Senior Institutional Research & Analytics Consultant (Hybrid)

Airweb; Indiana; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Notre Dame’s Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy (IRIS) seeks a Senior Institutional Research Analyst & Consultant to design studies, lead analytics, and guide data-driven decisions for senior leadership and the Board of Trustees. You’ll pair rigorous research design with AI-enabled analysis, collaborating with campus partners to craft surveys and data strategies.

You will lead multiple data domains, produce dashboards and reports for executives, and mentor junior

Qualifications

• Three or more years of experience in data analysis, institutional research, survey research, or a related field.
• Strong grounding in research design and quantitative methods (e.g., regression and multivariate analysis, parametric and nonparametric statistics).
• Experience preparing and integrating complex data from multiple sources.
• Eagerness to learn and apply AI and other emerging analytic tools, with sound judgment about verifying results.
• Ability to manage multiple projects independently and meet deadlines.
• Commitment to confidentiality and ethical data practices.

Responsibilities

• Independently design and carry out studies that answer leaders' questions, choosing the research design, data sources, and statistical methods.
• Consult with campus partners to clarify their information needs, scope requests, and recommend data collection strategies, including surveys.
• Use AI, automation, and other cutting-edge tools to streamline analysis and reporting, and share what works with the team.
• Serve as the lead analyst for one or more data domains (e.g., students, faculty, courses, or surveys), including recurring reporting and external submissions.
• Turn findings into clear reports, dashboards, and presentations for the Executive Officers, senior administrators, and the Board of Trustees.
• Guide and train other analysts, and represent the University with consortia and data-sharing partners.

Skills

Research design

Quantitative methods

Project management

Communication to non-analysts

AI and emerging analytic tools

Education

Advanced degree in statistics/economics/quantitative social sciences

Tools

R

Python

SQL

Tableau

Job description

University of Notre Dame’s Institutional Research, Innovation, and Strategy (IRIS) seeks a Senior Institutional Research Analyst & Consultant to design studies, lead analytics, and guide data-driven decisions for senior leadership and the Board of Trustees. You’ll pair rigorous research design with AI-enabled analysis, collaborating with campus partners to craft surveys and data strategies.

You will lead multiple data domains, produce dashboards and reports for executives, and mentor junior