Associate Vice President Institutional Research
Application Procedure:
Interested candidates may apply online at https://careers.ua.edu/jobs/9639e69e-6438-4d4f-b33e-f190c7208ee2.
Job Duties
The Associate Vice President for Institutional Research position provides expertise and leadership for the vision, mission, direction, and operational priorities for the Office of Institutional Research and Assessment.
-- Designs and maintains a cohesive, comprehensive system for data collection and information analyses to inform University decision makers addressing academic functions and compliance as well as administrative operational imperatives.
-- Implements and facilitates an effective data framework for official University data to address data collection security and integrity, establishing operational definitions and guidelines for institutional data use across the University, and formulating questions and information visualizations to inform decision makers regarding institutional operations, goals, and outcomes.
-- Cooperates with institutional partners to ensure that essential and effective information interpretations are disseminated confidentially or publicly as required.
-- Prioritizes, directs, and assures completion of external marketing surveys and ad hoc information requests from institutional stakeholders.
-- Supervises a staff of creative and effective analysts and researchers in the office as well as managing the operational budget and resources for the office.
-- Provides guidance to the office staff for appropriate and effective research and/or analysis design to address institutional information issues and inquiries.
-- Facilitates and collaborates with institutional partners to compile, validate, and submit data and information in accordance with state and federal requirements in addition to University and program specialized accreditation and other regulatory bodies.
-- Designs and maintains a cohesive, comprehensive system for data collection and information analyses to inform University decision makers addressing academic functions and compliance as well as administrative operational imperatives.
-- Implements and facilitates an effective data framework for official University data to address data collection security and integrity, establishing operational definitions and guidelines for institutional data use across the University, and formulating questions and information visualizations to inform decision makers regarding institutional operations, goals, and outcomes.
-- Cooperates with institutional partners to ensure that essential and effective information interpretations are disseminated confidentially or publicly as required.
-- Prioritizes, directs, and assures completion of external marketing surveys and ad hoc information requests from institutional stakeholders.
-- Supervises a staff of creative and effective analysts and researchers in the office as well as managing the operational budget and resources for the office.
-- Provides guidance to the office staff for appropriate and effective research and/or analysis design to address institutional information issues and inquiries.
-- Facilitates and collaborates with institutional partners to compile, validate, and submit data and information in accordance with state and federal requirements in addition to University and program specialized accreditation and other regulatory bodies.
Job Qualifications
Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree and fifteen (15) years of research or analytical experience; or master's degree and thirteen (13) years of research or analytical experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Institutional research leadership experience.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Preferred Qualifications: Institutional research leadership experience.
Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.
Institution Description
The University of Alabama is a major, comprehensive, student-centered research university founded in 1831 as Alabama's first public college. Dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and service, UA provides a creative, nurturing campus environment where our students can become the best individuals possible, learn from highly qualified faculty, and make a positive difference in the community, the state and the world. Ranked among the top public universities in the nation in the enrollment of National Merit scholars, UA's rising tide of academic excellence is attracting the best and brightest students from Alabama and across the nation.
Benefits
Regular Full-time (Benefits eligible)
https://hr.ua.edu/benefits/
Core Healthcare benefits
Retirment Plan
Life and Disability Coverage
Leave and Accommodations
Educational Benefits
Additional Benefits - visit the website for more information https://hr.ua.edu/benefits/
https://hr.ua.edu/benefits/
Core Healthcare benefits
Retirment Plan
Life and Disability Coverage
Leave and Accommodations
Educational Benefits
Additional Benefits - visit the website for more information https://hr.ua.edu/benefits/
Application Due Date: 2025-06-11
Job Start Date: 2025-09-01
Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience.
City: Tuscaloosa
State/Province/Region: AL
Institution: The University of Alabama
Reports To: Academic Affairs - Provost
Staff # Reporting to Position: 12
Reports In Office: Institutional Research and Assessment
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