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Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
  • Position Number: 473730
  • Location: Carbondale, IL
  • Position Type: Institutional Research and Planning

DIRECTOR, INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH AND STUDIESSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE
Job Description: The Director of Institutional Research and Studies provides strategic leadership and vision to the team of professionals responsible for developing, enhancing, and maintaining information and data resources of all types critical to planning and achieving the universitys short-and long-term goals. Reporting to the Chancellor and a member of the campuss Executive Committee, this position serves as the primary contact for information and data analysis for the University. The office supports strategic planning initiatives, in-depth analysis and interpretation, and various reporting requirements of the university.

The Director will lead a team that helps campus leaders chart the institutions course by:

proactively designing and conducting routine reports and customized studies and surveys for campus administrators, state and federal agencies, and associations or organizations related to the Universitys core business of teaching, research and service;

developing and maintaining information on University facts and statistics that are made publicly available on the University website;

creating and delivering oral and written presentations and reports;

ensuring timely and accurate information and data analysis is provided to campus administrators to allow for the best possible information for strategic decision making;

conducting surveys, prepares department profiles and workload analyses for academic program review, audits, and University cost and productivity data;

supporting campus-wide assessment and accreditation efforts; assists campus constituents in using and interpreting institutional data; and convenes task forces as needed.

Job Responsibilities:

Assist campus leaders and committees with research, planning, and analysis of institutional and/or comparative data used to support and enhance evidence-based decision making and policy formation in areas such as strategic planning, resource allocation, enrollment management, fiscal management, institutional effectiveness, student success, outcomes assessment, accreditation and program review;

Help create, implement and evaluate data-driven benchmarks for institution-wide effectiveness and efficiencies;

Oversee and assure the design, development, and maintenance of a system of longitudinal databases to assist in planning.

Collaboratively work with the Provost's Office, including Information Technology, Enrollment Management, Dean of Students, and all academic colleges.

Maintain knowledge of local, state and national higher education, political and economic trends that affect the University and review institutional data as compared to such information;

Ensure the timely and accurate reporting of institutional data required by the U.S. Department of Education, the State of Illinois, accrediting agencies or data requested by national, state, local agencies, private sector firms, other educational institutions, and/or other external collectors of University data;

Assure reports meet stated requirements and are consistent with current best practices.

Design, develop and maintain a Website to publish institutional data for the general public and for internal campus communities, including but not limited to, the University Fact Book.

Oversees daily operations of the Office of Institutional Research and Studies, including supervision of support staff and budgeting;

Drafts and/or completes correspondence, presentations, reports, position papers, and action plans;

Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Masters degree required, doctorate preferred, from an accredited institution with a focus in management information systems, social science, higher education, or public administration, or a related field that includes statistical analysis and/or research methodology.

Minimum of ten (10) years of experience of increasing complexity in higher education, institutional research, program evaluation, and campus planning, or a demonstrated record of comparable professional experience.

Demonstrated ability or experience to:

o Manage large databases and use database management software to query and manipulate data.

o Ensure integrity in analysis and reporting, including the ability to analyze complex data sets, identify and troubleshoot data integrity issues within the system, and clean extracted data

o Communicate clearly, effectively, and professionally both orally and in writing, with evidence of success in explaining, presenting, and interpreting data, including producing written reports and making presentations

o Work collaboratively and collegially as a member of cross-unit and multi-purpose teams or committees made up of multiple constituents and to lead groups of colleagues as needed.

o Supervise staff and manage budgets.

o Experience with Banner and SQL is preferred.

Effective Date of Appointment: Aug. 1, 2014

Deadline for Application: For fullest consideration, nominations or applications must be received by Friday, June 13, 2014, close of business.

Application procedure: A complete application will include a letter of interest, resume and a list of three professional references, addressed to: Search Committee, Institutional Research and Studies, Attn: Office of the Chancellor, SIU Carbondale, Mail Code 4304, 1265 Lincoln Dr., Carbondale, IL 62901.

SIU Carbondale is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans that strives to enhance its ability to develop a diverse faculty and staff, and to increase its potential to serve a diverse student population. All applications are welcomed and encouraged and will receive consideration.




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