Institutional Research Associate

Institutional Research Associate

College of Education and Human Development

Dean’s Office

The Dean’s Office of the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD) provides centralized leadership and administrative oversight seven academic departments in addition to multiple centers and projects. The college encompasses a broad portfolio of undergraduate and graduate programs and significant faculty, staff, student, research, and community-engagement activities. The Dean’s Office coordinates college-wide operations and serves as a critical link between academic departments and university leadership, including the Provost’s Office and other central administrative units. Its responsibilities span academic affairs, enrollment and student success, faculty and staff affairs, budgeting and resource management, research administration, strategic planning, assessment and reporting, policy compliance, and external engagement.

WHAT MAKES THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT A GREAT PLACE?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with diverse partners.

• Professional development opportunities and mentorship.

• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The essential duties and responsibilities of this position are below:

• Supervise the Graduate Advisor III position and oversee advising operations, academic milestone tracking, workflow coordination, and support services for doctoral students within the College of Education & Human Development (CEHD).

• Build, manage, maintain, and update the CEHD archival and policy management system using PolicyStat to support institutional document governance, records management, accessibility, and policy organization.

• Update and manage doctoral form processes and workflows while leading efforts to transition approval systems to fully web-based and electronic processes to improve efficiency, tracking, and user experience.

• Coordinate, prepare, validate, and submit institutional data for U.S. News & World Report surveys, including Online Master’s Program surveys and Graduate Program surveys, while ensuring data accuracy, compliance, and timely submission of institutional reporting requirements.

• Perform batch uploads, maintenance, troubleshooting, and data corrections within the Georgia PSC Traditional Program Management System (TPMS) to support educator certification, teacher licensure, service programs, endorsements, and state reporting compliance requirements.

• Manage semester faculty course evaluation processes including setup of evaluation populations, creation of Banner inclusion and exclusion processes, execution of evaluations and distribution of reports to dept chair and leadership.

• Coordinate and manage assessment, survey, and reporting processes including Science of Reading (SOR) literacy assessment reporting, iCollege rubric assessment reporting, graduate and alumni surveys, and Dean’s Office leadership review reporting. Extract, clean, organize, validate, and distribute data from Qualtrics, Power BI, Banner, and related systems for institutional reporting and assessment purposes.

• Respond to institutional data requests from faculty, staff, administrators, and program crdntrs for accreditation, grant reporting, program evaluation, reporting, and leadership needs.

• Maintain and enhance Argos reports, schedule reports, automated reporting processes, and technical workflows. Provide training and support on institutional reporting systems including IPORT and Argos while participating in institutional data governance and process improvement initiatives in addition to triennial surveys.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree and three years of related experience, or a combination of education and related experience.

Preferred Hiring Requirements:

• Proficiency with SQL dialects, including T-SQL (Microsoft), or the ability and willingness to quickly develop proficiency in SQL.

Anticipated Hiring Range: $55,100 – $69,000. Salary offers will be determined based on the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the Minimum Hiring Standards. Candidates earlier in their careers are typically offered salaries closer to the minimum of the hiring range, while those with more advanced or relevant experience may be considered for compensation at or above the hiring range.