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The Graduate College at the University of Illinois Chicago is seeking an Assistant Director of Graduate College Data Analytics to perform and coordinate campus-level research in the areas of graduate program effectiveness and strategic planning. This position develops, conducts research and analyzes data for decision making and policy implementation in areas including (but not limited to) graduate student retention/attrition, graduate student time-to-degree, graduate student financial aid, enrollment management modeling and forecasting, resource utilization, institutional costs and productivity, access and equity studies, and functional benchmarking specific to graduate higher education. Salary range is $67,000 - $75,000, depending on qualifications and experience.
Duties & Responsibilities
Research Design
- Conduct evidence-based best practice research and perform measurement studies to determine or change policies, curricula, and or support services for graduate students.
- Design effective research strategies and gather relevant information using primary and secondary sources and techniques (e.g., institutional ERPs, on-line databases, the Internet, print sources, government agencies, external research organizations, institutional surveys, etc.).
- Organize and execute research projects, identifying ways to improve research design and data validity.
- Develop and carryout sound research methods to investigate effectiveness of institutional practices including those related to graduate student application and admissions processes and graduate student support.
- Select and adapt quantitative methods, practices, and theories to perform forecasting and analysis, interpret results, and document findings.
- Identify and obtain state-of-the-art analytical products needed to support the evaluation and adoption of various institutional policies.
Data Analysis and Reporting
- Identify and analyze patterns in graduate program data, make critical observations of policy impact, and recommend strategies and actions.
- Develop analytical models, identify trends and fluctuations, evaluate limitations of data, and specify the range of results needed for management planning, budgeting, and resource decisions.
- Participate in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of survey data (i.e., Graduate Student Survey, Graduate College Satisfaction Survey).
- Collaborates with GC staff on culling UIC undergraduate student data for graduate recruitment and tracking alumni participants of various GC diversity programs.
- Serve as the institutional graduate program data contact and provide graduate program data to national organizations (e. g. Council of Graduate Schools).
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
· A Bachelor’s degree in statistics, psychology, education, or an appropriate social science discipline required.
· A minimum of two years’ experience conducting education or social science research in a higher education setting using data analysis, research methods, and statistics.
· Demonstrated ability to interact with multiple constituents and articulate complex, multifaceted issues contributing to institutional effectiveness
· Proficiency with business intelligence tools (Tableau, preferred) and database query reporting tools.
· Experience in institutional research methodology, needs assessment, strategic planning, data collection and quantitative analysis is essential to manipulating and analyzing large data sets in support of institutional research, assessment, and planning.
Preferred Qualifications
· Master’s degree in statistics, psychology, education or an appropriate social science discipline preferred.
· Experience with graduate program data and/or at UIC preferred.
For fullest consideration, apply online at https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/