Career Success Reporting and Insights Graduate Assistant

University of Texas; Utah; On-site; USD 33,062,000 - 38,573,000; Part time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin is seeking a Career Success Reporting and Insights Graduate Assistant on the UT Austin campus. You will work with the Director and Associate Director to collect, clean, analyze, and visualize data related to student outcomes and career trends.

The role requires graduate student status, strong Excel and BI tool skills, and the ability to communicate insights to diverse stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Graduate student with experience in data coding, analysis and visualization.
• Enrolled in at least 9 credit hours and in good academic standing.
• Advanced Excel and MS Office skills; BI software experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Clean, operate and manage data through the 12twenty@Texas and other platforms.
• Analyze career, experiential learning, and employer data; develop reports and visualizations.
• Support bespoke assessment design, survey programming, or data pipeline projects.
• Prepare presentations and professional development materials; document processes.

Skills

Data analysis

Data visualization

Excel

Tableau

Power BI

SPSS

SQL

R

Education

Graduate student status in good standing

Tools

Tableau

Power BI

Excel

SPSS

SQL

R

Job description

Job Posting Title: Career Success Reporting and Insights Graduate Assistant ---- Hiring Department: Career Success ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 20 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Aug 16, 2026 ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2026 ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details: Purpose Career Success Reporting and Insights team’s mission is to communicate the benefits of UT by reporting how students’ experiences impact their professional development and career outcomes. The Reporting and Insights Graduate Assistant will play a vital role in accomplishing this mission. More specifically, the Graduate Assistant will work with the Director and Associate Director and assist with data collection, cleaning, analyses and visualizations. Researching market trends is also an important aspect of this role to benchmark how Longhorns compare to students at peer institutions.

Responsibilities Clean, operate and manage data through the 12twenty@Texas and other Career Success platform Analyze career, experiential learning, and employer data Develop reports and data visualizations to inform Career Success and its stakeholders of various career outcomes and trends Support special initiatives, such as bespoke assessment design, survey programming, or data pipeline projects Collect data from external sources Prepare presentations and professional development materials Attend team meetings Document processes for future replication and enhancement

Required Qualifications Graduate student with experience in data coding, analysis and visualization with interest in career outcomes Must be enrolled in at least 9 credit hours, and in good academic standing Strong organizational skills with attention to detail Advanced skills with Excel and experience with other Microsoft Office suite products Experience with business intelligence software (Tableau and Power BI) Knowledge of social science research and quantitative methods Ability to work independently and meet deadlines Strong written and oral communication skills Strong interpersonal skills, inquisitive nature, collaborative spirit, and initiative-taker Ability to work in a start-up environment, where deadlines and projects evolve Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications Experience with statistical software such as SPSS, SQL, R, etc. Confidence in translating ambiguous questions and messy data into actionable insights for non-technical stakeholders Knowledge of career literature Demonstrated strategic thinking skills

Salary Range $25.00/hour

Working Conditions Work to be performed in typical office environment and on hybrid basis

Required Materials

Resume/CV A 1-2 paragraph answer to the following prompt: “Please describe a time when you had to analyze a complex or messy dataset. What was the central question you were trying to answer, what steps did you take, and how did you translate your findings into a clear, actionable insight for a non-technical audience?”

• Sample of data analysis work - E.g. data visualization, dashboard, 1-pager.

Employment Eligibility: Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_non-acad_employment.html#cond_SNAEmp

Retirement Plan Eligibility: Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity Employer: The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

Pay Transparency: The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

Employment Eligibility Verification: If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form. You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States. Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment. Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

E-Verify: The University of Texas at Austin use E-Verify to check the work authorization of all new hires effective May 2015. The university’s company ID number for purposes of E-Verify is 854197. For more information about E-Verify, please see the following: E-Verify Poster (English and Spanish) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (English) [PDF] Right to Work Poster (Spanish) [PDF]

Compliance: Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act) and Title 42. If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031. The Clery Act requires all prospective employees be notified of the availability of the Annual Security and Fire Safety report. You may access the most recent report here or obtain a copy at University Compliance Services, 1616 Guadalupe Street, UTA 2.206, Austin, Texas 78701.

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