Data Analyst

The University of Mississippi; Mississippi; On-site; USD 62,000 - 94,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Mississippi seeks a Data Analyst I/II to support institutional research by collecting, retrieving, transforming, analyzing, validating, and reporting institutional data. The role contributes to effectiveness and decision-making, prepares internal and external responses, and supports survey and data governance efforts.

This position is not eligible for remote work and reports to the Director of Institutional Research within Institutional Research, Effectiveness, & Planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required).
• Relevant experience.
• Ability to complete work with a high degree of accuracy.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Ability to examine data critically.
• Ability to contribute to improvement of data sources, data visualizations, and use of data by stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit accurate, timely institutional reports for multiple agencies.
• Coordinate campus data collection for external data requests and questionnaires.
• Perform statistical analyses using SAS, SPSS, R, and other methods.
• Use SQL, Excel, and Tableau to transform data and perform complex operations.
• Maintain datasets and reporting structures used for institutional reporting.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external data requests.

Skills

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Data analysis

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Relevant experience

Tools

SAS

SPSS

R

SQL

Excel

Tableau

PostgreSQL

Ellucian Insights/Reporting and Analytics

Job description

The University of Mississippi seeks a Data Analyst I/II to support institutional research by collecting, retrieving, transforming, analyzing, validating, and reporting institutional data. The role contributes to effectiveness and decision-making, prepares internal and external responses, and supports survey and data governance efforts.

Key Responsibilities

• Prepare and submit accurate, timely institutional reports for the Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning, the federal government, university administration, and other external agencies.
• Coordinate campus data collection with partners to complete external data requests, reports, and questionnaires.
• Perform statistical analyses across a range of institutional data using tools such as SAS, SPSS, R, and other analytical methods.
• Use SQL, Excel, and Tableau to execute data transformations and other complex operations.
• Maintain datasets and reporting structures used for institutional reporting.
• Serve as a point of contact for internal and external data requests, including time-critical ad-hoc requests.
• Complete questionnaires for outside agencies on behalf of the university.
• Provide historical research information for statistical studies and ad-hoc requests.
• Facilitate the submission and analysis of national surveys for the university.
• Coordinate and participate in assigned special and recurring projects, including planning, development, implementation, and evaluation.
• Respond to data requests from multiple constituents and act as a liaison to academic and non-academic departments as needed.
• Collect, analyze, and manage data from enterprise systems to support reporting, compliance, and operational decision-making.
• Prepare, interpret, and communicate complex statistical information in writing, verbally, and graphically for diverse audiences.
• Support data governance by documenting reporting definitions, identifying data-quality concerns, and working with data owners and subject-matter experts to validate institutional data and promote consistent reporting.
• Handle institutional data in accordance with FERPA and other applicable university policies and regulations.
• Document data definitions, sources, methodologies, validation procedures, and reporting processes used for assigned reports, dashboards, surveys, and data requests.
• Use SQL to query, join, transform, and validate data in a relational database environment, preferably PostgreSQL.
• Combine and validate data from Ellucian Insights/Reporting and Analytics and other institutional sources to support reporting and analysis.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (required)
• Relevant experience
• Ability to complete work with a high degree of accuracy
• Strong attention to detail
• Ability to examine data critically
• Ability to contribute to improvement of data sources, data visualizations, and use of data by stakeholders

Department and Reporting Line

This position is part of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, & Planning and reports directly to the Director of Institutional Research.

Work Arrangement

This position is not eligible for remote work.

Interview Accommodation Notice

Any candidate called for an interview must notify the Department of Equal Opportunity/Regulatory Compliance in writing of any reasonable accommodation needed prior to the date of the interview.

Background Investigation

UM conducts background investigations for applicants being considered for employment, including a criminal history record check, and when appropriate, a financial (credit) report or driving history check.

Substitution Policy

• An equivalent combination of related experience and education may be considered for this role.
• Substitutions of the required experience or education will be assessed on a 1:1 substitution basis.

Compensation

$62,441.60 - $93,641.60

Technologies

SAS, SPSS, R, SQL, Excel, Tableau, PostgreSQL, Ellucian Insights/Reporting and Analytics

Location and Salary Details

University, MS (onsite)

Salary: USD 62,441 - 93,641 per yearly

Minimum experience: 3 years