Senior Assessment and Analytics Scientist, Division of Campus Life

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Job Description Summary

The Senior Assessment and Analytics Scientist provides leadership for effectively and collaboratively using high-impact, data-driven approaches related to continuous improvement for the Division of Campus Life. These activities will facilitate the achievement of continual learning improvement; inform new projects in student success; provide more formative assessment support for programs and program review; and provide consultative support for administrative effectiveness as needed.

Job Description

Essential Functions: 

• Develop and lead collaborative measurement, evaluation, and analysis efforts related to student success.

• Provide support, tools, and training for leaders to comply with university standards, accreditation requirements, and other compliance frameworks.

• Create tools, training, and other technical resources to help leaders and their teams integrate measurement, evaluation, and analysis into evidence-informed practices for their compliance, program development, and other activities.

• Serve as a central technical resource on and implement projects in:

  • Instrument development and psychometric methods.

  • Advanced qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method evaluation and research methods.

  • Assessment and analysis strategies.

  • Formative, summative, and other approaches to program evaluation and assessment planning.

  • Evidence-informed practice.

  • Large data management and analysis.

• Create accessible and actionable reports and visualizations to inform data-driven decision-making.

• Develop and implement strategies that build and sustain a culture of assessment, evaluation, inquiry, and other components of evidence-informed practice.

• Collaborate with other units across the University to ensure the most effective, and efficient practices in measurement, evaluation, analysis, and information management, and other areas as relevant.

• Lead the identification, implementation, and management of software, information management, and other tools related to measurement, evaluation, and analysis.

• Serve on relevant university committees.

• This position is eligible for flexible work.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

• Masters Degree in assessment and measurement; higher education; educational research; social sciences research; statistics; or related field.

• Five or more years post-degree experience in a higher education setting leading qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods research; multivariate statistical analysis and data visualization; and assessment and program evaluation efforts.

• Experience working collaboratively with a wide range of constituencies, including students, staff, faculty, and administrators.

• Experience leading the technical and logistical components of multidisciplinary research projects in collaboration with experts from multiple substantive backgrounds.

• Experience with advanced multivariate statistical methods, such as latent variable modeling, causal analyses, predictive analytics, longitudinal and time series modeling, and psychome