Assessment and Data Analyst Specialist I

Job Title

Assessment and Data Analyst Specialist I

Agency

Texas A&M International University

Department

Institutional Assessment, Research, & Planning

Proposed Minimum Salary

$21.11 hourly

Job Location

Laredo, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Job Summary

The Assessment and Data Analytics Specialist I, under general supervision, will coordinate the development and distribution of academic assessment and institutional effectiveness reports and related analytics. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists programs with design, implementation, and revision of assessment processes, with an emphasis on planning and evaluating student learning outcomes.

• Edits, formats, and organizes testing documents.

• Performs statistical analysis on testing data and consults with subject matter experts.

• Coordinates and leads program meetings. Interprets technical information and plans, develops, and updates technical documents.

• Provides evaluation system orientation. Trains course directors and others on how to access and review course data.

• Conducts, evaluates, and reports on course, student, and instructor evaluations.

This document represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. Other duties may be assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain the utilization of technology to support academic assessment and institutional effectiveness processes across the institution.

• Implementation of testing documents, such as test banks, skill sheets and processes.

• Coordinates the established review and maintenance process for all testing documents to include formatting and editing.

• Assist in providing visual analysis by creating assessment and effectiveness dashboards based on the data and information collected through the assessment and effectiveness process. Add Additional Responsibilities here

Minimum Requirements

• Education – Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, Education, Mathematics or Computer Science.

• Experience – Three years of related assessment and/or analytics experience.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.

Preferred Education and Experience

• Education - Master’s in Accounting, Education, Mathematics, or Computer Science.

• Experience - Three years of related assessment and/or analytics experience.

Knowledge and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Word processing and spreadsheet applications.

Ability to:

• Multitask and work cooperatively with others.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Effective leadership, organizational, analytical, and interpersonal skills.

• Think critically.

• Detail oriented.

Preferred Knowledge and Abilities

Experience with

• A statistical software package (SAS or SPSS ) and business intelligence software (Microsoft Power BI).

• Postsecondary education assessment or institutional effectiveness processes.

• Large scale survey activity.

Licensing / Professional Certification – None.

Physical Requirements – None.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Supervision of Others

This position generally does not supervise employees.

Other Requirements

• Evening and weekend work may occasionally be required.

• Position requires on campus, face-to-face interactions.

• Position requires maintaining a regular schedule of attendance on campus and in the workplace.

Salary: $21.11/hourly

INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: During the application process you have only one opportunity to enter the requested information, upload documents and Submit the application. You will not be able to make changes or add additional documents once you “Submit” the application materials.  The software does not allow you to “Save” your application and return to complete the process at a later time.  The page "My Experience " has an area provided under Resume/CV to drop or upload files. Be sure to include:

• Resume

• Cover Letter

• At least 3 -5 professional references and their full contact information, and

• Unofficial transcript(s)

Applications received by Texas A&M International University must have all job application data entered. Failure to provide all job application data could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application.  “See resume” is not an acceptable entry in the job application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.