UTAustin

Institutional Research Analyst

UT MAIN CAMPUS Full time

Job Posting Title:

Institutional Research Analyst

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Hiring Department:

Institutional Reporting, Research, Information and Surveys

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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 Until Aug 31, 2027

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

 UT Austin provides an outstanding benefits package including but not limited to:
 

  • Competitive health benefits (Employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%)

  • Vision, Dental, Life, and Disability insurance options

  • Generous paid vacation, sick leave, and holidays

  • Teachers Retirement System of Texas (a defined benefit retirement plan)

  • Additional Voluntary Retirement Programs: Tax Sheltered Annuity 403(b) and a Deferred Compensation program 457(b)

  • Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses

  • Robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning plus professional

  • Tuition assistance

  • Expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets

  • Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums

  • Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Capital metro buses with staff ID card
     

For more details, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Purpose

  • The Institutional Research Analyst will work closely with IRRIS staff to manage and analyze data supporting institutional decision-making, data requests, and federal and state reporting. This role provides an excellent opportunity to work with large datasets, develop coding skills and contribute to institutional reporting. Please be advised, this is a 2-year position, with the possibility of renewal.


Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities


Research & Data Analysis

  • Collect, merge, document, and otherwise prepare data from multiple sources to generate datasets using SPSS or similar tools.
  • Analyze data and produce descriptive statistics using SPSS, Excel or other statistical software.
  • Summarize trends in data for both external and internal stakeholders through reports, Tableau dashboards, and infographics.
  • Produce and maintain comprehensive documentation for institutional data such as state and federal reports, dashboards, datasets, statistical analyses and other outputs.
  • Gain in-depth knowledge of student and faculty data and serve as a data steward for the university.


Communication & Collaboration

  • Clearly communicate data and information to campus stakeholders.
  • Interact with subject matter experts, data analysts, and IT programmers to understand data structure, assumptions, methodology, business rules, and limitations.
  • Serve as a liaison with units across the university to assess data and reporting needs.
  • Clearly communicate university business processes to facilitate use of institutional data and reports.
  • Follow and develop departmental protocols to support team members and contribute to the overall success of projects.
  • Exhibit patience, flexibility, positivity, attentiveness and a willingness to learn in all professional interactions.


Additional Duties

  • Perform other related duties as required.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's in social sciences, information sciences, statistics, or a related field (or equivalent

  • Experience with SPSS or similar statistical software packages (R or SAS) to organize and analyze large datasets.

  • Experience producing and maintaining detailed documentation of all work.

  • Demonstrated ability to think critically when working with data to identify errors, develop creative solutions

  • Proven ability to complete complex projects with minimal supervision.

  • Excellent interpersonal skills to collaborate in a team environment and effectively give and receive feedback.

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working in a higher education environment.

  • Advanced proficiency in SPSS, Tableau, or similar tools.

  • Familiarity with Drupal or similar website editing platforms.

Salary Range

$62,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

  • May work around standard office conditions.

  • Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation.

  • Applicants must be legally authorized to work for any employer in the United States. This position is not eligible for sponsorship of work visas.

  • Hybrid - remote and on-campus work

  • Standard office conditions with repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
     

Required Materials

  • Letter of interest

  • Resume/CV

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

 

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:

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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.