John Glenn College of Public Affairs
Ohio Education Research Center

Careers

OERC Staff
Join the OERC and OLDA Data Team! The OERC is a research center based in the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University. We also work collaboratively with the CHRR at the College of Arts and Sciences (formally known as the Center for Human Resource Research). After a long period of what felt like hibernation during COVID, our team is super excited to continue our work and grow. During 2022 we celebrated our 10th anniversary as an official center at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs!
Katie Jennings
"Being a part of the OERC has been professionally and personally fulfilling as I contribute to applied research projects for social good with passionate professionals. As a recent Public Policy Analysis graduate, I enjoy applying my evaluation skillsets while developing my technical and social research capabilities." - Katie Jennings
Xiangyu Ren
"After earning a master’s degree in Public Administration and a master’s degree in Quantitative Economics, I developed a strong interest in education policy evaluation. The OERC offers an opportunity to engage in research projects related to education-to-workforce policy evaluations, where I can apply my expertise in economic research design and data analysis techniques. I am also excited to collaborate with researchers from diverse backgrounds to bring valuable insights to our projects." - Xiangyu Ren

Current Job Positions

Research Senior Associate
The Research Senior Associate serves as researcher for sponsored research in the Ohio Education Research Center within The John Glenn College of Public Affairs; monitors performance on assigned tasks; works with Glenn College Grants and Contracts Manager and sub-award personnel to meet fiscal and E04 reporting requirements; collaborates with OERC Director, principal investigator(s), staff scientists at OSU and research teams at other universities to develop and implement research protocols/procedures, and collect and analyze qualitative and quantitative data; writes statistical analysis and performs statistical modeling; maintains confidential data sets; writes grant reports to funding agencies; drafts articles, presentations, proposals, and technical reports for publication in conjunction with project principal investigator(s); delivers scientific presentations; supervises undergraduate or graduate students as assigned.