Manager (Functional title: Education Data Analyst)

CENTRE FOR INNOVATIVE SERVICE-LEARNING

The appointee will assist the Centre for Innovative Service-Learning (CISL) and the General Education (GE) Office in conducting data and impact analyses and executing quality assurance work for service-learning (SL) courses, GE Programme and other relevant initiatives.

Manager (Functional title: Education Data Analyst) (23240946)

Responsibilities:

• Plan, design, coordinate and implement data-driven (quantitative and qualitative) quality assurance work for SL courses and initiatives, and the GE Programme/courses;
• Fulfill the statistical needs of the University and relevant units by initiating and overseeing data-analytic tasks and offering evidence-based pedagogic implications;
• Propose data-informed strategies, staff development events, academic conferences and other insightful initiatives for fostering knowledge exchange and capacity building in SL and GE in higher education;
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders in academic, education and service-learning projects;
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisors; and
• Occasional travelling may be required.

Requirements:

• A bachelor's degree, preferably a higher qualification, in one of the following areas: any branches of Data Science (e.g. Statistics, Data Analytics), Education-related disciplines, or disciplines with strong quantitative and qualitative research elements;
• At least seven years of post-qualification work experience; experience in higher education settings involving programme management, teaching and/or delivery of courses, including service-learning will be an advantage; 
• Proficient in conducting quantitative and qualitative evaluation and analysing data using relevant computer software and applications (including SPSS, SAS, R Python, and NVivo and/or MAXQDA);
• Familiar with AI concepts and LLMs, and experienced in utilising AI and AI-based applications will be an asset; 
• Proven organisational and problem-solving skills with a strong sense of responsibility, and excellent interpersonal and communication skills for working with people at different levels;
• Self-motivated and attentive to details, able to meet deadlines and to work independently in a team and under pressure;
• Advanced level of MS Excel with strong numerical and analytical sense; and
• Proficient in both spoken and written Chinese and English (Putonghua is a plus).

This position is at the Manager level. Candidates with lesser experience will be considered for the position of Assistant Manager (functional title: Assistant Education Data Analyst). 

The initial appointment will be offered on a fixed-term contract of two years. Re-appointment thereafter will be subject to mutual agreement. 

Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Application Procedure:

Applicants are invited to submit their applications at the HKBU e-Recruitment System.  Those who are not invited for interview 8 weeks after the closing date may consider their applications unsuccessful.  Details of the University’s Personal Information Collection Statement can be found at https://hro.hkbu.edu.hk/en/worklife-at-hkbu/employee-favourable-environment.html#privacy-policy. 

The University reserves the right not to make an appointment for the post advertised, and the appointment will be made according to the terms and conditions applicable at the time of offer.

Closing date: 13 September 2024