SPSS Expertise? Job Opportunity — Full-time/Contract/Flexible
Originally written by Analytics Demystified on July 14, 2009
The Austin-based division of a qualitative and quantitative research company is looking for someone with SPSS expertise — they’re pretty flexible as to how the work gets set up, and there is not a requirement that the role be based in Austin. Below are the requirements:
Minimum require (per project): 15-20 hours a week
Software Skills (in order of importance):
- SPSS (v15 to V17) – Intermediate to Expert (4+ years)
Ability to:- Navigate using command code (little reliance on GUI)
- Develop concise syntax
- Clearly document processes
- Working knowledge of data import and export procedures
- Techniques to manipulate string and numeric data
- Logic construction and deconstruction
- Loop and do repeat functions
- Descriptive statistics
- Custom tables
- Macros
- Text Editor – Intermediate (3+ years)
- Excel – Intermediate (3+ years)
General Experience (in order of importance):
- Data management:
- Processing
- Troubleshooting: data / logic issues
- Basic analysis
- Basic to complex reporting
- Work environment: small programming teams
- Online surveys
- Research / market research (consumer and/or B2B)
- Technology sector
General Skills
- Technical orientation
- Strong attention to detail
- Strong problem solver
Nice to Have Skills:
- Python
- Visual Basic
Ping me for details (the details being “here’s the company and a contact person”) at: tim at gilliganondata dot com.