Graduate Research Data Analyst

Job Posting Title:

Graduate Research Data Analyst

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Hiring Department:

Texas Global

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

20

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FLSA Status:

Non-Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 15, 2026

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

Texas Global is the international office of The University of Texas at Austin, dedicated to advancing the university’s academic mission through global engagement. It leads and supports international initiatives, fosters strategic partnerships, and provides resources for students, faculty, and alumni to connect with institutions worldwide.

Purpose

Texas Global seeks a methodical and detail-oriented individual who enjoys working with data and can quickly learn department protocol. This position will focus on the evaluation of current methodologies to improve processes that gather, prepare, transform, maintain, analyze, interpret, and report on large amounts of data generated by Texas Global. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate intent to remain in the role for a minimum of one year.

Responsibilities

• Data Management & Documentation: Collect, clean, prepare, and document data from various institutional sources; propose and document new protocols.

• Analysis & Reporting: Analyze data, generate reports with recommendations, and create clear documentation for data requests and reports.

• Collaboration & Special Projects: Work with Texas Global units, assist with data requests for leadership, develop data collection schedules, and maintain Tableau dashboards.

• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s in social sciences, information sciences, statistics, data analytics or related field.

1-2+ years of data analysis experience with complex datasets.

Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Excel, SQL, R, Python and Tableau.

Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Ability to work independently and in a team.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience in higher education administration.

Professional data-related internships or project experience.

Salary Range
$20.00/hour

Working Conditions

The individual will work in a standard office environment on-site at the Texas Global office of The University of Texas at Austin.

Required Materials

• Resume/CV
• 2 -3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

please upload the above in pdf format

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please confirm your eligibility for this position here: http://www.utexas.edu/hr/student/student_acad_employment.html

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

Students in this position may choose to enroll in the UTSaver voluntary retirement programs.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.<