Research Analyst 3

Effective July 1, 2026 the wage for this position increased by 3%. The wage listed in this job posting reflects the increase.

The Department of Corrections, Division of Administration and Support, is recruiting for a Research Analyst 3 position located in Juneau, Alaska.

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What You Will Be Doing:

Design and lead complex research projects on Alaska’s correctional population—including work that uses techniques without precedent—and turn the results into analyses that shape Department policy and resource decisions.

Build and query SQL databases (T-SQL) and develop reproducible analyses in Python—using Jupyter notebooks, Quarto, and VS Code—to combine, clean, analyze, and report data drawn from multiple systems.

Apply modern methods, including machine learning, generative AI, and agentic engineering, to modernize and expand the Department’s research and reporting.

Safeguard the integrity of the Alaska Corrections Offender Management System (ACOMS)—running quality-control reports, documenting discrepancies, and correcting data so the Department’s numbers can be trusted.

Lead and develop the Research Analyst 2, and produce the unit’s flagship products—including the annual Offender Profile, agency performance measures, and recurring data requests from partners such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Our Mission, Values, and Culture:

The mission of the Alaska Department of Corrections is to promote public safety; we provide secure confinement, access to reformative programs, and offender management planning that promotes successful community reentry. The Research & Records section is the empirical backbone of that mission—our analysis, statistics, and reporting give Department leaders and policymakers the accurate information they need to make sound decisions and measure what works. We value precision, intellectual honesty, and getting the numbers right.