Interim Associate Director for Research - MNSCU Administrator 5

Minnesota State System Office • Saint Paul, MN

6d • Hybrid

About The Position

This position will be responsible for fulfilling all aspects of Federal and state institutional research reporting, including primarily IPEDS submissions. Working closely with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Operations, the Senior Research Analysts, System Office functional area personnel and campus IR staff, this position will assess potential sources of enterprise reporting data needed to fulfill reporting requirements and supervise the production of accurate and durable reporting files that will fulfill identified aspects of IPEDS reporting. Additionally, this individual will design and support data validation, troubleshooting of processes and individual data fields as needed. This position will serve as a national expert on IPEDS and may be assigned to internal or external work groups for the furtherance of this reporting as needed. As such, the individual in this role will provide definitive expertise for these content areas to all information technology, data governance and enterprise reporting efforts that use these metrics, data or definitions.

Requirements

• Master’s degree
• Five (5) years of experience in demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated and highly complex research and analysis from project design to report construction
• Two (2) years of experience with IPEDS data and reporting, to include developing institutional operational definitions to apply to IPEDS definitions and providing data
• Demonstrated expertise in querying data from large and complex relational data sets (e.g., using tools such as TOAD, SQL queries, Access, etc.)
• Familiarity with federal and state data privacy and data practices requirements, i.e. FERPA, HIPAA.
• Demonstrated experience in designing data validation appropriate to the timing of data abstraction and census events, operational definitions and appropriate data sourcing
• Demonstrated understanding of factors influencing higher education student enrollment and success
• Ability to clearly communicate information, orally and in writing, to lay persons and professionals and able to work effectively with leadership at all levels throughout the organization
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in teams

Nice To Haves

• Doctoral or other post-master’s degree
• Seven (7) years of experience in demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated and highly complex research and analysis from project design to report construction
• Two (2) or more years of experience specifically as an IPEDS Keyholder, Coordinator or State Coordinator at more than one level of institution (associate, baccalaureate, graduate, etc.)
• Experience with staging and uploading data such as that for IPEDS, OHE or similar, or use of the National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker
• Experience and expertise in developing and implementing reporting techniques for institutional research, student success and/or enrollment management at the postsecondary level
• Experience with visualization/reporting software such as Tableau, SAS Visual Analytics or PowerBI
• Experience in institutional research at the campus level or in working with teams from multiple functional areas in postsecondary education to perform research or evaluation

Responsibilities

• Fulfilling all aspects of Federal and state institutional research reporting, including primarily IPEDS submissions.
• Assessing potential sources of enterprise reporting data needed to fulfill reporting requirements.
• Supervising the production of accurate and durable reporting files that will fulfill identified aspects of IPEDS reporting.
• Designing and supporting data validation.
• Troubleshooting processes and individual data fields as needed.
• Serving as a national expert on IPEDS.
• Providing definitive expertise for content areas to all information technology, data governance and enterprise reporting efforts that use these metrics, data or definitions.

Benefits

• Low-cost medical and dental insurance with affordable deductibles
• Employer-paid life insurance
• Short- and long-term disability
• Pre-tax healthcare and dependent care accounts with a roll-over option
• Confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health, legal, and financial counseling
• 12 paid holidays
• Generous vacation and sick time
• Six weeks of Paid Parental Leave
• Pension Plan
• 457(b) and 403(b) retirement accounts
• Various investment options
• Dedicated professional development
• Tuition waivers for both you and your dependents

What This Job Offers

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