"Mnscu Excluded Administrator 5 - Associate Director of Research"

Job Description

This position will be responsible for fulfilling all aspects of Federal and state institutional research reporting, including primarily IPEDS submissions. Working closely with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Operations, the Senior Research Analysts, System Office functional area personnel and campus IR staff, this position will assess potential sources of enterprise reporting data needed to fulfill reporting requirements and supervise the production of accurate and durable reporting files that will fulfill identified aspects of IPEDS reporting. Additionally, this individual will design and support data validation, troubleshooting of processes and individual data fields as needed. This position will serve as a national expert on IPEDS and may be assigned to internal or external work groups for the furtherance of this reporting as needed. As such, the individual in this role will provide definitive expertise for these content areas to all information technology, data governance and enterprise reporting efforts that use these metrics, data or definitions. This position will also provide periodic and on demand information statistical reporting on term metrics using existing record types to continue trend reporting as terms progress for Minnesota State leadership and communications personnel. This individual will also provide data to bond rating agencies such as Moody’s using methods applied in the past to provide continuous and uninterrupted metrics for Minnesota State objectives. This individual will also serve as the first responder for emergency requests on identifying students who may be involved in high profile incidents, upon whom the Chancellor and Executive leadership are asked to comment.

Salary Range

$87,098 - $139,466/annually

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree

Type and Length of Experience: Five (5) years of experience in demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated and highly complex research and analysis from project design to report construction. Two (2) years of experience with IPEDS data and reporting, to include developing institutional operational definitions to apply to IPEDS definitions and providing data. Demonstrated expertise in querying data from large and complex relational data sets (e.g., using tools such as TOAD, SQL queries, Access, etc.). Familiarity with federal and state data privacy and data practices requirements, i.e. FERPA, HIPAA. Demonstrated experience in designing data validation appropriate to the timing of data abstraction and census events, operational definitions and appropriate data sourcing. Demonstrated understanding of factors influencing higher education student enrollment and success. Ability to clearly communicate information, orally and in writing, to lay persons and professionals and able to work effectively with leadership at all levels throughout the organization. Demonstrated ability to work independently and in teams.

Preferred Qualification

Doctoral or other post-master’s degree

Type and Length of Experience: Seven (7) years of experience in demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated and highly complex research and analysis from project design to report construction. Two (2) or more years of experience specifically as an IPEDS Keyholder, Coordinator or State Coordinator at more than one level of institution (associate, baccalaureate, graduate, etc.). Experience with staging and uploading data such as that for IPEDS, OHE or similar, or use of the National Student Clearinghouse Student Tracker. Experience and expertise in developing and implementing reporting techniques for institutional research, student success and/or enrollment management at the postsecondary level. Experience with visualization/reporting software such as Tableau, SAS Visual Analytics or PowerBI. Experience in institutional research at the campus level or in working with teams from multiple functional areas in postsecondary education to perform research or evaluation.

Other Requirements

n/a

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Monday - Friday

Telework (Yes/No)

Yes

About Minnesota State

Minnesota State is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing talented employees who serve our 270,000 students each year throughout the state. We have a vibrant and diverse system of 33 colleges and universities with 14,567 dedicated faculty and staff focused on student success.

About Minnesota State Colleges and Universities, System Office

With its 31 institutions, including 24 two-year colleges and seven state universities, the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system is the largest single provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota. The colleges and universities operate 54 campuses in 47 Minnesota communities and serve about 250,000 students in credit-based courses. Overall, the system produces about 33,500 graduates each year. In addition to credit-based courses, the system offers customized training programs that serve about 153,200 employees from 6,000 Minnesota businesses each year. The law creating the system was passed by the Minnesota Legislature in 1991 and went into effect July 1, 1995. The law merged the state's community colleges, technical colleges and state universities into one system. The system is separate from the University of Minnesota.