Research Analyst

Research Analyst

Internal Position Title: Research Analyst

Posting Number: S02038

Department:: Institutional Effect/Plan/Rsrc

Position Type: Staff

Job Family: Specialist

Summary:
The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that currently includes BlueCross/BlueShield of Illinois health, Delta dental and Superior vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a four-day work week in the summer (Fridays off!), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year.

CLC is a comprehensive community college located in northeastern Illinois committed to being an innovative educational institution providing life-changing paths for our students by offering exceptional learning experiences.

The college is widely recognized for student success, business and community partnerships and for the achievements of our faculty, staff and alumni.

The Research Analyst position supports all key functions of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research in fulfillment of its departmental mission to uphold the college's culture of inquiry and evidence-based decision-making and partner with all areas of the college to identify strategic opportunities and advance efforts toward achieving institutional excellence. Key departmental functions include: Assessment & Evaluation, Continuous Improvement, Compliance, Institutional Research, Planning, and Office Administration. The Research Analyst primarily supports these key functions by compiling, analyzing, and reporting on data as well as by providing consultative and technical support to college stakeholders on the design of research studies and the interpretation and use of data. The work of the Research Analyst helps to inform college planning and decision-making, assess the effectiveness of college initiatives, and fulfill reporting requirements of state and federal agencies and the regional accrediting body.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with emphasis in statistics, psychology, economics, education, social sciences, or a related field.
• Minimum of two (2) years career experience performing educational, social, or market research analytics.
• Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Familiarity with state and federal economic, population, and educational data sources.
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize work and handle multiple tasks and deadlines. Ability to adapt to competing and shifting priorities.
• Meticulous attention to detail, commitment to analytical rigor and intellectual honesty.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, particularly Excel and Word; and SPSS.
• Ability to maintain discretion in sharing sensitive or confidential information in compliance with federal law, college policy, and departmental directives.
• Ability to perform this work in an office environment, with or without reasonable accommodations.
• Proven ability to work effectively and constructively with persons of diverse cultures, language groups, and abilities; demonstrate sensitivity to and ability to work with the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities; establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

Desired Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in relevant field from accredited institution.
• Five (5) or more years of relevant career experience.
• Familiarity with a variety of databases, especially PeopleSoft (or other student information systems), credit reporting agency data, and other industry data sources.
• Experience using mapping software (e.g. Arc GIS), as well as other data visualization software.
• Experience presenting complex findings in a compelling and entertaining way to lay and technical audiences.
• Experience using survey tools such as Qualtrics.
• Experience writing and conducting data queries.
• Engagement in professional, scholarly associations.

Posting Date: 11/15/2022

Closing Date:

Expected Start Date:

Special Instructions Summary: Foreign transcripts must include a U.S. evaluation and translation.

Pay Rate: $47,488

Full-Time/Part-Time: Full Time

Location Grayslake

Total Hours Per Week: 40.00

Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday8:00 am - 4:30pm

Software Testing Required: Excel, MS Word, Powerpoint

Interview Process Requirements: Writing Samples

EEO Statement:
The College of Lake County is an equal opportunity employer and has a strong commitment to diversity. In that spirit, it seeks a broad spectrum of candidates including minorities, women and people with disabilities.

Summary of Essential Functions:
Student/Customer Service (50%)

1) Support the department in fulfilling its institutional research and decision support functions by completing ad-hoc data requests and standard projects from design to reporting as assigned.2) Support the department in fulfilling its compliance function by assisting in the preparation and checking of data for state and federal reports, regional accreditation requirements, and other compliance-related activities.3) Support the department in fulfilling its assessment and evaluation functions by assisting with the design, administration, and analysis of survey and focus group research, course evaluations, and program evaluation activities.4) Support the department in fulfilling its continuous improvement function by assisting with data and research components of the department review processes and other institutional initiatives.5) Support the department in fulfilling its data function by helping to maintain data tools and software and conducting data validation and quality assurance activities as needed.6) Support all department functions by analyzing data using Excel, SPSS, and the college’s data warehouse in relation to qualitative and quantitative research activities; manage large datasets.
Technology Support (40%)

1) Contribute to a data-informed culture by providing consultative and technical assistance to college stakeholders (i.e., individuals, committees, project teams) on research design, statistical tools, analytical methods and software, and interpretation of research findings.2) Contribute to a data-informed culture by designing and preparing visually appealing and informative statistical tables, charts, graphs, and other illustrations to facilitate the interpretation of research findings.3) Contribute to a data-informed culture by writing reports and preparing presentations for various audiences to facilitate the communication of research findings to college stakeholders.4) Contribute to the value of Excellence by verifying the quality and accuracy of data and reports prepared by other members of the IEPR team.5) Contribute to the department’s continuous improvement efforts by assisting in the development and documentation of research and data methodologies and processes.

Other (10%)

1) Contribute to a collaborative culture at the college through active participation on committees and project teams in support of college initiatives.

To apply, visit https://jobs.clcillinois.edu/postings/22001



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