The University of Texas at El Paso · 1 month ago
Research Associate
El Paso, TX
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad, Entry Level
0+ years expThe University of Texas at El Paso is a comprehensive public research university dedicated to increasing access to higher education. The Research Associate will perform moderately complex specialized reporting, data, and research projects under general supervision, collaborating with leadership to meet reporting requirements and assist in data analysis.
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Responsibilities
Provide support to the Center's leadership in meeting mandated State, federal, and campus reporting requirements and assist with the University's information dissemination needs
Collaborate with others on the design, development, programming, testing, and maintenance of online data tools
Use institutional databases, as well as federal State databases, to assist with data requests and analyses by writing and optimizing complex SQL queries to extract data from relational databases, preferably SQL Server and Oracle
Use MS SQL for data queries and develop web-based applications using Visual Studio and C#
Analyze data to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies; troubleshoot data-related issues to ensure data accuracy and integrity
Develop web-based reports, dashboards, and visualization tools
Assist in design of research studies, create databases, and complete analyses for short-term and longitudinal studies
Document reporting processes, data sources, and data definitions
Utilize skills to define reporting, research, or data problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and identify unresolved questions for future investigations
Use large databases and access national and State data resources
Use computer applications (Excel, PowerBI, and PowerPoint), and HTML a plus
Analyze and interpret scientific and technical publications
Assist with presentations to stakeholders
Work effectively as a member of a research team
Comply with all State and University policies
Other duties may be assigned
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, Information Systems & Business Analytics, or relevant graduate education
None
Preferred
Prior experience in an institutional research office setting or similar
Two years experience in data analysis in social and behavioral sciences, higher education research, public administration, or related field
PhD in Computer Science, Statistics, Data Analytics, Information Systems & Business Analytics
Company
The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$2.8MKey Investors
Google.orgNational Cancer InstituteU.S. Department of Education
2024-06-04Grant· $1M
2023-04-06Grant· $1M
2022-09-13Grant· $0.55M
Leadership Team
Guadalupe V.
Senior Assoc. Vice President for Business Affairs/Deputy Chief Financial Officer, CGFM
Mark McGurk
CFO/Vice President for Business Affairs, CPA, CGFM
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