Director of Institutional Research

Job Title: Director of Institutional Research
Location: Americus, Georgia
Regular/Temporary: Regular
Full/Part Time: Full-Time
Job : 299411

Georgia Southwestern State University is a state university serving a diverse population of students, offering a range of strong undergraduate and graduate programs in a vibrant learning environment. The University is a collegial community that values collaboration and community engagement with an emphasis on faculty, staff, and student interactions. An active student body and state-of-the-art amenities enhance the learning experience on a visually appealing campus located in historic Americus, Georgia.

Georgia Southwestern State University aspires to be an engaged, progressive, and inclusive university that serves as a vibrant center of learning, culture, and economic development for Southwest Georgia and beyond.

This position is responsible for directing the university’s institutional research functions.

• Prepares and provides accurate and reliable data, statistics, and reports for internal and external stakeholders. (45%)
  • Provides support and analysis for a variety of institutional reporting functions.
  • Communicates and presents data and study results to appropriate stakeholders.
• Collects, organizes, edits, maintains, and validates data needed for accurate and consistent data reporting, institutional study, and data-driven decision making. (20%)
  • Reviews data, information, research, and policy studies to anticipate research questions and data needs.
  • Communicates and presents issues related to data use and integrity to appropriate stakeholders.
• Performs basic and advanced analyses. (15%)
  • Performs basic analysis such as summing, totaling, and descriptive statistics.
  • Performs advanced analysis such as inferential statistics, forecasting, and predictive modeling.
• Completes professional development activities. (10%)
  • Completes training and workshops, reads professional literature, and attends conferences and meetings to develop knowledge and skills necessary to improve data, information, and analysis for decision-making support.
• Performs a variety of related duties. (10%)

• Educational Requirements: Master’s degree in a course of study related to the occupational field required.
• Required Experience: More than three years of related experience required.

• Knowledge of institutional research principles and practices.
• Knowledge of research and statistical methods.
• Knowledge of computers and job-related software programs.
• Knowledge of University System of Georgia policies and procedures.

• Skill in decision making and problem solving.
• Skill in the completion of a variety of reports.
• Skill in oral and written communication.

• The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light objects and distinguishes between shades of color.
• The work is typically performed in an office.

This position supervises the Reporting and Data Management Specialist.

Georgia Southwestern State University is an equal opportunity employer. As such, the University takes affirmative action to preclude discrimination in recruiting, transferring, training and terminating of employees because of race, color, creed, age, sex, national origin, veterans status, disability or any other reason in accordance with applicable state and federal statutes, executive orders and other regulations which prohibit discriminatory employment practices.