Research Data Specialist

Job Detail

Organization: Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety
Title: Research Data Specialist
Location: Sacramento, Oakland, or Lakewood

Posted: 2026-07-09
Application Deadline: 2026-07-27

Position Description:

Are you looking to make a difference and join a highly motivated team working on issues critical to ensuring the safety and sustainability of California? The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety (Energy Safety) is seeking a limited term Research Data Specialist I (RDSI) in Sacramento, Oakland, or Lakewood to help enable data-informed decision making. Duties include:

• Performs bulk data processing, updates, quality control, and database ingestion of utility data submissions.
• Develops and implement tools for analyzing, viewing, and interpreting geographic, demographic, utility infrastructure, excavation, and other data in programmatic analyses of activities associated with wildfire risk mitigation and underground infrastructure safety.
• Work under general direction to inform Energy Safety's oversight of utility risk models.
• Distinguished as a consultant and advisor to management on procedural and policy matters involving the analysis of both real-word and model-related data.
• Occasional travel may be required. Travel will be performed less than 5% of the time.

To learn more about the daily responsibilities associated with this role, please view the duty statement located on the Calcarers job posting.

The assigned location will be based on the selected candidate residency and will report to the closest OEIS office. To view our office locations, please click here.

Desirable qualifications:

• Experience using SQL to query database systems
• Experience with development of data analysis and visualization tools with Python
• Experience with data QA/QC processes and data cleaning
• Familiarity with spatial data, ideally using ArcGIS affiliated software but not required
• Familiarity with PowerBI or other business analytics software but not required
• Experience presenting findings and recommendations to stakeholders, management, and subject matter experts
• Interest and enthusiasm for power systems, safety, and risk modeling

Required Qualifications:

Education:
• Incumbents must possess 12 semester or 18 quarter units course work in any combination of a data driven research-related field, such as economics, mathematics, psychology, sociology, demography, geography, anthropology, statistics, data science or a research-related field. This must include at least one course in statistical methods; AND

• Equivalent to graduation from an accredited college with a bachelor's degree. Work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis by applicants who have the required units mentioned above.

o A Master's Degree in economics, mathematics, psychology, sociology, demography, geography, anthropology, statistics, data science or a related research-oriented field may be substituted for two years of the required experience. A doctoral degree in the same areas may be substituted for three years of the required experience.

o Experience applicable to one of the following patterns may be combined on a proportional basis with experience applicable to the other pattern to meet the total experience requirements.

Experience:
• One year in the California state civil service performing data research-oriented duties at a level of responsibility equivalent to a Research Analyst II; OR

• Four years of progressively responsible technical research experience engaged in the collection, compilation, analysis, and interpretation of data. (Experience applied toward this requirement must include one year of experience performing duties with a level of responsibility equivalent to a Research Analyst II.)

Apply here: https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=523156
How to apply:

Application deadline: 7/27/2026

1. If you do not already have an account, please create one on the CalCareers website: www.jobs.ca.gov.
2. Generate your STD 678 Application Template, ensuring all sections are complete, including education, employment history, and dates.
3. Complete and submit Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) with your STD 678 application. Be sure to answer all questions provided in the Calcareers job announcement under Special Requirements Section and a Resume is required for this job posting.
4. Take the Research Data Specialist I to establish eligibility here.
3. Submit your application here.

Questions? Contact View email address on gjc.org

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