Institutional Research & Analytics Specialist

San José State University; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 72,551 - 75,475; Full time

Job summary

San José State University seeks an Institutional Research Analyst III to support diverse research projects, data gathering, analysis, and reporting, contributing to accreditation and institutional requirements. You will manage data, write queries, and develop dashboards, collaborating with IRSA and campus stakeholders to drive data literacy and informed decision-making.

The role involves complex analyses, cross-training, and ensuring data accuracy and usability for university priorities, with

Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college; additional qualifying professional experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis.
• Three years of progressively responsible technical research or statistical experience including or supplemented by one year in the interpretation and graphic presentation of data. Graduate study in the social sciences, economics, mathematics, statistics, public or business administration or engineering may be substituted for the required experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

• Report institutional data to internal and external organizations related to institutional or system priorities, mandated or required information, and accreditation requirements.
• Inventory and manage data and research requests, and identify the appropriate group, support, and resources needed to ensure the requirements for the request will be addressed.
• Develop and/or provide expertise related to appropriate theoretical frameworks, research designs, and methodological approaches to facilitate producing research studies that present timely, relevant, and consequential findings and insights.
• Consult and provide expertise related to available and appropriate data to meet requirements for requests as well as provide guidance to ensure findings and results are interpreted and described accurately.
• Design and conduct relevant data analyses by applying appropriate research methodologies and statistical techniques related to the requirements outlined for each project.
• Perform quality checks on own work and the work of other contributors, when applicable.
• Maintain and build relevant dashboards that are comprehensive and accessible for consumers to use.
• Apply various data visualization techniques to develop user-friendly reports, dashboards, and presentations to communicate key trends related to various topics that highlight strategic initiatives at the institutional and system levels including assigned projects.

Skills

Data analysis

SQL queries

Data visualization

Stakeholder comms

Python/R

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

PeopleSoft

Campus Data Warehouse

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

SPSS

SAS

R

Job description

San José State University seeks an Institutional Research Analyst III to support diverse research projects, data gathering, analysis, and reporting, contributing to accreditation and institutional requirements. You will manage data, write queries, and develop dashboards, collaborating with IRSA and campus stakeholders to drive data literacy and informed decision-making.

The role involves complex analyses, cross-training, and ensuring data accuracy and usability for university priorities, with