa for this position now nor in the future.\nSupervision:\nThe individual in this position will not supervise employees.\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor’s degree in data science, computer science, statistics, information science, social science, or a related field, plus three years relevant professional experience, OR Master’s degree in data science, computer science, statistics, information science, social science, or a related field.\nExperience managing and programming data in Stata, including reproducible .do files, merges, appends, macros, loops, labels, and data-validation procedures.\nExperience producing fully labeled, documented, and analysis-ready Stata files.\nExperience writing data-processing or scientific software in languages such as in Python.\nExperience developing reproducible and documented data-processing workflows.\nExperience using version-control tools such as Git or GitHub.\nPreferred Qualifications:\nExperience with Qualtrics survey structures, response exports, APIs, or survey metadata.\nExperience harmonizing multi-wave, longitudinal, repeated cross-sectional, or multi-source datasets.\nExperience working with confidential, restricted, or human-subjects research data.\nFamiliarity with survey weights and sample-design variables.\nExperience using R and packages such as haven or the tidyverse.\nExperience producing consistent Stata, R, and CSV outputs from a common data-processing workflow.\nExperience using LLM-assisted programming tools for code development, schema comparison, testing, or documentation.\nExperience working in an academic research center, government agency, policy institute, or similar research setting.\nExperience in social science research.\nStrong technical writing, documentation, problem-solving, and communication skills as evidenced by an appropriate cover letter.\nAbility to work independently and collaboratively in a remote research environment as evidenced by prior remote work experience.\nApplication Instructions:\nApplications must be submitted via online portal. We will not accept materials sent via email or other mode.\nCOVER LETTERS ARE REQUIRED.\nIn the body of your resume, please specifically address all required qualifications and applicable preferred qualifications when describing your work experience. A resume that fails to address the qualifications of this position may not be further considered after review by the search committee. \nLikewise, an online application with a generic cover letter or missing a cover letter may not be further considered after review by the search committee. \nReferences will be requested for finalists and will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. \nSearch contact: .\nSalary Range\n$45,000-$50,000 at 70% FTE, 28 hrs/weekFull salary is calculated at max of $72,000 which takes into consideration organizational RA II salary, level of education/experience and project budget.\nRequired Application Documents\nTo apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.\nCover Letter, Resume/CVEmployee Benefits\nColorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.\nReview our detailed benefits information here.\n\nExplore the additional perks of working at CSU here.\n\nFor the total value of CSU benefits in addition to wages, use our compensation calculator.\n\nLastly, click here for more information about why Fort Collins is consistently ranked in the top cities to live in!\n\nBackground Check Policy Statement\nColorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. 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