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Working Title:
Research Associate - Research Analysis Spec
Institution:
Normandale Community College
Classification Title:
Research Analysis Spec
Bargaining Unit / Union:
214: Minnesota Association of Professional Employees
City:
Bloomington
FLSA:
Non Job Exempt
Full Time / Part Time:
Full time
Employment Condition:
Classified - Unlimited
Salary Range:
$28.75 - $42.16 We are a proud equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, and we seek applicants with deep connections to the cultural communities to which our students belong. We actively seek and encourage applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and individuals with protected veteran status.
Classification: Research Analysis Specialist
Unlimited, Full-time
8:00 AM to 4:30 PM (Monday – Friday)
*A flexible work schedule may be approved with up to two days remote work per week (if applicable)
Salary Range: Hourly from $28.75 to $42.16; Annually from $60,030 to $88,030
* Salary placement is dependent on education and experience
(Please note that a different range may be displayed elsewhere in this post due to a glitch, this is the correct range.)
The vacancy is posted online from Friday October 23 to Thursday November 12 at 11:59pm
THE POSITION AND THE DEPARTMENT
This position conducts institutional research to facilitate data-informed decision-making and support student success and institutional effectiveness at the college. This position will design and conduct research studies and novel real-time data analytics that integrate new and existing data to generate insight and forecasts about student learning, enrollment, retention, completion, and college operations. This position will also provide technical advice and assistance to professional co-workers that includes research design, data integration, statistical analysis, data visualization, and communication of research results.
This position will actively advance the college’s strategic goals, including to achieve equity in educational outcomes and to support a culturally responsive and service-oriented culture, through individual and departmental efforts.
YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum:
Two years of current institutional or educational research experience designing research, developing analysis plans, statistically analyzing educational data and communicating data results
Demonstrated experience in R or other statistical analysis package (e.g., Stata, SAS), including the writing of code to execute analytic commands
Demonstrated knowledge of large and complex database structures and experience querying such databases
Knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistical methods and basic predictive models sufficient to select and use procedures appropriate to problems and to interpret results
Demonstrated experience visualizing and sharing data in Power BI
Preferred:
Masters in social science, computer science, statistics or related field
Three years of current experience statistically analyzing educational data
Familiarity with qualitative research methods
Familiarity with higher education policies, procedures and standards
Familiarity with Minnesota State data systems i.e., ISRS, REPL
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, Teams, PowerPoint, PowerQuery
Strong oral and written communication skills, including the ability to prepare clear and concise reports and presentations
Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities
Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver and foster collaborative, culturally responsive and equity-minded services and working relationships
Knowledge of or interest in learning data retrieval in business object-related enterprise information system, i.e., Workday
WHY NORMANDALE
Normandale is the largest community college in the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system, annually serving almost 17,000 students from…