Research & Data Analyst

University of South Florida•Tampa, FL

3d•$60,000 - $65,000

About The Position

The University Performance and Survey Analytics (UPSA) unit in the USF Office of Decision Support routinely: (1) provides data to and analyzes data from organizations that are interested in higher education performance metrics, and (2) conducts survey research on the student population. Senior university leadership utilizes information about USF’s performance and the student experience in strategic efforts to improve USF’s competitive advantage in the marketplace of higher education. The Research & Data Analyst will contribute to the work of the University Performance & Survey Analytics Team by: Collecting and managing data from various USF offices. Performing analyses on university rankings and survey data for routine and ad hoc reports. Creating data visualizations using Power BI. Creating and maintaining documentation. Reporting data and complex information in a non-technical manner.

Requirements

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree in a field directly related to the research or data analysis responsibilities and a minimum of one year of research experience; or a Master’s degree in one of the same fields.
Progressively responsible work experience may substitute for the college on a year for year basis.
Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree.
The Florida Senate (https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2023/1310) is conditional upon meeting all employment eligibility requirements in the U.S.
A public employer may include a postsecondary degree as a baseline requirement only as an alternative to the number of years of direct experience required, not to exceed: (a) Two years of direct experience for an associate degree; (b) Four years of direct experience for a bachelor’s degree; (c) Six years of direct experience for a master’s degree; (d) Seven years of direct experience for a professional degree; or (e) Nine years of direct experience for a doctoral degree
Related work experience may not substitute for any required licensure, certification, or registration required for the position of employment as established by the public employer and indicated in the advertised description of the position of employment.
Minimum Qualifications that require a high school diploma are exempt from SB 1310.
Strong critical thinking, organization, and communication skills.
Strong ability to collect, organize, and analyze data.
Professional experience working with analytical software and languages (e.g., SPSS, SAS, MS SQL, etc.).
Strong ability to present complex material orally and in writing.
Strong ability to interpret data to audiences of varying skillsets.
Ability to work independently as a member of a team with varying skillsets.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in social science (e.g., Psychology, Public Health), data science, business intelligence, or related field.
Professional experience with Qualtrics or other survey software.
Professional experience with Power BI or other Business Intelligence software.
Professional experience with Microsoft SQL databases.
Professional experience with SPSS.
Experience working in a data-oriented position in a higher education setting, preferably in an Institutional Research type of office.
Experience with analyzing higher education data from various third-party sources (e.g., US News, IPEDS, etc.).
Experience with submitting data to external organizations (e.g., US News, Common Data Set, Peterson’s, etc.).