Senior Research Analyst - MD
Senior Research Analyst
Carroll Community College seeks a full-time Senior Research Analyst.
JOB SUMMARY
This position completes mandated governmental reports for the College, coordinates survey processes, analyzes institutional data, and prepares data for inclusion in other reports or publications. It reports to the Director, Institutional Research.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
- Supervises survey process for institutional, state, and national surveys.
- Completes mandated Federal and State reports on behalf of the institution; monitors agency communications for impending changes to reporting requirements; plans and implements new reporting requirements.
- Tracks data for institutional assessment and maintains data for institutional assessment and performs data analysis and forecasting to support research and planning activities using appropriate software and statistical techniques.
- Collaborates with other College staff, especially Information Technology, to facilitate data collection and to ensure data integrity for all required reporting.
- Prepares and edits spreadsheets and graphs for inclusion in printed reports or presentations, and for web publication.
- Develops survey instruments, determines the appropriate method of administration, plans and facilitates survey administration, analyzes collected survey data, and creates and disseminates summaries
- Collaborates with various faculty and/or staff to develop customized surveys to fulfill specific needs.
- Occasional in-state travel as part of normal workday is expected for participation in professional development activities.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM WORK:
- Master’s degree in a related field and five years’ related experience.; or bachelor’s degree in related field and 7 years’ related experience.
- Basic knowledge and understanding of descriptive statistics, research design, and data analysis.
- Knowledge of database query and management tools (such as SQL, Crystal Reports, or Data Warehouse tools) and MS Office Suite.
- Ability to work independently, as well as interact with senior leaders of the College, public & government entities and the public.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The work is normally sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
- Hear/talk/communicate – Must be able to exchange information and communicate
- Visual Acuity/ability to perceive or detect surroundings
- Mental acuity – Able to focus, concentrate, understand and convey subject matter
- Repetitive motion (i.e. keyboarding)
- Stand/sit/walk/able to move or traverse from one area to another
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
College campus. Primarily sedentary. Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of places as office, meeting and training rooms, use of safe workplace practices with office equipment; computers for data entry and work processing with highly technical applications; avoidance of trips and falls; observance of fire and building safety regulations; and observance of traffic laws when/if driving College vehicle.
EOE/M/F