Research Associate for Learning Outcomes Assessment

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Research Associate will work with the executive director and associate directors to conduct research activities, including designing research studies and surveys for use within the college or in cooperation with community or county government groups. Collaborate with faculty, administrators, staff, and college teams to design, execute, analyze, and interpret a variety of outcome measures or trend data. Use large-scale databases as well as small data sets and appropriate statistical techniques to accomplish research or assessment objectives. Produce reports, charts, tables, graphs, and presentations synthesizing research/outcome assessment findings, and present findings to the president’s team and to faculty, student, and staff groups. Perform statistical analyses, and conduct data searches in response to internal and external requests.
Requirements:
Masters degree is required in statistics, mathematics, computer applications, business, social sciences or related field requiring coursework in quantitative analysis.
A minimum of three years experience in institutional research, outcomes assessment research, and/or applied statistical research is required.
Evidence of an awareness and understanding of the institutional effectiveness and learning outcomes assessment focus in higher education.
Evidence of an awareness and understanding of the role of environmental scanning in strategic planning, and the types of data and informational resources that can be used in an environmental scan to support the planning process.
Experience and proficiency with statistics, quantitative data analysis including multivariate techniques, and forecasting methods, such as those used in enrollment projection modeling.
Proven competency in the technical aspects of general and survey research, including research purpose and design, statistical and research methods, data collection and/or extraction, and data analyses and evaluation.
Recent experience using SPSS or SAS and other computer software applications to support research and assessment. Must be experienced with Microsoft Office Suite products, and have some experience with web design/management software and one year experience with webi reporting tools (or some SQL programming experience).
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality, attend to detail and maintain accuracy in working with complex statistical information, and to understand the policy implications of that information.
Ability to establish and maintain effective, efficient, personable, and collegial working relationships with diverse faculty and staff members.
Demonstrated effective verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
Demonstrated team building, team management, and interpersonal skills.
Evidence of an awareness and understanding of the national trends in educational excellence criteria, and inter-institutional benchmarking initiatives.

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