Job Title: INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH ANALYST - Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Deadline Date: Open Until Filled

Starting Date:

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Job Duties: Reporting to the Vice Provost for Institutional Research, the Institutional Analyst will:

• Compile and prepare narrative and statistical reports using institutional data extracted from various sources including, but not limited to, the university data warehouse. This will include writing queries and reports.

• Manage survey projects. Coordinate with survey provider to provide survey sample. Manage survey project line. Respond to questions from and/or correspond with survey participants as necessary. Run and distribute established internal and external reports. Work with other campus offices to develop and maintain university-wide survey calendar.

• Respond to special requests for statistical and analytical reports from the Vice Provost for Academic Programs, including analysis of budgetary information such as long-term change in income and expense lines, forecast of future budgetary needs, and development of budget models for new initiatives.

• Provide administrative support for the Vice Provost for Institutional Research. Maintain electronic calendar, schedule meetings, track survey deadlines and reporting schedules. Draft, prepare, distribute and follow-up on correspondence which is often confidential and extremely sensitive. Schedule and provide support for high-level committees including the Senior Advisory Group on Information Technology and the Faculty Committee on Library and Computing. Maintain files, screen mail, and handle and respond appropriately to inquiries.

• Manage Office of the Provost website using Roxen Content Management System and perform other duties as required.

Qualifications:
• Manage Office of the Provost website using Roxen Content Management System and perform other duties as required.

• BA/BS in behavioral/social science research, mathematics, information sciences, or related discipline and at least three to five years experience using statistical research methods.

• Strong analytical reasoning and problem solving skills, excellent writing skills, and the understanding of both descriptive and inferential statistics.

• Must have demonstrated ability to use a statistical software package (SAS, SPSS, Stata, etc.), Excel, Word, and PowerPoint, and demonstrated understanding of relational databases and/or SQL.

• Must also have the ability to compile, analyze and interpret data; informally communicate results in a clear and concise manner; organize, prioritize, and multi-task; maintain confidentiality; and work effectively in a group setting.

• Experience in a non-profit setting preferred.

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From: The Chronicle of Higher Education
Date posted: 10/06/2008