Research Analyst

About the role

The Research Analyst position supports all key functions of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research in fulfillment of its departmental mission to uphold the college’s culture of inquiry and evidence-based decision-making and partner with all areas of the college to identify strategic opportunities and advance efforts toward achieving institutional excellence. Key departmental functions include: Assessment & Evaluation, Continuous Improvement, Compliance, Institutional Research, Planning, and Office Administration. The Research Analyst primarily supports these key functions by compiling, analyzing, and reporting on data as well as by providing consultative and technical support to college stakeholders on the design of research studies and the interpretation and use of data. The work of the Research Analyst helps to inform college planning and decision-making, assess the effectiveness of college initiatives, and fulfill reporting requirements of state and federal agencies and the regional accrediting body.

Responsibilities

• Project and Process Management (55%)
  • Compiling, analyzing, and reporting on data. Ad-hoc data requests and standard projects from design to reporting. Analyzing data using Excel, SPSS, and the college’s data warehouse in relation to qualitative and quantitative research activities. Manage large datasets.
  • Providing consultative and technical support to college stakeholders (i.e., individuals, committees, project teams) on the design of research studies, statistical tools, analytical methods and software, and the interpretation of research findings.
  • Assisting with the design, administration, and analysis of survey and focus group research, course evaluations, and program evaluation activities.
  • Writing reports and preparing presentations for various audiences to facilitate the communication of research findings to college stakeholders. Designing and preparing visually appealing and informative statistical tables, charts, graphs, and other illustrations.
  • Data visualizations (Power BI)
• Continuous Improvement (25%)
  • Assisting with data and research components of the department review processes and other institutional initiatives.
  • Conducting data validation and quality assurance activities. Verifying the quality and accuracy of data and reports prepared by other members of the IEPR team.
  • Active participation on committees and project teams
  • Assisting in the development and documentation of research and data methodologies and processes.
• Technological Support (15%)
  • Helping to maintain data tools and software
  • Prepare SQL syntax for custom user tables needed for data visualization or reporting