| Job Description: |
Provide analytic services and research including (1) studies on student academic progress, retention and graduation, and student outcomes; (2) regular reports on graduation cohorts by college and demographic groups; (3) key indicators of student progress; (4) studies of students who do not complete their degree; (5) benchmarks on degree completion at peer institutions; and (6) other studies as requested.
Develop and implement evaluations of the impact of university initiatives designed to increase degree completion and shorten time to degree for both undergraduate and graduate students. Prepare guidelines, reference materials, and protocols for implementation of the evaluation studies, including but not limited to, processes such as pilot testing, sampling, data collection, data coding, and data storage. Exercise oversight of the implementation of evaluation tools and strategies used in studies, providing training and guidance to staff as necessary to assure that effective evaluations are conducted.
Develop instruments, tools, and strategies for collecting data needed to identify factors that influence student academic progress and degree completion, including but not limited to questionnaires, tests, focus groups, interview protocols, assessments, and use of existing institutional, peer, and national data. Align research studies with definitions and standards required by the Florida Board of Governors and the Federal Department of Education. Determine the reliability and validity of any instruments or protocols that are used.
Organize, analyze, interpret, synthesize and summarize data from a variety of local, peer, and national sources. These may include data from legacy and current student operational systems, academic program plans, learning assessment, student surveys, student placement and earnings data, and information about students who leave the university. Produce oral and written reports based on these data that are methodologically sound and meet the guidelines and requirements of the university, state and federal governments, and other external agencies such as SACS.
Other related duties as assigned by Institutional Planning and Research
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| Preferred: |
Doctorate or Master's degree in a quantitative area of specialization and three years of directly-related experience in higher education with data analysis, modeling, program evaluation and/or assessment.
Graduate level training in research methodology and statistics. Experience working with large, complex data sets. Demonstrated expertise in measurement and assessment of student learning outcomes. Experience writing technical, analytic and evaluation reports.
Skill in using statistical software such as SAS or SPSS as well as common database and office software. Experience using common business intelligence tools, like Tableau and Power BI.
Requires a broad understanding of issues and sources of information in higher education, quantitative and qualitative research methods; demonstrated ability to synthesize and transform data into useful information; excellent analytical, written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to function in a team setting, to lead or facilitate meetings, and to communicate effectively with staff, faculty and senior administrators.
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