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Research Analyst 3 (PCN 25N23017)

State of Alaska

Transportation and Public Facilities

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$2,646 - $2,778

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves working as a research analyst in Alaska's transportation department, where you'll help modernize the state's transportation system by conducting research, managing projects, and training staff on new innovations.

You'll collaborate with teams to assess needs, develop initiatives, and handle contracts across different locations like Juneau, Fairbanks, or Anchorage.

It's a great fit for someone who enjoys problem-solving in a team setting and wants to contribute to improving infrastructure in a challenging environment like Alaska.

Key Requirements

  • Experience in research analysis, particularly in transportation or public facilities
  • Skills in project development and administration, including contract management
  • Ability to assess organizational needs and develop innovative solutions
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills for teamwork across departments
  • Proficiency in data analysis and modernization techniques
  • Willingness to work in Alaska locations (Juneau, Fairbanks, or Anchorage)
  • Alignment with core values of integrity, excellence, and respect

Full Job Description

Come join the State of Alaska!

This job class uses Competency Based minimum qualifications (MQs). Please read the Competency Based MQ instructions below to learn more.

ATTENTION ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!
ALL ALASKA RESIDENTS!
The Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF), Data Modernization and Innovation Office, is looking for a Research Analyst 3 to help us Keep Alaska Moving!


Depending on the selected applicant, this position can be filled in Juneau, Fairbanks, or Anchorage. Salary information is listed below:

Juneau: $2,778.00 / Biweekly

Fairbanks: $2,725.50 /Biweekly

Anchorage: $2,646.75 /Biweekly


What you will be doing:
Join us as a Research Analyst 3 in the Research and Technology Transfer Section for the Data Modernization & Innovation Office! The incumbent will play a pivotal role in modernizing Alaska's transportation system through innovative research and training the workforce of tomorrow. You will be part of a team assessing needs, developing projects, and administering contracts for initiatives across the state.

Our organization, mission, and culture:
The State of Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities’ mission is to Keep Alaska Moving. We are working toward a modern, adaptable, flexible transportation system that will be resilient as we tackle our challenges. We believe collaboration, communication, and coordination increase our ability to succeed. Creating teams that are focused on results, working together, and leveraging resources across our department, with community and private sector partnerships, increases our ability to accomplish our mission and serve Alaskans.

The benefits of joining our team:

Joining the Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers an array of benefits, with career growth opportunities at the forefront.

As an integral part of Alaska's infrastructure development and maintenance, DOT&PF provides employees with a dynamic and diverse work environment where they can continually enhance their skills and climb the career ladder.

The department values professional development, offering training programs and mentorship opportunities to help individuals expand their expertise and advance in their chosen fields.

With the vast and unique challenges of Alaska's geography and climate, employees can work on groundbreaking projects that contribute to the state's growth, making the DOT&PF an ideal choice for those seeking a fulfilling and evolving career in transportation and public facilities.

The State of Alaska has a generous benefits package and an excellent retirement plan.

Please see here for more information: https://doa.alaska.gov/dop/workplace/benefits/.

The DOT&PF core values are integrity, excellence, and respect. We support an environment focused on teamwork and collaboration to achieve results. We succeed in achieving our transportation mission through building credibility with our customers, stakeholders, and the public.

The working environment you can expect:

Working at the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) offers a uniquely challenging and rewarding environment. With Alaska's diverse and expansive terrain, coupled with its extreme weather conditions, employees of the DOT&PF can work in various locations, including remote locations and urban centers, addressing a wide range of transportation needs. Their roles demand adaptability and resourcefulness as they maintain and improve roads, bridges, airports, ports, and public facilities in a state known for rugged terrain and extreme seasonal changes. This work not only presents professionals with a range of fascinating challenges but also allows them to contribute to developing and maintaining critical infrastructure against the backdrop of Alaska's breathtaking natural beauty, reflecting a strong commitment to safety and environmental responsibility.

Who we are looking for:
Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with the core competencies of:
  • Project Management: Knowledge of the principles, methods, or tools for developing, scheduling, coordinating, and managing projects and resources, including monitoring and inspecting costs, work, and contractor performance.
  • Information Management: Identifies a need for and knows where or how to gather information; organizes and maintains information or information management systems.
  • Self-Management: Sets well-defined and realistic personal goals; displays a high level of initiative, effort, and commitment towards completing assignments in a timely manner; works with minimal supervision; is motivated to achieve; demonstrates responsible behavior.]

