Data Analyst, College of Liberal Arts

The University of Texas at Austin; Utah; On-site; USD 63,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas at Austin’s College of Liberal Arts seeks a Data Analyst to support strategic planning and forecasting through data access, organization, analysis and reporting. You will work with the Dean and multiple departments to develop indicators, prepare publications and dashboards.

Responsibilities include data gathering from university sources, cleaning and merging data, creating reports, and developing visualization strategies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative social science or related field or experience.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel), Python, R, and AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT, and/or similar).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey information in person, and over email.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and data sources as needed.
• Exhibit patience, attentiveness, knowledge, flexibility, trustworthiness, positivity, tenacity, guidance, and willingness to collaborate.
• Appreciation of confidentiality requirements surrounding the use of sensitive data.

Responsibilities

• Generate, gather, and analyze data from University and external data systems and sources.
• Collect, merge, clean, document, and otherwise prepare data from multiple disparate sources to generate reports/analyses.
• Advise, identify measures, build infrastructure and framework for collection of key indicators, organize results and interpretation, and steward the successful submission of college-level assessments and student outcomes.
• Design and carry out data collection strategies from a general problem statement or objectives.
• Support automation of routine data processes to reduce manual effort and minimize the risk of errors in recurring data workflows.
• Prepare charts and graphs to facilitate presentation and interpretation of data.
• Develop data visualization strategies.
• Plan, develop and coordinate publication of annual statistical reports.
• Identify, explore, and document legacy and new sources for data.
• Research best practice and alternative solutions to current data management and analysis applications.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Skills

MS Excel

Python

R

AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT)

Education

Bachelor's degree in quantitative social science or related field

Tools

STATA

SPSS

UT Mainframe DEFINE

Workday

FileMaker Pro

Cognos

Budget Update Document (BUD)

Job description

Job Posting Title: Data Analyst, College of Liberal Arts

Hiring Department: College of Liberal Arts

Position Open To: All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40

FLSA Status: Exempt from FLSA

Earliest Start Date: Immediately

Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2028

Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS

Job Details

General Notes: What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards For more information about the College of Liberal Arts, please visit: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/ Our college seeks to build a supportive, growth-minded community and cultivate outstanding and courageous leaders. For more information on the college staff leadership academy, please visit: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/resources-for-faculty-staff/staff-leadership-academy/ For more information on college staff professional development, please visit: https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/larc/Staff+Professional+Development+Fund This is a two year, fixed term position.

Purpose

Work with the Dean and the various teams (Academic and Faculty Affairs, Career Services, Finance, Graduate Education, Human Resources, Research, Student Affairs) to provide support for College-level strategic, programmatic, and financial planning and forecasting through access, organization, analysis and reporting of data.

Responsibilities

• Generate, gather, and analyze data from University and external data systems and sources.
• Collect, merge, clean, document, and otherwise prepare data from multiple disparate sources to generate reports/analyses.
• Advise, identify measures, build infrastructure and framework for collection of key indicators, organize results and interpretation, and steward the successful submission of college-level assessments and student outcomes.
• Design and carry out data collection strategies from a general problem statement or objectives.
• Support automation of routine data processes to reduce manual effort and minimize the risk of errors in recurring data workflows.
• Prepare charts and graphs to facilitate presentation and interpretation of data.
• Develop data visualization strategies.
• Plan, develop and coordinate publication of annual statistical reports.
• Identify, explore, and document legacy and new sources for data.
• Research best practice and alternative solutions to current data management and analysis applications.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in quantitative social science or related field or experience.
• Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel), Python, R, and AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT, and/or similar).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey information in person, and over email.
• Ability and willingness to learn new systems and data sources as needed.
• Exhibit patience, attentiveness, knowledge, flexibility, trustworthiness, positivity, tenacity, guidance, and willingness to collaborate.
• Appreciation of confidentiality requirements surrounding the use of sensitive data.
• Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience and success in retrieving, organizing and using data in a university setting.
• Experience working at UT Austin with thorough knowledge of university data systems.
• Experience and proficiency with other statistical or data processing software (such as STATA, SPSS, etc.).
• Ability to work with UT Mainframe (DEFINE) and other financial accounting systems, including Workday.
• Experience working with FileMaker Pro, Cognos, and Budget Update Document (BUD).
• Experience transferring data from UT Systems to desktop applications and data visualization applications.

Salary Range

$62,500+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions. Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation. Use of manual dexterity.

Employment Eligibility

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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 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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