Office of the Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs (Job ID #66185)
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL
Close Date: 08/15/2016
This position will support the cultivation of a culture of assessment within Student Affairs by providing analytical expertise to the Director, Student Engagement Assessment and units within Student Affairs. This individual will coordinate the analysis and data management operation and consult with the broader staff on appropriate assessment and research methodologies for both national and local surveys, as well as other qualitative projects particularly around student learning outcomes. The individual will also work on the design, administration, and analysis of the divisional and unit data to support decision making. Writing reports, interpreting data, preparing, and presenting information are essential roles to be successful in this position.
Duties:
This position will support the cultivation of a culture of assessment within Student Affairs by providing analytical expertise to the Director, Student Engagement Assessment and units within Student Affairs. This individual will coordinate the analysis and data management operation and consult with the broader staff on appropriate assessment and research methodologies for both national and local surveys, as well as other qualitative projects particularly around student learning outcomes. The individual will also work on the design, administration, and analysis of the divisional and unit data to support decision making. Writing reports, interpreting data, preparing, and presenting information are essential roles to be successful in this position.
Duties:
- Assist in the planning and implementation of divisional assessment projects and student learning outcomes initiative.
- Serve as a resource and consultant to student affairs staff members who are conducting assessment projects on research methodologies particularly around outcomes assessment.
- Organize and execute assessment projects, identifying ways to improve assessment design and data validity.
- Develop survey instruments and coordinate assessment projects via existing software.
- Using specialized knowledge and techniques to perform statistical analyses for projects and reports.
- Interpret data and develop recommendations based on findings for decision making within the context of contemporary higher education issues.
- Design and present findings and reports in visually appealing and easy to understand formats including charts, graphs, and infographics.
- Develop and maintain divisional databases and data systems necessary for projects and department functions.
- Respond to special requests to extract data from various UIC data systems (Banner Student, Finance, HR universes in the Data Warehouse, etc.) to meet time sensitive needs and produce statistical data reports and electronic data displays.
- Write and execute multifaceted data queries; create reports to communicate findings for internal and external reporting; and present complex information in an understandable and compelling manner.
- Access and integrate data from multiple large data sets, analyze and interpret complex data sets and make findings relevant for senior managers.
- Acquire and abstract primary or secondary data from existing internal or external data sources.
- Conduct data quality control audits and information reasonableness checks as necessary to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the data and information.
- Provide user orientation and technical support to divisional units in the use of web-based survey platforms.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.
- A minimum of a Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, computer science, information systems,
- sociology, statistics or related field required. Master’s degree with an emphasis in assessment, research,
- measurement and statistics, higher education/student affairs preferred.
- A minimum of one year experience in Assessment, Information Management, Computing, Psychology, Statistics or related field.
- One to three years’ experience doing assessment, research, data analytic work, or database management at a college/university, preferably in student affairs or institutional research.
- Technical expertise regarding data modules and database design development, advanced computer
- knowledge, skills, and abilities using a variety of the most current computer software relevant to the position, such as Banner, Excel, SAS, or SPSS, Tableau and the ability to work with relational databases and use computer software for data extraction, verification and analysis.
- Experience designing, implementing, and analyzing surveys.
- Experience conducting and analyzing qualitative assessment projects, including focus groups, individual interviews, and case studies.
- Proficiency in the use of SPSS, Qualtrics, Excel, Tableau, and/or other data analysis software.
- Strong analytical and advanced statistical skills.
- Creative understanding of research project design.
- Knowledge of theory and practice related to college student development, student learning, and student affairs professional standards.
- Outstanding written, public speaking and interpersonal communications skills.
- Proven competence in managing multiple tasks and competing priorities.
- Commitment to a collaborative team approach.
The University of Illinois may conduct background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer. Background checks will be performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act.