Position OverviewPosition Title Director, Institutional Research
Department 110000 - Office of the President
Position Type Regular
Position Classification Full-Time, 12 months
Grant/Gift Funded (all or a portion)? No
If Temporary or Grant Funded, Start Date and End Date Position Description/Posting Details+-+-+
| Posting Number | S1127P |
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| Position Summary | The Director of Institutional |
| | Research performs all necessary |
| | activities related to the |
| | collection, analysis, and use of |
| | institutional data for planning, |
| | assessment, and decision-making. |
| | The Director will play a crucial |
| | role in shaping the institution's |
| | strategic direction by providing |
| | valuable insights through data |
| | analysis and research. This |
| | position requires a strong |
| | background in research |
| | methodologies, data management, |
| | and a deep understanding of |
| | higher education. |
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| Essential Duties | - Support university-wide |
| | initiatives by identifying |
| | and providing appropriate |
| | data and analysis to support |
| | strategic decision-making and |
| | planning processes. |
| | - Oversee the collection, |
| | analysis, and interpretation |
| | of institutional data, |
| | ensuring accuracy and |
| | compliance with relevant |
| | standards. |
| | - Utilize statistical |
| | methods and research |
| | techniques to identify |
| | trends, patterns, and areas |
| | for improvement. |
| | - Prepare and present |
| | comprehensive reports on key |
| | performance indicators, |
| | enrollment trends, student |
| | success metrics, and other |
| | relevant data to various |
| | stakeholders. |
| | - Create ad-hoc reports as |
| | needed to support |
| | decision-making, goal |
| | setting, assessment, and |
| | strategic planning across |
| | division. |
| | - Ensure the accurate and |
| | timely reporting of all |
| | institutional data required |
| | by federal (e.g., |
| | IPEDS), state (e.g., PA Dept. |
| | of Education MyPDESuite |
| | system), and accreditation |
| | agencies (e.g., Middle |
| | States). |
| | - Design and implement |
| | surveys to gather feedback |
| | from students, faculty, and |
| | staff, using the results to |
| | inform institutional |
| | improvements. |
| | - Develop and implement data |
| | governance policies and |
| | procedures to maintain data |
| | integrity and security. |
| | - Foster collaborative |
| | relationships with executive |
| | cabinet, |
| | CIO, registrar, academic |
| | departments, administrative |
| | units, and external partners |
| | to enhance data-driven |
| | decision-making across the |
| | college. |
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| Secondary Responsibilities | |
| | |
| | - Perform other duties as |
| | assigned. |
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| # of Direct Reports | 0 |
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| Required Qualifications | - Master's degree in a |
| | discipline employing |
| | quantitative knowledge and |
| | skills (e.g., statistic, |
| | educational research, data |
| | science). |
| | - Minimum of 5 years |
| | relevant experience working |
| | in higher education. |
| | - Experience with state and |
| | federal reporting |
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