Research

Middlebury College; Bread Loaf (VT); Hybrid; USD 67,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Dental benefits

Retirement matching

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off up to 34 days/yr

Educational assistance

MiddCard privileges

Job summary

Middlebury College seeks a Research & Data Analyst to support institutional research, assessment, and data-driven decision making. The role collects, analyzes, and communicates data; supports federal reporting; conducts survey research; and develops clear, actionable reports for internal and external audiences.

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible, onsite position in Middlebury, VT with partial remote flexibility. A bachelor’s degree and 3–5 years of relevant experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably quantitative with 3-5 years of relevant experience in institutional research, data analysis, assessment, or related area.
• Strong data management and analytical skills, including cleaning, standardizing, filtering, transforming, merging, and validating data for analysis and reporting.
• Strong quantitative reasoning and statistical skills for diverse institutional research questions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills to translate complex data into clear insights.
• Ability to tell a story with data, identify meaningful trends, and translate findings into actionable insights.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills to handle multiple priorities and deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Collect, extract, organize, and prepare data from internal and external sources for reporting and analytical projects.
• Analyze and interpret data to identify trends and insights; develop clear tables, charts, and dashboards; communicate findings to varied audiences.
• Assist with external reporting requirements, including CDS and IPEDS, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports on enrollment, degrees awarded, student outcomes, and other topics; ensure data quality and confidentiality.
• Maintain performance indicators and comparative data, providing regular updates and analyses.
• Design, administer, and analyze surveys with the team; support projects from question development to reporting.
• Present findings and recommendations through written reports, presentations, and dashboards.

Skills

Data analysis

Survey research

Reporting

Data visualization

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Research & Data Analyst

Working under the direction of the Director of Assessment andInstitutional Research, the Research and Data Analyst supportsinstitutional research, assessment, and data-informeddecision-making across Middlebury. The analyst collects, analyzes,and communicates institutional data; supports federal and externalreporting; conducts survey research; and develops clear, accurate,and actionable reports for internal and external audiences.

This is a full time, benefits eligible, salaried positionwith a hiring range of $67,120 - $75,522 per year. This role isbased onsite in Middlebury, VT but does permit partial remote workeach week.

Core Responsibilities

• Collect, extract, organize, and prepare data from a variety ofinstitutional and external sources for reporting and analyticalprojects. Merge, standardize, clean, and validate data to ensureaccuracy, consistency, and completeness.
• Analyze and interpret institutional data to identify trends,patterns, and key insights. Apply appropriate analytical andstatistical techniques; develop effective tables, charts, and otherdata visualizations; and assistwith creating a summary thatcommunicates findings clearly to audiences with varying levels oftechnical expertise.
• Assist with external reporting requirements, including standardfederal and external reports such as the Common Data Set (CDS) andIPEDS. Ensure reporting is accurate, consistent, and completedwithin established deadlines.
• Prepare recurring and ad hoc reports on enrollment, degreesawarded, student outcomes, and other institutional topics forinternal and external audiences. Complete requests for data in atimely manner while ensuring appropriate attention to data qualityand confidentiality.
• Maintain institutional performance indicators and comparativedata, including benchmarking and peer-institution information, andprovide regular updates and analyses for the Assessment andInstitutional Research team.
• Design, develop, administer, and analyze surveys incollaboration with members of the Assessment and InstitutionalResearch team and campus partners. Support survey projects fromquestion development and data collection through analysis andreporting.
• Communicate project status, findings, and recommendations tomembers of the Assessment and Institutional Research team. Presentinformation effectively through written reports, presentations,dashboards, and other appropriate formats.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, preferably in a quantitativerelated field, with 3-5 years of relevant experience ininstitutional research, data analysis, assessment, or a relatedarea.
• Strong data management and analytical skills, includingexperience cleaning, standardizing, filtering, transforming,merging, and validating data to create reliable datasets foranalysis and reporting.
• Strong quantitative reasoning and statistical skills, with theability to select and apply appropriate analytical approaches to avariety of institutional research questions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and visual communication skills,including the ability to translate complex or technical informationinto clear, accessible insights for audiences with varying levelsof data literacy.
• Ability to use data to tell a story, identify meaningfultrends, patterns, relationships, and key findings within large orcomplex datasets and translating those findings into actionableinsights.
• Strong organizational and project-management skills, with theability to manage multiple, competing, and changing prioritieswhile meeting firm deadlines and maintaining a high level ofaccuracy and attention to detail.
• Commitment to data quality and accuracy, with the ability toproduce high-quality reports and analyses in a fast-pacedenvironment where precision and timeliness are essential.
• Intellectual curiosity and strong problem-solving skills,including the ability to identify meaningful changes and patternsover time, ask thoughtful questions about data, and determineeffective approaches to new or ambiguous analyticalchallenges.

Other

An offer for this position is contingent upon successful completionof a criminal background check and references.

Benefits

As an employee of Middlebury College in Vermont, you will enjoybeing part of a vibrant supportive community. Middlebury offers its employees excellent compensation andcompetitive health, dental, life, disability, generous retirementmatching, and vision benefits, and a generous time-away program -up to 34 days per year, increasing as the term of servicelengthens. Employees are eligible for robust educational assistanceprograms. The result is a very high quality-of-life in a gorgeoussetting. Middlebury Colleges offers its employees excellentcompensation and other perks of employment including:

• MiddCard Privileges: access to athletic facilities, discountsat the college store, library privileges, and cultural and sportingevents. Spouses or domestic partners are eligible to receive a cardwith the same privileges.
• Discounts on season passes at Middlebury College's Snow Bowl,the Ralph Myhre Golf Course and the Rikert Outdoor Center.
• Access to our Partner Inclusion Program that provides comprehensive supportservices to the spouses and partners of Middlebury employees.
• A full listing of our benefit offerings can be found on ourwebsite or click to seesome of the other fun perks of working at Middlebury, whether in Middlebury, VT or Monterey, CA!

Middlebury College is an equal-opportunity employer wherediversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. To this end, theCollege recruits talented and diverse faculty, staff, and studentsfrom across the United States and around the world. MiddleburyCollege encourages applications from women, people of color, peoplewith disabilities, and members of other protected classes andhistorically underrepresented communities. The College also invitesapplications from individuals who demonstrate an ongoing commitmentto advancing diversity, equity, and inclusion in theworkplace.

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