Research Analyst

Company: University at Albany
Location: Albany
Posted on: February 3, 2025

Job Description:

Research Analyst

The experience expected from applicants, as well as additional skills and qualifications needed for this job are listed below.

About University at Albany:
Established in 1844 and designated a University Center of the State University of New York in 1962, the University at Albany's broad mission of excellence in undergraduate and graduate education, research, and public service engages a diverse student body of more than 17,000 students in nine schools and colleges across three campuses.

Located in Albany, New York, New York State's capital, the University is convenient to Boston, New York City, and the Adirondacks.

Job Description:
Reporting to the Associate Director of Institutional Research in the office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness (IRPE), this person will perform a variety of research and analytical tasks in support of enrollment planning, student recruitment and retention, and academic program quality. The analyst will have a particular focus on graduate admissions and enrollment and is expected to work closely with Graduate School leadership and academic units to understand their analytical needs, evaluate key performance metrics, and analyze graduate student enrollment trends.

Primary Responsibilities:

Provide analysis and interpretation of data from a variety of sources, including Slate, Oracle BI/Analytics, PeopleSoft, and Lightcast.
Create statistical analyses that help project enrollment and application activity to inform annual planning and goal setting, and guide admissions recruitment efforts.
Create weekly and monthly reports using BI and Slate reporting tools.
Create data visualizations to illustrate patterns and trends in data.
Write queries for data extraction and analysis.
Prepare related reports and summaries as needed.
Use extant admissions and enrollment data, as well as external market data to provide information and guidance to leadership in projecting program demand.
Use data to develop enrollment targets in conjunction with academic departments.
Integrate graduating graduate admissions data into the University's Business Intelligence platform and promote its use campus-wide.
Provide data for grant writing.
Assist with other data and information management projects as needed.
Other reasonable duties as assigned

Functional and Supervisory Relationships:

Reports to Associate Director of Institutional Research
May supervise employees as assigned

Job Requirements:

Excellent oral and written communication skills to interface with individuals from diverse backgrounds
High level of attention to detail and time management skills

Requirements:
Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in statistics, analytics, data science, economics or related field from a college or University accredited by the US Department of Education or internationally recognized accrediting organization.
Three or more years of experience in statistical analysis.
Directly related and progressively responsible work experience accessing, managing and analyzing data using different database file formats
Experience with statistical software and databases (e.g. SPSS, R, SAS)
Ability to summarize data and research into coherent reports for utilization in decision making
Ability to work effectively as a member of a team
Applicants must address in their application their ability to work with a culturally diverse population.
Ability to manage multiple and changing priorities, while working independently
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to develop inclusive and equitable relationships within our diverse campus community
Applicants must demonstrate an ability to support diversity, equity, access, inclusion, and belonging relative to their role

Preferred Qualifications:

Five or more years of experience as a data analyst in higher education.
Knowledge and experience with Technolutions Slate or other CRM platform
A solid understanding of statistics and experience and knowledge of SQL or related database program
Knowledge of business intelligence solutions
Experience with data visualization tools such as Tableau or Power BI.

Additional Information:
Professional Rank and Salary Grade: SL-3, $65,000-$72,000

Special Note: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. If you currently need sponsorship or will need it in the future to maintain employment authorization, you do not meet eligibility requirements.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the University's crime statistics for the past three years; and disclosures regarding the University's current campus security policies. The University at Albany's Annual Security Report is available in portable document format [PDF] by clicking this link http://police.albany.edu/ASR.shtml

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THE UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY IS AN EO/AA/IRCA/ADA EMPLOYER

Please apply online via https://albany.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=184365

Application Instructions:
Applicants MUST submit the following documents:

Resume
Cover letter stating all the required minimum qualifications and any of the applicable preferred qualifications
List of 3 professional references with e-mail addresses and telephone numbers

Note: After submitting your resume, the subsequent pages give you instructions for uploading additional documents (i.e. cover letter etc.).

A review of applications will start on February 10, 2025 and the search will remain open until the position is filled.

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