"Data Analytics Specialist"

Data Analytics Specialist

Benefits of Working at UNCW:

Want to become a soaring UNCW Seahawk and work at one of the best universities on the East Coast? Want to put your toes in the sand after a day of work? The University of North Carolina Wilmington offers a wonderfully vibrant university community along with a beautiful location just miles from the beach. Employees of UNCW are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other programs, resources, policies, and practices that help to support a work/life balance. Our programs have been designed to provide a variety of choices to best fit your needs and the needs of your family. Full time employees are eligible for dental, vision and health insurance plans. Health insurance benefit plans eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available. Full time employees are also eligible for the tuition waiver program which covers the cost of tuition and fees for up to three (3) undergraduate or graduate courses per academic year at UNCW or any other university within the UNC System. In addition, UNCW covers the cost of tuition and fees for one UNCW course each summer session. As a full time employee, UNCW also offers a free membership to the Campus Recreation Center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, meditation and yoga sessions, voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays, 24 hours of paid community service leave time, paid vacation and sick leave accrual and family medical leave after 12 months of continuous service. We also offer an abundance of training and development programs through our Dare to Learn Academy, and the employee assistance program, many of which are offered free of charge.

Recruitment Range:

$77,700 - $86,250

Vacancy Number:

E1464

Location of Workplace:

Main UNCW Campus

Home Department:

Institutional Research & Planning - 31700

Division:

Academic Affairs - 30 Division

Primary Purpose of Organizational Unit:

The primary purpose of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning is to collect, maintain and provide official information about the University to meet both internal and external demands for mandated and ad hoc requests while also monitoring policies and processes related to space utilization, assessment and accreditation compliance. Both mandated and Ad hoc requests can be internal (i.e. an Academic Department or Faculty Senate) or external (i.e. UNC System Office, US News and World Report, IPEDS, Military Times) The Office is considered a university-wide resource as it provides information about and to all departments within the organization in some form or another. Strategically, the Office is charged with providing research expertise and strategies to study and measure issues within numerous areas on campus including but not limited to enrollment management; enrollment budget planning; student success; space planning and management, and student, faculty and staff satisfaction and perceptions. Institutional Research and Planning provides data literacy training on practical applications of UNCW strategic metrics, within a framework for making informed decisions, promoting workflow efficiency. The Office is purposed to ultimately provide the Chief Executive, the Chief Academic Officer and other institutional senior leaders with timely, accurate and relevant research to positively impact policy decision making across the University.

Brief Summary of Work for this Position:

The Data Analytics Specialist provides reporting, statistical analysis and visualizations that support strategic planning, student success tracking, enrollment management, accreditation, and federal and state compliance. This position conducts robust statistical analysis using advanced techniques for data modeling, predictive analytics, and cluster analysis. The Data Analytics Specialist leads efforts in reporting and analyzing data from National Student Clearinghouse and other datasets to inform decisions pertaining to student success metrics. This position publishes data visualizations related to student retention, graduation, persistence, and achievement. This position also provides reports related to student credit hour production for academic colleges and departments. The Specialist is expected to serves on committees related to student success as needed, and provide training and education to improve organizational data literacy and use of data.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (e.g., Data Analytics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Systems, or related discipline) with a minimum of two years of relevant experience; or an equivalent combination of education and experience. All degrees must be from appropriately accredited universities and colleges.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills & Experience:

• Master's degree earned or in progress from an accredited institution in a relevant field.
• Data Science experience.
• Experience in higher education.
• Expertise using report writing software such as SQL Server Reporting Services.
• Expertise using SQL programming language in a SQL editor environment.
• Experience with student information systems like Banner or Peoplesoft.
• Demonstrated ability to teach and train administrators, faculty, staff, and students on subjects related to data science, analytics, and data literacy.
• Demonstrated knowledge of statistical analysis tools (such as SAS and SPSS) as well as programming languages commonly used for data analysis (including Python and R).
• Demonstrated knowledge of business intelligence tools such as SAS Visual Analytics, Tableau, or Power BI.
• Expertise developing queries using relational databases.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data analytics and research principles and study design.
• Demonstrated ability to work on multi-functional project teams.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.

FTE:

1.0 FTE (40 hours per week)

Months Per Year:

12 Months

Type of Position:

Permanent

Job Posting Date:

12/12/2025

Posting Close Date:

1/16/2026