Data Resource Analyst II

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Work type:Support Staff
Pay Grade: 14
Major Administrative Unit / College: College Of Social Science
Department: Social Science Dean 10038766
Sub Area: AP- Professionals
Salary: Salary Commensurate with Experience
Location:East Lansing
Categories:Administrative/Business/Professional, Administrative Professionals- AP, Full Time (90-100%), Union

Position Summary

This position will primarily be responsible for data analytics, visualization, and reporting of institutional data and will work extensively with a wide range of data types and sources ranging from student-level academic data to program design and implementation attributes, survey data, and data sourced from state and federal repositories. In collaboration with the Director of Assessment and relevant college stakeholders, this position will access, aggregate, organize, clean, analyze, and report out findings in alignment with stakeholder questions, needs, and strategic goals.  This position also will ensure reported data are reliable, valid, and equitably represent the diversity of the populations being served by the college.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with college stakeholders and the MSU Academic Data Community to support a culture of assessment, resource sharing, and development of best practices for institutional data aggregation and reporting
• Access and report on institutional data housed in the MSU Data Warehouse, web-based reporting, and historical documentation
• Develop scalable and customizable data visualizations that meet college and departmental needs through Tableau, Power Bi, and similar programs
• Create and implement surveys that meet stakeholder needs
• Obtain and maintain training and certification on MSU data security, FERPA compliance, IRB/Human Subjects protections
• Advocate for and ensure culturally-responsive and inclusive data collection and reporting practices

Knowledge equivalent to that which normally would be acquired by completing one or two years of post-bachelor degree work, such as a Master's in Educational Administration, Statistics, Economics, Data Science, or related field such as Business, Computer Science, Data Information or Social Science discipline; three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in statistical methods or data management and analysis; or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Three to five years of related and progressively more responsible or expansive work experience in data analytics, statistical methods and computer programming
• Demonstrated ability to manipulate and analyze data with appropriate spreadsheet (e.g., Excel) and statistical software packages (e.g., R, SPSS, SAS, STATA)
• Knowledge of SQL querying in Oracle or Microsoft environments
• Experience with Python or other coding languages to extract, manipulate, and report on data
• Experience in working with institutional data in higher education
• Familiarity with data visualization and dashboard development
• Functional understanding of research methodologies that ensure reliable and valid reporting

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Please submit your resume along with a cover letter addressing your extent of experience, and why you feel this position would be a positive career move for you. Please include the names, email addresses, and phone numbers of three professional references.

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Advertised:Mar 20, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close:Mar 26, 2024 Eastern Daylight Time