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Director of Institutional Research

Application Procedure:

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https://bsu.peopleadmin.com/postings/42790

Job Duties

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Job Duty	Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive institutional research program that will support required reports, accreditation, research, strategic planning, assessment, analysis, predictive analytics, and other processes requiring robust understanding of underlying data schemas in Banner, Redshift, and other databases. Lead development in the DWH environment and the creation of frozen IR data files.

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Job Duty

Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive institutional research program that will support required reports, accreditation, research, strategic planning, assessment, analysis, predictive analytics, and other processes requiring robust understanding of underlying data schemas in Banner, Redshift, and other databases. Lead development in the DWH environment and the creation of frozen IR data files.

Ranking	2
Job Duty	In conjunction with the Director of Decision Support and the AVP of IRDS, lead development to collaboratively optimize Ball State’s DWH schema and frozen file preparation to support both visual and tabular reporting for required reports, accreditation, research, strategic planning, assessment, analysis, and predictive analytics.

Ranking	3
Job Duty	Manage the institution’s compliance with required state (ICHE) and federal (IPEDS) reporting requirements; provide dissemination of compiled research reports and oversee completion of external surveys including US News, College Board, and others.

Ranking	4
Job Duty	Provide both operational and summary data to the BSU community. This includes, but is not limited to, routine data requests by the Provost, Deans, chairs, and others for program review, accreditation, reporting, and other needs. Provide information relating to academic programs, curriculum, students, faculty, staff, and other areas of the University as directed by the AVP of IRDS.

Ranking	5
Job Duty	Develop and maintain standard operating procedures for reporting processes that ensure data integrity; improve existing data collection strategies and develop new approaches and procedures to guide institutional data governance.

Ranking	6
Job Duty	Manage and guide the assignment and tracking of ad hoc requests for data/information. Work with the Administrative Coordinator and provide continued leadership developing IRDS task management within ClickUp.

Ranking	7
Job Duty	Provide analysis and analytics to demonstrate the efficacy of student success and other institutional efforts to improve student outcomes.

Ranking	8
Job Duty	Perform other related duties as assigned.

Job Qualifications

Minimum Education	Master’s degree in data analytics, data science, business analytics, operations research, statistics, psychology, economics, computer science or a related quantitative research field. Must also have EITHER at least four years of work experience in an analytics environment, OR at least one year of direct work experience in Institutional Research.
Minimum Experience	Experience required managing a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and a need to pivot seamlessly from one task to another. At least two years of experience working with statistical tools such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, R and/or other relevant analysis and analytics software; ability to interpret or code SQL and extract data from various databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, Redshift); and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau). Must have demonstrated competence in institutional research processes, including data collection, analysis, analytics, standardized/statistical reporting, and use of statistical methods.

Minimum Education

Master’s degree in data analytics, data science, business analytics, operations research, statistics, psychology, economics, computer science or a related quantitative research field. Must also have EITHER at least four years of work experience in an analytics environment, OR at least one year of direct work experience in Institutional Research.

Minimum Experience

Experience required managing a fast-paced environment with multiple deadlines and a need to pivot seamlessly from one task to another. At least two years of experience working with statistical tools such as SPSS, SAS, Stata, R and/or other relevant analysis and analytics software; ability to interpret or code SQL and extract data from various databases (e.g., Oracle, SQL Server, Redshift); and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau). Must have demonstrated competence in institutional research processes, including data collection, analysis, analytics, standardized/statistical reporting, and use of statistical methods.

Institution Description

Ball State is a great place to work! In fact, Forbes has ranked Ball State University as the fourth-best midsized employer—and the only recognized education institution—in the State of Indiana. Learn More

Benefits

Benefits and Community	Ball State University offers an excellent benefits package for eligible positions. Click here to explore options. Affordable Healthcare Retirement Tuition Remission (For eligible employees, their dependents, and spouse) Paid Parental Leave Professional Development

Application Due Date: 2024-05-21

Job Start Date: 2024-07-01

Salary: Dependent on qualifications and experience.

City: MUNCIE

State/Province/Region: IN

Institution: Ball State University

Reports To: Associate Vice President, IRDS

Staff # Reporting to Position: 3

Reports In Office: Institutional Research and Decision Support

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