Institutional Research Analyst I - 530684

The University of Alabama • Tuscaloosa, AL

6d • $56,600 - $73,600 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Institutional Research Analyst I provides analytical and informational support for University planning, operations, and decision-making and helps meet federal, state, System, reputational, and institutional reporting requirements. Completes clearly defined assignments independently under general supervision. Coordinates recurring work across established timelines, and safeguards confidential and sensitive information. Serves as the primary operational coordinator for the Student Opinions of Instruction process and produces accurate reports, analyses, data extracts, and visualizations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in an analytical, statistical, research-based, data-driven, or closely related field of study.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in data extraction, management, analysis, and reporting.
• Demonstrated analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving skills.
• Attention to detail.
• Working knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics.
• Ability to handle sensitive and confidential data appropriately.
• Ability to document processes, explain findings to varied audiences, and escalate policy or system issues when needed.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting.
• Ability to coordinate a recurring process with multiple deadlines, data inputs, communications, and stakeholders.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in institutional research, higher education administration, survey administration or course evaluation processes, applied research design, dashboard development, data visualization, and relational databases.
• Experience with Power BI, SAS Visual Analytics, or comparable reporting and visualization tools.

Responsibilities

• Provides analytical and informational support for University planning, operations, and decision-making.
• Helps meet federal, state, System, reputational, and institutional reporting requirements.
• Completes clearly defined assignments independently under general supervision.
• Coordinates recurring work across established timelines.
• Safeguards confidential and sensitive information.
• Serves as the primary operational coordinator for the Student Opinions of Instruction process.
• Produces accurate reports, analyses, data extracts, and visualizations.

What This Job Offers

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