HIGHER EDUCATION ANALYST II

Duke University:

Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

If you are passionate about addressing challenging issues in higher education using analytics andeducational dataminingtechniques,we wouldliketotalk toyouabouta rolewithin Pratt IT at the Pratt School of Engineering .

PositionSummary

Duke has been named as a best place to work by several publications and organizations, including ForbesMagazine,National Centerfor TransitResearch , ChronicleofHigher Education, Computerworld,The Scientist, andthe AmericanAssociation of Retired Persons, among others. The organizations recognizing Dukerepresent a diverse range of interests, from family-friendly and preventive health to the needs of IT professionals and academic researchers.

This position will provide Data Visualization, Data Engineering, and Data Science support for the school’s institutional, academic, and research needs. The analyst position serves as a key member of the Pratt ITteam,workingacross abreadthofprojects.

The Data Analyst will play a pivotal role in serving the academic and research needs of the school through the use of existing and new technology and by developing the analytical framework, data architecture, applications and tools for data-driven decision making. This position willbuild,augment, andmaintaindata infrastructure,analytic tools, anddashboards. The successful candidate will bring a curiosity and interest in technology to stay abreast of rapidly advancing innovations in the data analytics space, particularly with respect to higher education.

• Coordinate and participate in a variety of duties involved in collecting, interpreting, documenting, andsummarizingdescriptive,analytical,andevaluativedata insupport of research and/or information gathering activities.
• Gather information and data from various sources on problems that might help better understandthesituation.Analyze,study, andinterprettheinformationtofindpatterns and trends, validate data quality, and disregard irrelevant data.
• Filter and"clean"data,andreview reports,logs, andperformanceindicatorstolocate and correct code problems.
• Create adhocSQLreports onanas-needed basis.
• Applyquantitativemethods, suchasstatistical andmachinelearning techniques ,to identify trends and valuable insights in historical data.
• Coordinateandmonitor thedesign,development,modifica tionandimplementationof data collectionandreporting applications.Standardizemethods tocollect,analyze and manage data to improve data quality and the efficiency of data systems.
• Design reports including tools, such as statistics, graphs, images, and lists that can help interested parties easily digest and interpret the data. Communicate the results to technicaland non-technicalstakeholders.Provide interpretationandrecommendations to decision makers and others affected by the results, noting trends, anomalies, and significant statistical variances and deviations of complex datasets.
• Support“warm-handoff”of results,ensuring stakeholdersunderstandnuances in analyses and limitations of methodologies.

• Passionforturning dataintoactionableinsightstoimprove thelivesofstudents and researchers and staff.
• Demonstratedcuriosityfordiscoveringand learningnewtoolsand technologies.
• Demonstratedtechnical expertise withdataexplorationand visualization.
• Enjoyment workingbothindependently and collaborativelyinanagile environment.
• Knowledgeof orexperiencewithcreationofdashboardsor otherdatavisualizations within analytics platforms.
• Experiencewithgit.
• Provenexpertisewith dataanalysis inat leastonedevelopmentlanguage(Python,R, etc), and demonstrated fluency in SQL.
• Understandingofdifferent dataformatting(JSON,CSV ,Parquet,XML) and datastorage models (Data Lake, Star Schema).
• Excellentverbalandwritten skills.

B.S.inMathematics, ComputerScience,oran other quantitativefield.Master’s preferred.

Twoyearsofexperience inprofessionalengineeringordataanalytics.Foundationalengineering expertise and a passion for applied mathematics.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essential job functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.

Work requires advanced knowledge of both statistical analysis and interpretation, acquired through a BA in a related field.

Requires 4 years of relevant experience.

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.