Requirements

The competency description(s) listed below have been designed to promote a common understanding of the essential elements of the job class.

They highlight the more general and customary knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), tasks, and behaviors used to describe the competency.

They typically list expectations, as opposed to specific tasks, and are to be used only as parameters and guidelines.

A competency’s description is not intended to exclusively define every KSA, task, and behavior needed to successfully meet the competency, but rather to provide the manager/agency with a broad reference of options as to how an applicant can meet the job expectation.


Any combination of education and/or experience that provides the applicant with competencies in

  • Analysis and Assessment: Uses information technology in accessing, collecting, analyzing, maintaining, and disseminating data and information.
  • Problem Solving: Identifies problems; determines accuracy and relevance of information; uses sound judgment to generate and evaluate alternatives, and to make recommendations.
  • Technical Competence: Uses knowledge that is acquired through formal training or extensive on-the-job experience to perform one's job; works with, understands, and evaluates technical information related to the job; advises others on technical issues.
  • Accountability: Holds self and others accountable for measurable high-quality, timely, and cost-effective results. Determines objectives, sets priorities, and delegates work. Accepts responsibility for own actions and decisions. Complies with established control systems and rules.

equivalent to those typically gained by:

Education and/or progressively responsible professional experience which included investigative research or statistical analysis.

Special Note:

“Competencies” means a combination of interrelated knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors that enable a person to act effectively in a job or situation.

“Typically gained by” means the prevalent, usual method of gaining the competencies expected for entry into the job.

“Training” and “education” in this guidance are synonyms for the process of acquiring knowledge and skills through instruction.

It includes instruction through formal and informal methods (such as classroom, on-line, self-study, and on-the-job), from accredited and unaccredited sources, and long-duration (such as a post-secondary degree) and short-duration (such as a seminar) programs.

“Progressively responsible” means indicating growth and/or advancement in complexity, difficulty, or level of responsibility.

“Professional experience” means work that is creative, analytical, evaluative, and interpretive; requires a range and depth of specialized knowledge of the profession's principles, concepts, theories, and practices; and is performed with the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment.

Qualifications

At time of INTERVIEW, applicants are requested to provide:

  • Three (3) professional references, including name, job title, and current phone numbers.

ALASKA RESIDENTS ONLY

Please be sure to check our residency definition to determine if you qualify.

EDUCATION

To verify education is being used to meet and/or support the required minimum qualifications/competencies, you must fill in the Education section of the application.

If you have not obtained a degree, please indicate the number of units completed.

Copies of transcripts are required to verify educational credentials used to meet or support the minimum qualifications/competencies for a position and are required with each application.

(Unofficial is okay; please ensure the institution/URL name is listed on the transcripts).

Transcripts can be attached at the time of application or provided at the time of interview; if not, transcripts will be required before employment.

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FOREIGN EDUCATION

Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the above requirements, if applicable.

If utilizing this education you must show that the education credentials have been submitted to a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign educational credentials and that such education has been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S.

education programs; or an accredited U.S.

state university reports the other institution as one whose transcript is given full value, or full value is given in subject areas applicable to the curricula at the state university.

It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying.

WORK EXPERIENCE

If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer’s name, your job title, dates of employment, and whether full-or part-time.

Applications will be reviewed to determine if the responses are supported, and minimum qualifications are clearly met.

If they are not, the applicant may not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.NOTE: Attaching a resume or curriculum vitae is not an alternative to filling out the application in its entirety.

Noting "see resume or CV" or any similar response on any portion of your application may lead to a determination your application is incomplete and removal from consideration for this job posting.

EEO STATEMENT

The State of Alaska complies with Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Individuals with disabilities, who require accommodation, auxiliary aides or services, or alternative communication formats, please call 1-800-587-0430 or (907) 465-4095 in Juneau or TTY: Alaska Relay 711 or 1-800-770-8973 or correspond with the Division of Personnel & Labor Relations at: P.O.

Box 110201, Juneau, AK 99811-0201. The State of Alaska is an equal opportunity employer.

Additional Information

For specific information about this position, please contact the hiring manager at the following:

Name: Cristina DeMattio, Engineer/Architect 2

Email: cristina.demattio@alaska.gov

Phone: (907)451-5382

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/9/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/10/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-alaska-5190680