Chief Data Strategist - National Center for State Courts : Job Details

The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) is a community of dedicated researchers, consultants, and former practitioners who drive innovation and progress in courts and justice systems. NCSC's reputation for trusted leadership allows us to work alongside top judicial officers to examine some of the most complex and significant issues facing society. Our team of experts and court leaders are deeply committed to advancing just, free, and safe communities. NCSC delivers its services in many ways, but there are four main pillars of that delivery that set us apart as an organization: data quality, governance and analysis; reengineering of court processes; strategic foresighting; and leadership and governance. To learn more about NCSC, visit NCSC.org NCSC seeks candidate to provide strategic leadership on data science (DS) & AI to advance work of state courts & other justice systems. Applicants must possess: (i) PhD in DS, data analytics, economics, public policy, or social science-related field; (ii) 3yr exp leading DS projects in justice system environment (e.g. LLM-based chatbots, data visualization dashboards, big data collection/processing initiatives, database administration), which includes: published peer-reviewed research on AI applications w/ judicial systems; published open-source software for DS or court community; demonstrated exp transforming complex DS solutions to production-ready apps for court systems; demonstrated success: securing funding via competitive research grant to improve justice systems, & build/maintain strategic partnerships w/ court partners, funding agencies & justice system stakeholders; exp w/ DS & AI thought or facilitative leadership via speaking engagements, workshops or technical presentations to national court community; serving minimum 1 yr as supervisor for DS staff; (iii) Demonstrated ability to: represent organization in professional manner; establish credibility & interact productively w/ staff across organization & external stakeholders; foster client, funder & partner relationships & develop business proposals; distill complex quantitative results & methodologies to plain language for non-technical audiences; rapidly learn new DS/AI frameworks & methodologies; work effectively, collaboratively in team environment & independently; exercise initiative, tact & sound judgment; communication skills-written, verbal, interpersonal, presentation & facilitation-to communicate complex ideas effectively orally/written to variety of audiences; (iv) Deep Working knowledge of: policy issues re local/state judicial systems; variations in state court structures & administrative processes; DS ethics (e.g., AI/ML auditing, algorithmic impact assessments, transparency, recourse, robustness, or human-centered AI); expert-level Python & R programming w/ working knowledge of statistical analysis software. Proficiency w/: advanced DS methods such as causal inference (e.g., quasi-experimental and experimental designs) & machine learning methods (e.g., regression/classification); cloud-based services for DS (e.g., Microsoft Azure, Amazon AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Databricks or others); and (v) Able to travel domestically; potential for international travel. Job in Williamsburg, VA – remote work permitted with periodic travel to home office as needed. Full-time/M-F. For more details see Submit your completed NCSC application, resume, cover letter, evidence of published research, software & funding awards, and coding/writing samples. For references, include professional references only with at least one previous or current supervisor. NCSC is an equal opportunity/disability/veteran employer. LI-DNI