For fullest consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information for three references online at https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/
Duties:
The Undergraduate Affairs Data Analyst performs research and creates data visualizations in the areas of undergraduate student success, program assessment and effectiveness, and strategic planning. This position develops and conducts research, and analyzes data for decision making and policy implementation in areas including (but not limited to) undergraduate student retention and graduation, student goal attainment, program assessment and evaluation, access and equity, and functional benchmarking specific to higher education.
Other duties for the Undergraduate Affairs Data Analyst include:
Data Visualization
- Make complex datasets more accessible, understandable and usable by creating visual data models.
- Develop and maintain integrated data dashboards to display student data in support of institutional goals.
- Integrate multiple relational data sets to create data visualizations.
Research Design
- Conduct evidence-based best practice research and perform studies for strategic planning, program and policy assessment, and student support services.
- Design effective research strategies and gather relevant information using primary and secondary sources and techniques (e.g., institutional data, course data, surveys, print sources, government agencies, external research organizations, etc.).
- Organize and execute research projects, identifying ways to improve research design and data validity.
- Select and adapt quantitative methods, practices, and theories to perform analysis, interpret results, and document findings.
- Select and adapt qualitative methods, practices, and theories to perform analysis, interpret results, and document findings.
- Manage IRB protocols for projects.
Data Analysis and Reporting
- Identify and analyze patterns in institutional 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, programming, and resource decisions. Generate ad-hoc reports as needed.
- Communicate with non-technical end-users to deliver reports.
- Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.
Qualifications:
A Bachelor’s degree required, preferred in statistics, psychology, education, data analytics, computer engineering, computer science, or related field. Master’s or doctoral degree in these fields or other related disciplines preferred.
Minimum two years of experience conducting education, social science, student success related research or data analytics/visualizations.
Demonstrated ability to interact with multiple constituents and articulate complex, multifaceted issues related to institutional effectiveness. Ability to collect and analyze qualitative data from a variety of stakeholders.
Experience in a higher education setting using data analytics, research methods, and statistics.
Experience in developing, maintaining, and managing data dashboards preferred.
Proficiency with statistical software such as SPSS, SAS, R. Experience with software such as Python, SQL, and other database query reporting tools preferred. Proven ability to work in distributed systems.
For fullest consideration, please submit a cover letter, resume and the names and contact information for three references online at https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/