Data Systems Specialist - Educational Analytics & APR

University of Nebraska – Lincoln; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 42,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

University of Nebraska–Lincoln seeks a Data Systems Specialist to manage participant records, validate applications, and develop reporting tools for program evaluation. You will work closely with ETS staff to ensure accurate data handling and timely APR preparation.

You will build assessment tools, forecasts, and lists to support service goals and program impact reporting. This role emphasizes data stewardship and collaboration across five service areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in education, social sciences, data science, information systems, statistics, or related field.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in data management, program evaluation, or institutional research in an educational setting.
• Demonstrated experience in federal program reporting.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the ETS database administrator, maintaining the participant records.
• Accurately process and validate applications, profiles, and service documentation.
• Build and implement assessment tools that measure how our programming is actually working.
• Develop reports, forecasting, and prospective student lists that keep the project on track toward its service goals.
• Lead data preparation for the federal government required Annual Performance Report (APR).

Skills

Data management

Program evaluation

Institutional research

Federal reporting

Education

Bachelor degree in education, social sciences, data science, information systems, statistics, or related field

Master’s degree in education, social sciences, data science, information systems, statistics, or related field

Job description

University of Nebraska–Lincoln seeks a Data Systems Specialist to manage participant records, validate applications, and develop reporting tools for program evaluation. You will work closely with ETS staff to ensure accurate data handling and timely APR preparation.

You will build assessment tools, forecasts, and lists to support service goals and program impact reporting. This role emphasizes data stewardship and collaboration across five service areas.