Institutional Research Analyst

Institutional Research Analyst

9/30/2026

10/30/2026

The Institutional Research Analyst position is part of the Strategic Analytics & Institutional Research team in Institutional Research, Assessment & Planning (IRAP) at Appalachian State University. The Institutional Research Analyst is responsible for managing, monitoring, evaluating, and reporting data for internal and external stakeholders. Data reporting responsibilities include student, course and financial aid snapshots for the UNC System Office Student Data Mart, IPEDS, the Common Data Set, and a variety of external surveys and rankings.

This position will work collaboratively with many key contacts across the university, at the UNC System Office and externally to ensure data and reporting needs are met. This position also works closely with other analysts in IRAP for various data & reporting projects.

Master's degree and at least one year of relevant experience OR Bachelor's degree with at least three years of relevant experience OR an equivalent combination of education, training, and relevant experience.

• Demonstrated proficiency in retrieving data from ERP Systems (i.e., Banner or People Soft) using programming languages or other data tools (such as SQL, Tableau, SAS).
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Exceptional interpersonal skills and the ability to interact effectively with faculty, staff, administrators, and external stakeholders
• Ability to operate with a high level of independence, routinely exercising sound judgment and proactively managing responsibilities and priorities
• Ability to meet deadlines and manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with querying, transforming, and analyzing data to produce usable information
• Ability to understand and work with complex, cross-functional data, to ensure accuracy, quality, and integrity
• Ability to collaborate with others and to work in a team environment

• At least one to two years of professional experience working with data to produce reports, dashboards, or perform data analysis
• At least one to two years of professional experience with analytics-related languages (such as SQL, SAS)
• Experience with data visualization tools (such as Tableau, Power BI, SAS Viya)
• Experience in higher education in a professional role utilizing or handling university data
• Project management experience

Appalachian State University

Amanda Harper

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