Part-Time Institution Research Assistant

Duties & Responsibilities

• Collect, analyze, interpret, and summarize Student Success–related data to support the creation of dashboards, institutional reporting tools, and grant-required analytics.
• Affiliate with preparing regular and ad hoc statistical and narrative reports that inform academic advising, enrollment management, institutional effectiveness, and grant accountability.
• Affiliate with building, updating, and maintaining dashboards focused on retention metrics, credit momentum, gateway course success, equity gaps, and other indicators of student progress.
• Utilize statistical and visualization tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, R, Python) to present insights in clear, accessible formats for leadership and campus partners.
• Maintain documentation related to data methods, data dictionaries, analytic procedures, and dashboard specifications.
• Affiliate with supporting the IR director and analyst with designing and preparing training or documentation for campus users who interact with dashboards or analytic tools.
• Support data integrity, workflow improvement, and enhancements to institutional reporting structures.
• Perform miscellaneous job-related tasks as needed to fulfill grant requirements and support Student Success priorities.

Essential Skills

• Strong communication and analytical skills;
• Familiarity with database use and management;
• Ability to use Microsoft office suite;
• Familiarity with data visualization tools preferred.

Physical Requirements

• Requires frequent standing, sitting, walking and continuous movement within the College and off-site locations.
• Requires frequent pushing and pulling of up to 10 lbs.
• Continuous handling of paper and paper materials required.

Schedule Details

• Must be available to up to 20 hours per week during normal operating hours of 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Additional Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Associate degree or equivalent credits in related field required.

Preferred Qualifications

• 3 years of experience in a related field preferred.