What are the responsibilities and job description for the Institutional Research Analyst position at State University of New York, Cortland?
The Institutional Research Analyst will support the functions of Institutional Research and Analysis (IRA). In general, IRA provides university-wide data support, reporting and analysis in ways that support the mission of SUNY Cortland. Data used by IRA comes from a variety of sources and systems and is used for multiple purposes, including informing decision making and institutional planning, assisting the evaluation of academic, student support, and administrative programs, fulfilling mandated reporting to internal and external stakeholders, and meeting other data requests.
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Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
What makes SUNY Cortland a great place to work?
- Our positions provide predictable salary progressions, and many offer permanency.
- Generous benefits include health, dental, and vision insurance, various retirement program options, paid family leave and/or parental leaves, flexible spending and dependent care accounts, long term disability and tuition reimbursement.
- SUNY Cortland prioritizes work-life balance and well-being in all forms. The university’s state-of-the-art Student Life Center is free for employees to use, with membership options for families. SUNY Cortland’s Child Care Center welcomes the children of employees and community members, as space allows. Alternate work schedules are available with a supervisor’s approval.
- Professional development opportunities exist through training, continuing education programs, tuition reimbursement and conference travel, based on funding.
- Cortland County and surrounding areas offer easy access to arts, entertainment, outdoor recreation and much more. Experience Cortland dives deep into the region’s offerings
Major Responsibilities
- Extract, collect, and gather institutional data from a variety of sources
- Analyze institutional data to support completion of data requests
- Report or share institutional data to internal and external stakeholders as appropriate and needed
- Support administration and analysis of surveys managed by IRA (e.g., SUNY SSS, NSSE/FSSE, SUNY SVP), which includes creating and distributing promotional materials and/or generating summary reports of survey responses
- Assist in completion of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) report series
- Assist in completion of the NY State Education Department (NYSED) report series
- Assist in completion of annually mandated SUNY reports (e.g., Survey of Non-Credit Instructional Activity)
- Generate routinely produced internal reports (e.g., enrollment, retention, graduation)
- Lead completion of the annual Common Data Set and affiliated requests to external stakeholders (e.g., US News, College Board, Princeton Review)
Functional and Supervisory Relationships
- Reports to the Director of Institutional Research
- Works closely with offices within the Academic Affairs division and throughout the campus
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- Minimum 2 years of experience with MS Office Suite of applications, including advanced techniques and features of Excel (e.g., pivot tables, lookup formulas, charts)
- Experience conducting statistical analyses and with software or platforms for statistical analysis (e.g., SPSS, SAS, R)
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree
- Experience working in higher education
- Experience with administrative student information systems, preferably Banner
- Experience with survey design platforms (e.g., SelectSurvey, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey)
- Experience with SQL or similar programming languages
- Experience with computer database systems and reporting/extraction tools (eg, Argos)
- Experience with qualitative techniques of data analysis
About the University
A top public university of approximately 6,600 students located in the geographic center of New York State, SUNY Cortland provides accessible, affordable education to students from across the U.S. body. One of 13 comprehensive universities in the State University of New York system, SUNY Cortland prides itself on its rigorous undergraduate and graduate programs in the liberal arts, sciences, education, and professional studies. For more than 150 years, SUNY Cortland has provided unmistakable value for students seeking a well-rounded academic, athletic, and social experience. The University ranks among the top campuses in the nation on Money magazine’s “Best Colleges for Your Money List,” fields a powerhouse Division III athletics program and boasts an impressive network of alumni making a difference in education, business, government, fitness, medicine and many other fields.
EEO Statement
The State University of New York at Cortland is an Affirmative Action/Equal Employment Opportunity/Americans with Disabilities Act (AA/EEO/ADA) employer. The university actively seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would enrich the diversity of the university.
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