Part-Time Strategic Market Research Support

The Pennsylvania State University; Ferguson Township (PA); Remote; USD 28,000 - 41,000; Part time

Job summary

The Pennsylvania State University is seeking a strong market research part-time employee to support OSVPR units with 10-20 hours per week, assisting with market research, sector analysis, ROI and risk assessments, and development of baseline data for analytics strategies.

The role requires familiarity with open source data collection, Microsoft Office, and Penn State data platforms, and the ability to distill findings into concise reports for university administration.

Qualifications

• Understanding of market research and open source data collection and analysis using standard digital platforms.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft suite and Penn State data platforms.
• Background in market research, business analytics, SWOT analyses or related field.

Responsibilities

• conduct market research and industry sector analysis
• perform ROI and risk analysis
• identify key data sources and collect/analyze data for trends
• determine alignment with university strategies
• distill findings into concise written reports for administration
• summarize and present baselines to support analytics strategies

Skills

Market research

Data analysis

SWOT analysis

Open data collection

Microsoft Office

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Data platforms

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

The Office of Research Marketing & Communications within OSVPR (Office of the Senior Vice President for Research) is seeking a strong market research part-time employee to work approximately 10-20 hours per week helping to support key research for strategies within several of the OSVPR units.

Market research assignments will be needed within four key areas:

• Sector opportunities for business-development marketing
• Benchmarking with peer institutions to inform research strategies
• Data analysis to inform industry partnerships strategies
• Development of baseline data for analytics strategies

Duties include but are not limited to

• market research
• industry sector analysis
• ROI and risk analysis
• identification of key data sources
• collecting and analyzing data for trends (including SWOT analysis)
• determining alignment with university strategies
• strengths and competencies
• summarizing findings to produce reports

This position requires an understanding of market research and open source data collection and analysis using standard digital platforms, as well as the Microsoft suite of applications, and existing Penn State data platforms.

The position involves summarizing and distilling findings from a large amount of information into concise written products tailored to a university administration audience.

The ideal candidates will be persons with a background in the market research, business analytics, SWOT analyses, business, or a related field.

Must have US Citizenship.

An understanding of the U.S. university research landscape and federal funding environment is a plus.

This is a remote (or on-site) position with opportunities for local hires to join in-person meetings and team gatherings. Candidates should plan to be available for meetings during business hours (8-5, M-F), but a bulk of the work can be completed on a flexible schedule. The candidate should be self-directed with an ability to organize and prioritize their work to meet established deadlines.

Expected hours per week are 10-20.

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