Director of Data Analytics and Assessment

Job Posting Title:

Director of Data Analytics and Assessment

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Hiring Department:

Education - Office of the Dean

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

Collect, organize, manage, analyze, and present Department, College, and University assessment data including information about students, faculty and staff to support institutional research for College and departments. Potential to supervise graduate research assistants to support functions.

Responsibilities

• Collect, organize, analyze, and present data for Department, College, and University internal use (e.g., enrollment, semester credit hours, alumni database, etc.), external reports (e.g., US News and World report data) and accreditation purposes (e.g., placement and retention data and analysis).  

• In coordination with Departments and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, track student success in both completing their degree requirements and in job placements upon graduation and in gathering and analyzing data to support graduate program reviews.

• In coordination with Departments and the Dean’s office, provide planning, data gathering, and evaluation of the departments’ and College’s Strategic Plans.

• Summarize, visualize, and translate data (e.g., LONESTARP3 data) for academic and non-academic audiences, and in collaboration with Dean’s Office and Director of Strategy & External Relations.

• Design surveys, distribute, and analyze results (e.g., exit surveys for graduating students) to assess experience and quality.

Required Qualifications

Minimum Master’s degree in relevant applied (education and social sciences area) or quantitative research area. Required expertise in use of Excel and in use of additional data analytic and visualization software (e.g., Tableau, STATA, SAS, SPSS, and/or R). Excellent presentation, verbal, and written communication skills.  Required minimum of 2 years of experience in educational, research, institutional research or related settings.

Preferred Qualifications

PhD in relevant applied (education and social sciences area preferred) or quantitative research area. Institutional research background is recommended and especially in higher education context. Demonstrated experience with qualitative and quantitative analyses and facility with database creation and merging.  Preferred minimum of three to five years of relevant work experience.

Salary Range

$86,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• May work around standard office conditions.

• Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume in the first step of the online job application process. Then, any additional Required Materials will be uploaded in the My Experience section; you can multi-select the additional files or click the Upload button for each file. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find Jobs. Before you apply though, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will need to click the Upload button multiple times in order to attach your Resume, References and any additional Required Materials noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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E-Verify:

The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following:

• E-Verify Poster (English) [PDF]
• E-Verify Poster (Spanish) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (English) [PDF]
• Right To Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031.

The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.