E3 Alliance - Research Analyst

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Austin Community College is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester.  We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement.  We promote student success and community development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching

• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities

• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved communities.

• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes

• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others

• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:

E3 Alliance - Research Analyst

Job Description Summary:

E3 Alliance is looking for a Research Analyst to conduct statistical analysis of state, regional, and local education data sets — with a focus on workforce pathways research — under the guidance of E3’s Senior Director of Research. The Research Analyst will work with a collaborative team to execute our research and analysis agenda to leverage data and drive action to address disparities and help every child reach their potential. This is a dynamic position with responsibility for contributing to longitudinal research projects, as well as hands-on programming, data analysis, research, visual representations, and communication of complex information related to student educational outcomes to influence stakeholder decision-making and policy.

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:  

Research Design 

• Provide analytic support and act as a thought partner for other research staff in the execution of large- and small-scale research studies, data queries, and grant deliverables with a specific focus on postsecondary and workforce readiness indicators. 

• Manage estimates, timelines, and deliverables for large- and small-scale research projects. 

• Contribute to the drafting of research and analytics project definitions, including needs analysis, research questions, literature reviews, and analytical methods for both quantitative and qualitative studies. 

• Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Research, Sr. Director of the Center for Workforce Development, and others in drafting grant proposals. 

• Propose and implement data collection strategies where data is not available from other sources. 

• Contribute to drafting, implementation, and review of data sharing agreements for the purpose of accessing data to answer research questions. 

 

Data Analysis 

• Utilize an equity lens when analyzing, visualizing, and sharing education data. 

• Conduct statistical programming, data analysis, and data manipulation in R or Python (Pandas), and potentially in SAS. 

• Serve as first-line reviewer for data analysis completed by other research and data analysts on the research team. 

• Develop expertise in relevant datasets available at the University of Texas Education Research Center, other state and federal data sources, and those sourced directly from local school districts and institutes of higher education. 

 

Data Storytelling 

• Provide analytic support and collaborate with stakeholders, including E3 leadership, staff, and partners to ensure that actionable data and information are available to support the work of E3 Alliance. 

• Collaborate with the Communications team and other staff to develop charts, graphs, infographics, tables, maps, and interactive data displays that communicate information clearly for a variety of external audiences, effectively telling a story to drive decision-making and behavior change with an emphasis on equity. 

• Present research findings to diverse audiences including school districts, institutes of higher education, partners, and other stakeholders. 

 

Collaboration 

• Collaborate with E3’s other internal teams to co-design actionable research with districts, campuses, institutes of higher education, and other partners and stakeholders. 

 

  

Qualifications:  

 

Education 

• Master’s or Ph.D. in education or the social sciences or Bachelor’s and five years of experience in research or data analytics. 

 

Required Qualifications 

• Programming experience in R or Python with up-to-date applied technical skills, including creating visualizations 

• Strong statistical background in addition to experience in managing and conducting research projects using mixed methodologies 

• Experience working with large-scale education datasets  

• Experience in Microsoft Office 365 (especially Excel), Outlook/Exchange, project management tools, team data sharing, and web presentation tools  

• Demonstrated ability to leverage data and research to help address racial and income disparities in community outcomes 

• Experience with maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials 

 

Preferred Qualifications  

• Direct experience with the use of data from the Texas Education Agency (or district data reported to TEA through Student Information Systems), the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, the Texas Workforce Commission, and/or Perkins 

• Experience with secondary, postsecondary, and/or workforce data and ability to lead analytic studies in learning outcomes  

• Demonstrated experience working with diverse stakeholders in the education community (e.g., school district personnel; community-based organizations) 

• Knowledge of and connectivity to the Central Texas education ecosystem 

• Familiarity with SQL and relational databases (data upload and extraction)  

• Experience with data sharing agreements in an educational research context 

 

Skills: 

• Ability to prioritize and multi-task in a small team environment, manage multiple projects, and adhere to and support timelines and deliverables deadlines 

• Exhibit attention to detail and ability to deliver high-quality, tested analytic results 

• Strong written & verbal communication skills 

• Excellent interpersonal skills 

 

Compensation and Benefits   

E3 Alliance is supported by founding partner Austin Community College District (ACC), and through this partnership utilizes ACC payroll and human resource systems. Through ACC, E3 Alliance staff have access to ACC compensation and benefits systems, including generous vacation and sick leave, insurance, and other benefits. 

 

Salary Range: $70,000-$78,000 

• Salary based on experience and expertise  

• Health care and dental insurance, TRS retirement benefits, disability insurance, and other standard ACC benefits 

• E3 Alliance is unable to support candidates who require sponsorship to work in the United States   

• This position is grant-funded, but does not have a defined timeframe and is intended to be a full-time, ongoing position  

 

To be considered for this position applicants must complete BOTH of the following:    

• Upload your resume and cover letter when submitting your ACC application 

• Complete the E3 Alliance Employment Questionnaire: E3 Alliance Employment Questionnaire   

Number of Openings:

1

Job Posting Close Date:

April 28, 2025

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As required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the job.