Data User Group – Ontario

The Toronto Catholic District School Board currently has a position posted:

Role: Senior Manager – Data Science
Posting: details available here
Deadline: February 6, 2023

Description: Reporting to and under the direction of the Chief of Educational Research, as the technical expert in the field of data, the primary purpose of this position, is to lead the TCDSB in revisioning and transforming approaches to analyzing and communicating information derived from data.

Qualifications sought include:

• Degree in Data Science, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Minimum of four (4) years’ experience in an analytics role preferably with an educational focus
• Demonstrated experience with descriptive and advanced inferential statistical analysis
• Demonstrated experience with automation, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and interactive data visualizations
• Experience solving real world business and product problems using modelling
• Experience using R, Python or SQL
• Experience with data visualization tools or packages (e.g., PowerBI, R Shiny)
• Experience with developing a Data Strategy, Data Governance Plans or Data Marketplace would be an asset
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to synthesize and explain complex problems to diverse audiences
• Superior oral and written communication skills as demonstrated by success in engaging, understanding and supporting data users, including proven presentation and public-speaking abilities

The Peel District School Board currently has a position posted:

Role: Statistical Data Analyst
Posting: details available here
Deadline for submission: January 11, 2022

Qualifications sought include:

• Degree in education or other related field with a focus in statistics; as well as, education research and database management.
• Minimum of five to seven years related experience in a research environment and academic writing.
• Demonstrated experience and skills in research design and methodology for advanced qualitative and quantitative research and analytics; high level of proficiency in statistical analysis, quantitative analytics, multivariate testing, data mining, predictive analytics, multilevel modeling, latent variable modeling and various regression models.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board currently has a position posted:

Role: Senior Coordinator of Educational Research
Posting: details available here
Deadline: January 19, 2022

Qualifications sought include:

• Doctorate in Education, Social Science or a related discipline
• Minimum of four years of successful experience, directly related in public education, research, evaluation, accountability or assessment
• Transformational leadership experience including initiative, change management, organization and action planning skills that facilitate teamwork

The Durham District School Board currently has a position posted:

Role: Research Analyst
Posting: details available here
Deadline for submission: October 12, 2021
Description: It is anticipated that the successful candidate will be a key staff person in the administration and analysis of the DDSB Student Census that aims to gain a clearer understanding who our students are in order to support equity, student achievement and well-being across the system.

Qualifications sought include:
– Education in a related field such as Social Science, Data Science.
– Experience in research, data analysis/data science.

The Toronto Catholic District School Board currently has a position posted:

Role: Research Associate
Posting: details available here
Deadline for submission: September 10, 2021

Qualifications sought include:

• Education in Social Science (Psychology/Sociology)
• Minimum 2 years of experience in research and development, advanced statistical analysis, standardized test administration and educational assessment, large scale data management and report writing/presentation.
• Computer statistical analysis knowledge and experience required.
  
  

The York Region District School Board currently has a position posted in their Research Services Department:

Role: Research Manager
Posting details available here
Deadline for submission: August 13, 2020

Qualifications sought include:

• Education in the field of Education or a relevant social sciences discipline
• Minimum 10 years of related experience in a school board or other applied research setting
• Knowledge of statistical data analytic solutions, reserach and program evaluation methods, research ethics, and reseach and accountability issues in education.

The Peel District School Board currently has a position posted in their Assessment and Accountability Department:

Role: Research Officer
Posting details avaliable here
Deadline for submission:  August 13, 2020

Qualifications sought include:

• Education in the fields of Education, Social Science or Sciences
• 5 to 7 years experience in a research environment, within a school board setting.
• Advanced Quantitative and Qualitative research design and statistical procedures.
• Good understanding of equity, anti-oppression and anti-racism frameworks.

Following are a few updates of visualizations that were presented last week:

Exploring the shape of distributions of regionally reported cases:

Daily reported cases by region over time using a static scale:

Animation of cumulative daily reported cases by region:

The Data User Group continues to track and analyze the growth of the pandemic in Ontario.  The following animated visualization designed by @GregRousell depicts the increase in Total Cases, Confirmed Cases, Resolved Cases and Deaths in Ontario: