· Work with senior staff to support stakeholders across Syracuse University in identifying research needs, defining research questions, and developing quantitative and qualitative methodologies that advance institutional priorities.
· Lead small- and medium-sized research projects, managing multiple short- and long-term projects concurrently.
· Collaborate with other members of the Research Team to execute research projects, including surveys of students, faculty, and staff, and analysis of institutional records.
· Clean, structure, and analyze data to identify trends and generate actionable insights.
· Leverage University-approved AI tools to optimize workflow.
· Build and analyze datasets to fulfill ad hoc requests and support larger research projects, including merging data across multiple sources such as institutional records, surveys, and external agencies.
· Communicate research findings to non-technical audiences through written reports, presentations, data visualizations, and dashboards.

· Bachelor’s degree in a social or behavioral science field (e.g., Psychology, Sociology, Education) is strongly desired. Postgraduate study is preferred.
· 5+ years of experience in social or behavioral science research is required.
· 3+ of these years in institutional research in a university setting is strongly preferred.
· Proficiency in descriptive and inferential statistical analysis (e.g., means, distributions, t-tests, regression) is required.
· Experience with qualitative research and analysis is a plus.
· Proficiency in merging data across disparate sources (e.g., institutional records, surveys, external agencies) is required.
· Proficiency in a statistical programming language for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization, with the ability to write clean, reproducible code, is required. Experience with R is preferred.
· Ability to communicate research findings to non-technical audiences is required.
· Experience with dashboarding software (e.g., Power BI, Tableau) is strongly preferred.
· Experience with survey design and administration is strongly preferred.
· Experience querying relational databases is preferred.
· Experience with or openness to leveraging AI tools (e.g., Claude, Chat GPT) to streamline workflows and enhance productivity is preferred.