Position Description

Data Associate - Yang-Tan Institute - HYBRID

Position is located in Ithaca, NY, within the ILR School on the campus of Cornell University, or can be based remotely within New York State.

The School of Industrial and Labor Relations at Cornell University has an immediate opening for a Data Associate – Extension Associate in the K. Lisa Yang and Hock E. Tan Institute on Employment and Disability in the Extension/Outreach Division.

Our Team:

The Yang-Tan Institute (YTI) conducts research and provides continuing education and technical assistance on many aspects of disability in the workplace. Researchers and practitioners at YTI have helped companies, labor organizations, government agencies, schools, and communities throughout the United States and abroad to accommodate and integrate individuals with disabilities. Our team consults with business and industry, and with policy makers, educators, disability advocates, and rehabilitation practitioners.

What you will do:

The position’s primary focus will be as a Data Associate for the NYS Education Department’s Data Technical Assistance Partnership (D-TAP). Must reside in New York State to complete project responsibilities.

This role will develop curriculum and materials, provide technical assistance to content specialists supporting educational organizations, and support Partnership evaluation planning and implementation for the Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) for Data.  The position will work with other Technical Assistance Partnerships to support twelve Office of Special Education Educational Partnership Regional Teams, which include content specialists from Regional Partnership Centers (RPCs), as well as Family and Community Engagement Centers (FACE Centers, early childhood and school age). Must reside in New York State to complete project responsibilities.

Extension Associate is a full-time, academic, non-tenure track, term position with an appointment through December 31, 2026.  

More information about the ILR School can be obtained at our web site, http://www.ilr.cornell.edu and the Yang-Tan Institute at http://www.yti.cornell.edu/

What we need:

· Advanced degree (Master's, Doctorate, or law degree) in evaluation, special education, general education, vocational rehabilitation, psychology, disability studies, adult education, or other related field.

· Minimum of one year of experience providing professional development and/or technical assistance. 

· Minimum of three years of experience working in K-12 education settings.

· Strong written and oral communication skills and experience teaching adult learners. 

· Demonstrated ability to work effectively in collaborative environments and to contribute to the innovation and outcome success of a team.

· Relevant professional leadership and network development at the state and regional level.

· Frequent travel required.

· Must reside in or be able to travel to New York State to complete project responsibilities.

You will be a top candidate with our preferred qualifications:

· Terminal degree in special education or education-related field.

· Minimum of two to four years conducting research, training, coursework, organizational development support, and system level interventions to regional, state, or national networks.

· Minimum of one to three years of experience providing information dissemination through the use professional development and/or technical assistance to practitioners in special education or related field.

· Two or more years of experience working in K-12 education with students with disabilities.

· Demonstrated writing ability and scholarly record in the thematic content area (articles in peer-reviewed journals, articles in trade publications, research and project reports, informational brochures, policy briefs, etc.).

· Demonstrated experience in leading teams and mentoring, coaching, and supervising academic and/or research personnel and graduate students.

· One to three years of successful grant writing and grant management experience.

· Demonstrated experience developing and leading research/evaluation projects. Ability to work in interdisciplinary teams, providing creative and critical independent thinking while also considering diverse opinions and approaches.

· Significant experience and demonstrated competency in diverse qualitative and quantitative research methodology.

· Proven ability to use and learn different software packages and web-based tools.

· Minimum of three years demonstrated experience in large project management (e.g. several staff and budgets exceeding $500,000).

· Professional credentials in disciplinary area, such as appropriate state and national licensure, certifications, etc.

· Minimum three years of experience with distance learning.

ILR School Outreach appreciates employees by providing the opportunity to work remotely 2-3 days per week on campus-to-home hybrid schedule.

Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Salary $70,000 to $82,000 commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Cornell appreciates employees with great rewards & benefits:

Cornell provides great benefits that include educational benefits, access to a plethora of wellness programs, employee discounts with local and national retail brands, health care options to choose from, generous paid leave provisions and superior retirement contributions.

Cornell has also been nationally recognized as an award-winning workplace for our health, wellbeing, sustainability, and diversity initiatives. For more information click here.

This is an academic, full-time, non-tenure track benefits eligible term opportunity located in Ithaca, NY on the campus of Cornell University.

To Apply:

Interested parties should submit a vita and letter of application describing qualifications and research agenda, and teaching/training experience.  To continue to meet our educational, research and service goals and to meet our commitment to our founding principle, we hire and invest in faculty members who share our historical commitment to pursing knowledge for …any person…in any study. We ask applicants for all faculty positions to share their experiences and/or approaches (past, current or future) to fostering learning, research, service and/or outreach in such a diverse community. Applicants may choose to submit a stand-alone statement or embed the information in other parts of their application materials.