Konrad Franco
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Konrad Franco
@konradfranco.bsky.social
Principal Researcher at California Department of Social Services. Sociology PhD from UC Davis.
Was it this post by @sarahjohnson.io? I bookmarked it because thought it was magnificent and useful. bsky.app/profile/sara...
I was loving Claude Code... until I tried it with #rstats. Constant errors, wouldn't use the tidyverse even when asked, "optimized" functions were slower.

Frustrated, I started a session just to teach R to Claude and summarize what it learned into a CLAUDE.md file gist.github.com/sj-io/3828d6...
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October 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
May I ask where in Davis you’re viewing from? Thanks so much for sharing
January 4, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Hi Frank, I would love to join and participate (also willing to help organize if useful).
December 19, 2024 at 7:10 PM
https://calcareers.ca.gov/CalHrPublic/Jobs/JobPosting.aspx?JobControlId=450463
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September 19, 2024 at 8:51 PM
When applying, pay close attention to the Special Requirements and Desirable Qualifications sections. Pay will be determined by whether the applicant qualifies for the Research Data Analyst I or II classification. Remote work may be possible if you reside in California and can travel to Sac or LA.
September 19, 2024 at 8:50 PM
Ideal for an early-career researcher with prior experience with social science (e.g., sociology or economics), statistics, quasi-experimental or experimental research, R/Python/SQL, basic data engineering, large data, git, and some project management tasks.
September 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
2) Supporting ongoing, ambitious initiatives that are transforming how CDSS researchers collaborate and use data, such as the adoption of git for version control and cloud computing for data processing/analysis.
September 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
1) Supporting critical descriptive and causal research projects, such as measuring housing instability among folks receiving CalFresh and CalWORKs.
September 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM
The role will have two primary areas of focus:
September 19, 2024 at 8:48 PM