Research Analyst

Texas Southmost College•Austin, TX

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Research Analyst is responsible for data collection, analysis, interpretation, and reporting to support the College’s systematic and ongoing institutional effectiveness, research, reporting, and assessment activities. This role involves developing and maintaining a comprehensive plan for identifying, analyzing, and communicating critical information and data to support the College’s strategic and operational plans. The analyst will design and execute quantitative, qualitative, and survey research projects, working with large, complex datasets from various sources, cleaning data, and maintaining historical records. A key part of the role is preparing clear and concise reports, charts, and tables for multiple audiences, while ensuring the security of confidential information. The position also involves maintaining various formats for disseminating key performance data, assisting with state and federal reporting requirements (e.g., THECB, IPEDS), and developing training materials for faculty and staff on institutional effectiveness processes. Additionally, the Research Analyst will conduct research on best practices, support the accreditation process, and assist with systematic review and evaluation of planning units. The role requires regular attendance, punctuality, and adherence to college standards, policies, and guidelines, utilizing interpersonal skills and sound judgment in interactions with colleagues, faculty, staff, students, and customers. The position also involves supporting institutional goals, completing required training, promoting positive morale, and providing exceptional customer service. Effective communication, problem definition, data collection, and valid conclusion drawing are essential. Working hours may include evenings, holidays, or weekends depending on deadlines and special events. The employee must be able to perform the physical demands of the job, with reasonable accommodations made for individuals with disabilities.

Requirements

Ability to work with large complex data sets, including exporting/importing from various sources, cleaning data files and maintaining historical records.
Ability to prepare reports, summarizing data and analyses those present results in a clear and concise manner for multiple audiences, including the creation of clear and effective charts and tables.
Ability to maintain security of confidential student and employee information.
Ability to proofread all reports, correspondence and statistical tables for accuracy and completeness.
Ability to maintain a variety of formats for disseminating key performance data about the College through reports, dashboards, scorecards and other methods.
Ability to extract, manipulate, and analyze complex data from databases such as Colleague, state and government databases, and other data repositories.
Ability to collect data, validate, design and compile the College’s statistical handbook.
Ability to assist in developing systems specifications and reporting structures pursuant to the changing reporting requirements of state and federal government agencies, including, but not limited to THECB and IPEDS reporting.
Ability to assist in developing, updating and providing training materials to faculty, staff, and all constituents throughout the College to promote awareness and understanding in the Institutional Effectiveness processes and with collecting, interpreting and using data for further improvement.
Ability to conduct and disseminate research pertaining to best practices in educational/institutional research.
Ability to support the accreditation process.
Ability to assist with the process for systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit per the model adopted by the College, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans.
Ability to attend the workplace regularly, report to work punctually and follow a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Ability to complete duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines.
Ability to use interpersonal skills and make sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers.
Ability to complete all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ).
Ability to promote positive morale and teamwork within the functional unit and provide exceptional customer service to students, faculty and community.
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing; define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; and effectively present, as needed.
Ability to support the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.

Nice To Haves

Experience with quantitative, qualitative, and survey research project design and execution.

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains a comprehensive plan for the identification, analysis, and communication of critical information and data to support the College’s strategic and operational plans.
Identifies, designs and executes quantitative, qualitative and survey research projects, providing input on design, development and implementation.
Works with large complex data sets, including exporting/importing from various sources, cleaning data files and maintaining historical records.
Prepares reports, summarizing data and analyses those present results in a clear and concise manner for multiple audiences, including the creation of clear and effective charts and tables.
Maintains security of confidential student and employee information.
Proofreads all reports, correspondence and statistical tables for accuracy and completeness.
Maintains a variety of formats for disseminating key performance data about the College through reports, dashboards, scorecards and other methods.
Extracts, manipulates, and analyzes complex data from databases such as Colleague, state and government databases, and other data repositories.
Collects data, validates, designs and compiles the College’s statistical handbook.
Assists in developing systems specifications and reporting structures pursuant to the changing reporting requirements of state and federal government agencies, including, but not limited to THECB and IPEDS reporting.
Assists in developing, updating and providing training materials to faculty, staff, and all constituents throughout the College to promote awareness and understanding in the Institutional Effectiveness processes and with collecting, interpreting and using data for further improvement.
Conducts and disseminates research pertaining to best practices in educational/institutional research.
Supports the accreditation process.
Assists with the process for systematic review and evaluation of the planning unit per the model adopted by the College, including the development and monitoring of outcomes and plans of action for improvement based on the assessment of those outcomes and plans.
Attends the workplace regularly, reports to work punctually and follows a work schedule to keep up with the demands of the worksite.
Completes duties and responsibilities in compliance with college standards, policies and guidelines.
Uses interpersonal skills and makes sound judgments to decide how duties and responsibilities are completed between coworkers, the supervisory chain, faculty, staff, students, and customers.
Completes all required training and professional development sessions sponsored by Texas Southmost College ( TSC ).
Promotes positive morale and teamwork within the functional unit and provides exceptional customer service to students, faculty and community.
Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing; defines problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draws valid conclusions; and effectively presents, as needed.
Supports the values and institutional goals as defined in the College’s Strategic Plan.
Performs other duties as assigned.