Data Science and Survey Analytics Specialist (Part- Time)
Application Procedure:
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Job Duties
-Contribute to the design, piloting, and documentation of institutional survey instruments.
-Build and maintain automated ETL pipelines for survey data ingestion, cleaning, transformation, and integration.
-Conduct quantitative and qualitative analytics, including:
-Statistical analysis of student and faculty survey datasets
-NLP workflows such as topic modeling, sentiment analysis, and text classification
-Machine learning and predictive modeling using structured and unstructured data
-Utilize modern NLP and ML libraries, such as:
-sentence-transformers.
-transformers (HuggingFace)
-spaCy
-scikit-learn
-BERTopic, UMAP-learn, HDBSCAN
-Develop dashboards and visualizations in Power BI and other analytical tools.
-Produce research briefs, analytical summaries, and data visual stories for institutional stakeholders.
-Support preparation of materials for grants, conference presentations, and academic publications.
-Maintain documentation, code repositories, and workflow logs that support reproducible research.
-Assist with digital content management and updates on Drupal-based platforms.
-Build and maintain automated ETL pipelines for survey data ingestion, cleaning, transformation, and integration.
-Conduct quantitative and qualitative analytics, including:
-Statistical analysis of student and faculty survey datasets
-NLP workflows such as topic modeling, sentiment analysis, and text classification
-Machine learning and predictive modeling using structured and unstructured data
-Utilize modern NLP and ML libraries, such as:
-sentence-transformers.
-transformers (HuggingFace)
-spaCy
-scikit-learn
-BERTopic, UMAP-learn, HDBSCAN
-Develop dashboards and visualizations in Power BI and other analytical tools.
-Produce research briefs, analytical summaries, and data visual stories for institutional stakeholders.
-Support preparation of materials for grants, conference presentations, and academic publications.
-Maintain documentation, code repositories, and workflow logs that support reproducible research.
-Assist with digital content management and updates on Drupal-based platforms.
Job Qualifications
Prerequisite Qualifications:
-Strong written and verbal communication skills.
-Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Power BI.
-Ability to manage confidential and sensitive data responsibly.
-Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
-Competence in working independently and collaboratively in a professional environment.
-Familiarity with Drupal or comparable content management systems.
-At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience with Python, SQL, SPSS (syntax), or STATA (syntax).
-Experience with NLP/ML libraries such as sentence-transformers, transformers, spaCy, scikit-learn, BERTopic, UMAP-learn, HDBSCAN.
-Experience developing ETL workflows or analytics pipelines.
-Familiarity with design or visualization tools such as Canva.
-Graduate-level coursework in data science, statistics, education, public policy, or related fields.
-Interest in data-informed decision-making and higher-education analytics.
-Strong written and verbal communication skills.
-Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and Power BI.
-Ability to manage confidential and sensitive data responsibly.
-Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.
-Competence in working independently and collaboratively in a professional environment.
-Familiarity with Drupal or comparable content management systems.
-At the university's discretion, the education and experience prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.
Preferred Qualifications:
-Experience with Python, SQL, SPSS (syntax), or STATA (syntax).
-Experience with NLP/ML libraries such as sentence-transformers, transformers, spaCy, scikit-learn, BERTopic, UMAP-learn, HDBSCAN.
-Experience developing ETL workflows or analytics pipelines.
-Familiarity with design or visualization tools such as Canva.
-Graduate-level coursework in data science, statistics, education, public policy, or related fields.
-Interest in data-informed decision-making and higher-education analytics.
Institution Description
- New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment across our teaching, research, and workplace communities. NJIT does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, age, religion, ancestry, genetic information, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We strongly encourage applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans, and are dedicated to ensuring access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities in all employment, programs, services, and activities.
- Employment at NJIT is subject to the provisions of New Jersey First Act which mandates new employees, who are not NJ residents, to establish primary residence in New Jersey within one year of their appointment to certain positions. The law does not apply to any individual employed at NJIT on a temporary or per semester basis as a visiting or adjunct professor, teacher, lecturer, researcher or administrator. For more information on the act please click here.
- If special accommodations are needed in applying for a position, please visit the Department of Human Resources located in Fenster Hall, Room 500, University Heights, Newark, NJ 07102 or call (973) 596-3140. If you have questions, please email the Human Resources Department at hr@njit.edu.
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Benefits
Commensurate with experience
Application Due Date: 2026-03-28
Job Start Date: 2026-04-30
Salary: $35 - $35
City: Newark
State/Province/Region: NJ
Institution: New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT)
Reports To: Executive Director, Institutional Effectiveness
Staff # Reporting to Position: 1
Reports In Office: Off of Institutional Effectiveness
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