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JOB SUMMARY:
Serves as the Senior Student Research Analyst within the Office for Institutional Research. Provides data and analytics to support university strategic planning, enrollment management and student success. Conducts advanced statistical studies to inform the design, implementation and assessment of student success programs at all levels of the university.
JOB DUTIES:
• Data Systems Development Researches and develops information systems to track student academic engagement, academic performance, retention and graduation at the university. Provides student engagement and success metrics for internal and external benchmarking and compliance reporting. Conducts analysis to identify achievement gaps among different student populations. 
• Statistical Research Designs and conducts statistical research to identify and understand the relative impact of factors on retention, graduation, time to degree, and other measures of student success. Provides data and analytical support for the university and academic units to achieve student enrollment, retention and graduation goals. This may involve predictive analytics, in-depth analysis on student movement through course and degree pathways and advanced statistical research to determine program effectiveness.
• Enrollment Projections Develops and maintains statistical models of student flow through the university and makes short-term and long-term projections based on explicit assumptions to support enrollment management, budget prediction and academic program planning. Ensures and improves model accuracy through using variance analysis and other statistical model testing/validation techniques. 
• Student Cohort Longitudinal Studies Serves as the resource for Clemson University on projects related to tracking students in the postsecondary education systems through using the services provided by the National Student Clearinghouse. Provide related data and analytics to support accountability reporting, grant proposal development and benchmarking studies. Designs and conducts studies from the tracking results to yield insights about enrollment management and student success at Clemson University.
• Performs other duties as assigned

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education -  Master's Degree and 5+ years of experience in a field related to institutional research .
PREFERRED REQUIREMENTS:
• A PhD degree in Statistics, Mathematics, Data Modeling or Other Quantitative Disciplines.
• Demonstrated proficiency with statistical software products such as R, Python, SPSS or SAS.
• Experience designing, maintaining and publishing data dashboard tools; especially Tableau.
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.
• Experiences in Institutional Research or Institutional Effectiveness.
• Knowledge and experience conducting statistical research on students is an asset.

Clemson University is a public R1 university located in the beautiful city of Clemson, South Carolina, enjoying the benefit of being at foothill of the Appalachian Mountains and a few hours from the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.  The University is ranked as being one of the top public national universities by the US News and World Report. Forbes has named Clemson University to its list of America’s Best Employers by State. According to Jake Anderson, Staff Senate president: “It’s hard to replicate Clemson. There is a true sense of community and family here. The quintessential college town, beautiful campus, and incredible people make it a special place to many”.

As a state public agency, Clemson University offers excellent benefit for our employees and their families. You can find information on the benefits offered through Clemson University employment in the Position Categories Guidance for Faculty and Staff.