Research Analyst

Why choose the College of Lake County for your next opportunity?

The College of Lake County (CLC) offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits that includes Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois health, Delta Dental and Superior Vision insurance plans, tuition support for employees and qualified family members, three retirement plans, disability, group and supplemental life insurance, health and dependent care flexible spending account plans, a compressed work week in the summer (Closed Fridays!), generous vacation, sick and personal time off and 14 paid holidays each year. Some benefits will not be available for part-time or part-time under 20 hours employees (ex: health insurance).

Position Title:

Research Analyst

Department:

Institutional Effectiveness, Planning & Resources Department

Position Type:

Staff

Job Family:

Specialist

Job Summary:

The Research Analyst position supports all key functions of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, Planning and Research in fulfillment of its departmental mission to uphold the college’s culture of inquiry and evidence-based decision-making and partnerwith all areas of the college to identify strategic opportunities and advance efforts toward achieving institutional excellence. Key departmental functions include: Assessment & Evaluation, Continuous Improvement, Compliance, Institutional Research, Planning, and Office Administration. The Research Analyst primarily supports these key functions by compiling, analyzing, andreporting on data as well as by providing consultative and technical support to college stakeholders on the design of research studies and the interpretation and use of data. The work of the Research Analyst helps to inform college planning and decision-making, assess the effectiveness of college initiatives, and fulfill reporting requirements of state and federal agencies and the regional accrediting body.

Posting Date:

05/28/2025

Expected Start Date:

07/21/2025

Compensation Grade:

C41

Full-Time/Part-Time:

Full time

Location:

Grayslake Campus

Total Hours Per Week:

40

Job Description:

Project and Process Management (55%)

1) Compiling, analyzing, and reporting on data. Ad-hoc data requests and standard projects from design to reporting. Analyzing data using Excel, SPSS, and the college’s data warehouse in relation to qualitative and quantitative research activities.  Manage large datasets.

2) Providing consultative and technical support to college stakeholders (i.e., individuals, committees, project teams) on the design of research studies, statistical tools, analytical methods and software, and the interpretation of research findings.

3) Assisting with the design, administration, and analysis of survey and focus group research, course evaluations, and program evaluation activities.

4) Writing reports and preparing presentations for various audiences to facilitate the communication of research findings to college stakeholders.  Designing and preparing visually appealing and informative statistical tables, charts, graphs, and other illustrations. 

5) Data visualizations (Power BI)

Continuous Improvement (25%)

1) Assisting with data and research components of the department review processes and other institutional initiatives.

2) Conducting data validation and quality assurance activities.  Verifying the quality and accuracy of data and reports prepared by other members of the IEPR team.

3) Active participation on committees and project teams

4) Assisting in the development and documentation of research and data methodologies and processes.

Technological Support (15%)

1) Helping to maintain data tools and software 

2) Prepare SQL syntax for custom user tables needed for data visualization or reporting

3) SharePoint site management

Institutional Reporting (3%)

1) Assisting in the preparation and checking of data for state and federal reports, regional accreditation requirements, and other compliance-related activities.

Other (2%)

1) Perform other related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher education with emphasis in statistics, psychology, economics, education, social sciences, or a related field

• Minimum five (5) years' career experience performing educational, social, or market research analytics.

• Familiarity with quantitative and qualitative research methodologies

• Excellent written and oral comm