Research Analyst
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
ID: 7258656
Posted: 3 months ago
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Campus/College Information:
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
DUTIES:
· Support the data reporting needs of the Office of Enrollment Management (EM), including data related to Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid.
· Designs, develops, and maintains data extracts, queries, reports, statistical models, and visualizations, using advanced analytical tools to inform decision making related to recruitment, admissions, scholarships, financial aid, enrollment, retention, and graduation.
· Produces routine and ad hoc internal and external reports (including benchmarks and comparisons related to quality and efficacy of the institution), and abides by strict adherence to compliances and the highest ethical standards in ensuring the date is presented with integrity.
· This position serves as a functional expert and resource for enrollment data, offering recommendations for appropriate research strategies that will produce information for use by campus planners and decision makers.
· Research, collect data, analyze, forecast, and communicate findings to colleagues within the University.
· Utilize predictive modeling methods to find patterns in historical and transactional data to identify risks and opportunities.
· Predict the probability of outcomes related to student borrowing, funding of scholarships, and working on campus to capture relationships among financial aid factors to facilitate the assessment of risk and potential.
· Run reports on spending of campus-based funds, scholarships, institutional awards, and federal work study.
· Responsible for the undergraduate and graduate application reporting information, as well as reporting information on athletic aid.
· Review data requests to ensure recipients of data are authorized and aware of how to properly protect student privacy.
· Ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of released data.
· Develop, run and communicate results of audit reports to identify and resolve instances of non-compliance with Federal, State, and Institutional regulations.
· Responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on specific EM initiatives.
· Lead and/or assist with research projects and assessments related to the full EM student life cycle with an emphasis on undergraduate admissions through postgraduate outcomes.
· Assist with the development of EM dashboard reports and projections/analyses to inform decision making and aid strategic planning.
· Utilize ServiceNow to respond to and track data request from EM and academic and administrative departments across campus.
· Other duties as assigned within the area of responsibility.
**Hybrid; up to 1 day per week remote.
LOCATION: Rossborough Inn, 7682 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, 20742
Benefits Summary Top Benefits and Perks:
Exempt Benefits Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology or related field and two (2) years of experience with data analytics.
or
A Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology or related field will be accepted in lieu of experience.
Experience:
Minimum two (2) years experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Any amount of experience with or demonstrated knowledge of Enrollment management in higher education; Quantitative data management and analysis of large data sets; ProSam and Qualtrics; Statistical and/or Predictive modeling; SQL; Python, SAS, STATA, and/or R; Visualization and reporting software (SSRS, PowerBI, MicroStrategy and/or Tableau); Quality assurance for data sets, forms, ad-hoc aggregates; Regression models, t-tests, and correlation techniques
Knowledge may be demonstrated through education, training and/or experience.
Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the state’s flagship institution. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.
Background Checks
Offers of employment are contingent on completion of a background check. Information reported by the background check will not automatically disqualify you from employment.
Position Summary/Purpose of Position:
DUTIES:
· Support the data reporting needs of the Office of Enrollment Management (EM), including data related to Undergraduate Admissions and Financial Aid.
· Designs, develops, and maintains data extracts, queries, reports, statistical models, and visualizations, using advanced analytical tools to inform decision making related to recruitment, admissions, scholarships, financial aid, enrollment, retention, and graduation.
· Produces routine and ad hoc internal and external reports (including benchmarks and comparisons related to quality and efficacy of the institution), and abides by strict adherence to compliances and the highest ethical standards in ensuring the date is presented with integrity.
· This position serves as a functional expert and resource for enrollment data, offering recommendations for appropriate research strategies that will produce information for use by campus planners and decision makers.
· Research, collect data, analyze, forecast, and communicate findings to colleagues within the University.
· Utilize predictive modeling methods to find patterns in historical and transactional data to identify risks and opportunities.
· Predict the probability of outcomes related to student borrowing, funding of scholarships, and working on campus to capture relationships among financial aid factors to facilitate the assessment of risk and potential.
· Run reports on spending of campus-based funds, scholarships, institutional awards, and federal work study.
· Responsible for the undergraduate and graduate application reporting information, as well as reporting information on athletic aid.
· Review data requests to ensure recipients of data are authorized and aware of how to properly protect student privacy.
· Ensure the accuracy and appropriateness of released data.
· Develop, run and communicate results of audit reports to identify and resolve instances of non-compliance with Federal, State, and Institutional regulations.
· Responsible for collecting, analyzing, and reporting data on specific EM initiatives.
· Lead and/or assist with research projects and assessments related to the full EM student life cycle with an emphasis on undergraduate admissions through postgraduate outcomes.
· Assist with the development of EM dashboard reports and projections/analyses to inform decision making and aid strategic planning.
· Utilize ServiceNow to respond to and track data request from EM and academic and administrative departments across campus.
· Other duties as assigned within the area of responsibility.
**Hybrid; up to 1 day per week remote.
LOCATION: Rossborough Inn, 7682 Baltimore Ave, College Park, MD, 20742
Benefits Summary Top Benefits and Perks:
Exempt Benefits Summary
Minimum Qualifications:
Education:
Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology or related field and two (2) years of experience with data analytics.
or
A Master’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology or related field will be accepted in lieu of experience.
Experience:
Minimum two (2) years experience.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Any amount of experience with or demonstrated knowledge of Enrollment management in higher education; Quantitative data management and analysis of large data sets; ProSam and Qualtrics; Statistical and/or Predictive modeling; SQL; Python, SAS, STATA, and/or R; Visualization and reporting software (SSRS, PowerBI, MicroStrategy and/or Tableau); Quality assurance for data sets, forms, ad-hoc aggregates; Regression models, t-tests, and correlation techniques
Knowledge may be demonstrated through education, training and/or experience.