Technology Research Analyst jobs in Juneau, AK

• Reading: Understands and interprets written material, including technical material, rules, regulations, instructions, reports, charts, graphs, or tables; and applies what is learned from written material to specific situations.
• Interpersonal Skills: Shows understanding, friendliness, tact, empathy, and politeness to others; develops and maintains effective relationships with others (may include effectively dealing with individuals who are difficult, hostile, or distressed); relates well to people from varied backgrounds and different situations; and is sensitive to cultural diversity, race, gender, disability, and other individual differences.
• Written Communication: Writes in a clear, concise, organized, and convincing manner. We prefer someone who has experience writing for the public and putting complex information into broadly understandable language.

Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in:

Equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education and/or progressively responsible professional experience which included investigative research or statistical analysis.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.  

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction. It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs. 

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.  

1. Describe your level of familiarity with our monthly publication, Alaska Economic Trends. List some of the articles you have found interesting and why. 
2. Describe your professional writing experience. Tell us about the types of work you have authored, the frequency, the deadlines, and the degree to which you have worked with an editor. 
3. Tell us about a research project you have either led or been a part of that you found particularly interesting or were excited about. 
4. What experience have you had with data visualization? Describe the type of software used, the data involved, and publication method (website for example).  
5. Describe your experience working with large datasets. Tell us about the data sources and software you used for analysis.

• Your two most recent performance evaluations. If evaluations are not available, bring two letters of recommendation from prior employment or education contacts.
• A list of three professional references with current contact information. At least one of these references should be a current or former supervisor with specific knowledge of your abilities.
• An unedited professional writing sample authored by you that demonstrates your ability to convey technical information in clear and understandable language. Submitting a sample that has not been through a professional editor for publishing provides a better sense of your writing abilities.  
• College transcripts if using education to meet the minimum qualifications.