Director of Analytic Services for Institutional Planning and Research and Associate Provost

University of Florida•Gainesville, FL

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About The Position

The University of Florida (UF), a leading public research university, invites nominations and applications for the position of Director of Analytic Services for IPR and Associate Provost. This strategic leader plays a defining role in shaping UF’s data strategy, institutional effectiveness, and evidence-based decision-making at one of the nation’s top public universities. As the University’s data and analytics officer, the Director of Analytic Services for IPR and Associate Provost provides strategic vision for university-wide reporting and analytics capabilities, and represents UF in state, federal, and national data exchanges, helping define the standards and methodologies that shape our institution. This visionary leader reports to the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and is responsible for a staff of 10. You belong at a university that’s leading the way! Join our team and influence the strategic direction of a top-tier R1, AAU institution; lead UF’s data and analytics ecosystem, shape models, metrics, reporting systems, and predictive capabilities used by senior leaders across campus; engage nationally with organizations including AAUDE, the Florida Board of Governors, NCES/IPEDS, CSRDE, and Academic Analytics, representing UF in conversations that guide the future of institutional research; and drive innovation in business intelligence, big data, and predictive analytics within a leading public research university.

Requirements

Master’s degree in a relevant field.
Six years of related experience in institutional research or data administration.
Must comply with UF’s financial and vendor-processing rules.
Position is subject to federal and state privacy regulations, including FERPA and Florida Public Information laws.

Nice To Haves

Doctoral degree in quantitative discipline, plus at least six years of directly related IR leadership experience; or a Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline plus 10 years of IR management experience.
Demonstrated experience in a complex R1 research university, preferably an AAU institution.
Extensive knowledge of university academic, administrative, and business processes.
Expertise in statistics, research methods, predictive modeling, and modern IR tools (e.g., SAS, Tableau, SQL, business intelligence platforms).
Experience presenting analysis at major conferences, as well as local campus presentations.
Superior communication skills with the ability to convey complex information clearly to senior leaders.
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively across diverse academic and administrative units.
Deep understanding of federal and state higher education reporting requirements and data governance standards.

Responsibilities

Oversee all functions of IPR, including institutional data governance, reporting, analytics, dashboards, projections, and survey administration.
Serve as UF’s University Data Administrator for the Florida Board of Governors; AAUDE Liaison; IPEDS Keyholder; and Academic Analytics liaison.
Ensure the integrity, quality, accessibility, and strategic use of institutional data.
Provide rapid, accurate responses and strategic analyses for senior administration.
Lead the development of new reporting capabilities, dashboards, predictive models, and analytical tools (e.g., Tableau, SAS, SQL).
Drive data stewardship and policy compliance across the university while ensuring alignment with FERPA, public records requirements, and external reporting standards.
Oversee a $1.1M departmental budget and ensure secure handling of confidential student and personnel data.
Provide strategic leadership and operational oversight for OIPR.
Recruit, supervise, and mentor a high-performing institutional research team.
Ensure accuracy and methodological rigor in all reports, models, simulations, and analyses.
Demonstrate expertise in specific types of analyses (ex. salary studies, enrollment projections, retention and graduation, quality of doctoral programs, doctoral time to degree, faculty effort, faculty turnover, faculty honors and awards, faculty publications and citations, peer benchmarking, analyze return on investment in research centers and institutes).
Oversee development and maintenance of UF’s self-service data infrastructure and analytics tools.
Engage proactively with emerging institutional or policy issues and develop data-driven solutions.
Manage relationships, reporting, and methodological alignment with: Florida Board of Governors AAUDE NCES/IPEDS Academic Analytics CSRDE
Support academic program review, assessment, general education, degree program changes, sabbaticals, and other academic processes through targeted data analyses.
Establish and interpret data policies related to metadata, methodology, and data security.
Shape the long-term direction of UF’s institutional research capabilities.