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The NYC Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) is seeking to hire a Research Assistant/Office Title: Research Assistant/Analyst in DOT ACCO’s Office. Assists the ACCO management in coordinating and monitoring various phases of procurement and contract administration, vendor integrity and responsibility, ensuring conformity and compliance with Chapter 13 of the City Charter and the Procurement Policy Board (PPB). Perform complex research by collecting information and data related to contract activities, vendor responsiveness and responsibility. Utilize the PASSPort and other Citywide systems for review, analysis, and processing of various documentation procurement and vendor responsibility. Perform quantitative analysis and maintain records of factual and statistical information retrieved from division end users. Interact with vendors and contractors on responsiveness and award requirements, on selection criteria and documentation required, ensuring efficiency and improvement in communication between the ACCO’s Office, DOT units and vendor/contractor community. Review and prepare various reports and recommend responses to inquiries from various sources, including community inquiries and investigations related to vendor responsibility decisions or vendor performance. Coordinate with staff of various NYC agencies and NYS agencies. Schedule and attend meetings with vendors and community outreaches. Perform other equivalent functions as required by the management. RESEARCH ASSISTANT - 60910

Qualifications

• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or 2. An associate degree from an accredited college, or completion of 60 semester credits at an accredited college, and two years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or 3. A four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and four years and six months of satisfactory full-time experience in research which involves gathering, organizing and analyzing data, and report writing; or 4. Education and experience equivalent to "1", "2", or "3" above. Undergraduate college credit can be substituted for experience on the basis of 30 semester credits from an accredited college for one year of full-time experience. Completion of nine credits, at the college or graduate school level, in statistics, quantitative methods, mathematics, or research can be substituted for six months of the required experience. However, all candidates must possess a four-year high school diploma or its educational equivalent and at least six months of required experience or the nine specialized credits.