Data Analyst, College of Liberal Arts

University of Texas at Austin

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Data Analyst works with the Dean and teams across Academic and Faculty Affairs, Career Services, Finance, Graduate Education, Human Resources, Research, and Student Affairs to support College-level strategic, programmatic, and financial planning and forecasting. The role provides access to, organization of, analysis of, and reporting on data. This is a two-year, fixed-term position expected to continue until December 31, 2028.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in quantitative social science or a related field, or relevant experience; relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, Python, R, and AI platforms such as Claude, ChatGPT, or similar.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to convey information in person and by email.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and data sources as needed.
• Ability to collaborate and demonstrate patience, attentiveness, knowledge, flexibility, trustworthiness, positivity, tenacity, and guidance.
• Appreciation of confidentiality requirements surrounding the use of sensitive data.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience and success retrieving, organizing, and using data in a university setting.
• Experience working at UT Austin and thorough knowledge of university data systems.
• Experience and proficiency with other statistical or data-processing software such as STATA or SPSS.
• Ability to work with the UT Mainframe (DEFINE) and financial accounting systems, including Workday.
• Experience working with FileMaker Pro, Cognos, and Budget Update Document (BUD).
• Experience transferring data from UT systems to desktop and data visualization applications.

Responsibilities

• Generate, gather, and analyze data from University and external data systems and sources.
• Collect, merge, clean, document, and prepare data from multiple sources for reports and analyses.
• Advise on and identify measures; build infrastructure and frameworks for collecting key indicators; organize results and interpretation; and steward college-level assessments and student outcomes submissions.
• Design and carry out data collection strategies based on general problem statements or objectives.
• Support automation of routine data processes to reduce manual effort and minimize errors in recurring workflows.
• Prepare charts and graphs, develop data visualization strategies, and plan, develop, and coordinate annual statistical report publication.
• Identify, explore, and document legacy and new data sources; research best practices and alternative solutions for data management and analysis applications.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• The university offers a benefits package; details are provided through its benefits and total rewards resources.
• College staff professional development resources are available.
• College staff leadership academy resources are available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level