Association for Institutional Research (AIR) ยท 2 weeks ago
Associate Director of Institutional Research
Greater Hartford
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
5+ years expThe Association for Institutional Research (AIR) is seeking an Associate Director of Institutional Research who will play a key role in supporting data-informed decision-making across the university. The successful candidate will oversee reporting requirements, provide data analyses, and collaborate across departments to ensure data integrity and accuracy.
Association
Responsibilities
Coordinates the institutional research-related workflow in consultation with the Associate Vice President, and may schedule, assign, or review the work of staff as well as provide staff training and assistance
Serves as the IPEDS keyholder, ensuring timely and accurate submission of the suite of IPEDS surveys and other federal, state, CSCU System, and institutional reporting requirements
Prepares, completes, documents, archives, and submits required information needed to comply with compulsory and mandatory reports, including, but not limited to accreditors, federal/state agencies, National Student Clearinghouse, college guidebooks, and the Common Data Set
Serves as the data exchange liaison/coordinator with the CSCU System, state, and federal agencies, as well as other external organizations and strategic partners
Leads collaborative data governance efforts with campus offices by coordinating activities related to census files and institutional reporting, establishing common data definitions and standards, and developing/maintaining data dictionaries and validation routines to enhance data quality and ensure integrity across systems for accurate, reliable, and reproducible reporting, research, and decision-making
Builds, manages, queries, and maintains longitudinal data sets, such as census files, student/employee information systems, and survey data to support institutional planning and effectiveness
Conducts descriptive, inferential, and predictive statistical analyses using tools such as SPSS or R
Designs and executes complex SQL queries to extract and manipulate data from large-scale relational databases, data blocks, and data cubes to create clear and accurate reports as well as compelling visualizations and dashboards using analytic and reporting tools
Provides data analysis to upper administration and various planning bodies/committees of the university as assigned and serves as a trusted resource for faculty, staff, and administrators by helping them understand and interpret institutional and external data
Communicates and present findings clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences, translating complex analyses into meaningful insights that support institutional decision-making
Qualification
Required
All applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education
Five (5) years of professional experience querying and retrieving student information from large relational databases, data blocks, and/or data cubes
Proficient in leveraging resources available in enterprise databases
Experience with federal reporting, including completing the suite of IPEDS surveys
Demonstrated proficiency using SQL, data visualization, advanced statistical analyses using software such as SPSS or R, and data interpretation
Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively with others, meet deadlines in a fast-paced office environment, be detail oriented, and committed to data integrity, accuracy, and confidentiality
Commitment to uphold data governance standards and best practices within institutional research
Preferred
Master's degree in an analytical or data-related field is preferred
Professional experience querying institutional data from census files, student and employee information systems
Experience as an IPEDS Keyholder
Demonstrated proficiency in analyzing large datasets, conducting advanced statistical and predictive analytics
Experience using Python
Significant experience building reports and interactive charts/graphs using analytical and reporting tools
Knowledge of how to leverage artificial intelligence tools to enhance productivity
Benefits
Paid personal, vacation and sick leave accruals
Medical, dental, and prescription plans
Group life insurance
Retirement
Retiree health care
Tuition waiver for employee and eligible dependents at any of the Connecticut State Universities (Central, Eastern, Southern or Western)
Deferred Retirement Contribution plans
Dependent Care Assistance and Medical Flexible spending accounts
Long and short term disability insurance plans
Company
Association for Institutional Research (AIR)
The Association for Institutional Research (AIR) supports higher education professionals in the collection, analysis, interpretation, and communication of data, and the strategic use of information for effective decision making and planning.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
JASON LEWIS
Deputy Director & CFO
Zehra Raza
Project Associate - Postsecondary Data Partnership
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