26-134/5/06
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
Middletown, Connecticut 06459-0418
Human Resources
POSITION ANNOUNCEMENT
JOB TITLE:Assistant Director of Institutional Research
DEPARTMENT:Institutional Research
GRADE:
RANGE:Commensurate with experience
TYPICAL DUTIES:The Office of Institutional Research serves as a source of official data, policy research, and decision support for University administrators. Reporting to the Director of Institutional Research, the Assistant Director supports a broad range of research and reporting needs. The successful candidate will be responsible for routine and ad hoc data collection, data analysis, and data reporting and dissemination to answer internal and external requests, including:

  • Preparing and disseminating data for external audiences, such as the state and federal governments;

  • Designing, conducting, and analyzing web and paper surveys and student focus groups;

  • Preparing reports, tables, charts, and statistics used to inform policy makers and to assess progress toward University goals;

  • Querying large relational databases for analysis and reporting purposes;

  • Providing data and statistics to internal audiences;

  • Maintaining office Web site;

  • Maintaining institutional data and work with other offices to ensure consistency of institutional data.

    For full consideration, submit letter of interest including salary requirements and resume no later than April 30, 2006.

    Position to be filled effective July 1, 2006.
    • MINIMUM DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:MINIMUM DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Bachelor's degree. Proven experience in and knowledge of, higher education or social science research with strong analytical and problem solving skills. Excellent communication, organizational, computer, and interpersonal skills and the demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and to work effectively and collaboratively with different members of the university community are essential. Demonstrated competence with research methods, statistical analyses, and report writing is required, as well as experience and facility in querying large databases. Proficiency with statistical software (SAS or SPSS), spreadsheets, and database querying software (such as SQL).

    PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Master's degree. Experience conducting surveys and/or focus groups; experience using SAS, PeopleSoft, and MS FrontPage.

    COMPETENCIES: Organizational skills, detail oriented, written and verbal communication, action oriented.
    INTERNAL CANDIDATES SHOULD APPLY IMMEDIATELY TO HUMAN RESOURCES. OUTSIDE CANDIDATES WILL BE CONSIDERED BEGINNING 4/12/06.

    Wesleyan University is fully committed to a policy of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. The University does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, veteran status, sex, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.


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