Director of Institutional Research, Univ of Mississippi

Director of Institutional Research, Univ of Mississippi

Director of Institutional Research, Univ of Mississippi

2/20/2026

3/16/2026

The University of Mississippi seeks a Director of Institutional Research to provide leadership and expertise in the area of institutional research by collecting, analyzing, and reporting complex data for institutional, state, and national entities. The incumbent serves as a consultant to departments for using institutional and external data in decision support efforts and delivers presentations to campus partners upon request. The director coordinates personnel and resources to address strategic issues such as retention, graduation, persistence, and student success through the assignment of projects, setting of priorities, increasing efficiencies, and streamlining processes.

This position is part of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, & Planning and reports directly to the Executive Director of Institutional Research, Effectiveness, and Planning.

• Establishes, administers, and directs the coordination of the institutional research activities including collecting, analyzing, interpreting, and reporting complex statistical information on the characteristics of the institution and/or peer institutions from a variety of sources to administrators, faculty, students, and external entities, including state (IHL) and federal government (IPEDS).
• Coordinates with appropriate departments in research and statistical analyses for various projects in areas such as human resources, curricula, instruction, payroll, facilities, or finance including assistance with program accreditation.
• Coordinates with IHL Board Office and the National Center for Educational Statistics to ensure compliance with required state and federal reporting requirements.
• Provides strategic direction for the maintenance and support of the institutional research information system and analytics platform ensuring compliance with established principles and processes including developing an analytics roadmap and establishing appropriate data usage protocols.
• Monitors the overall integrity of university data and coordinates data validation efforts across campus to improve the collection and submission of accurate data into the ERP system.
• Directs staff of data analysts and applications developers in planning and implementing short and long-term strategies.
• Supports the use/analysis of data related to the effective practice of continuous improvement and, maintains and distributes data, studies, or research to support the planning efforts of the institution.
• Designs and conducts statistical analyses and communicates complex statistical information in writing, verbally, and graphically for diverse audiences.
• Responds to ad hoc requests from internal and external constituencies; coordinates key office publications.
• Coordinates with staff from campus offices (e.g., Information Technology, Registrar, Graduate School) to ensure timely and accurate reporting of data.
• Facilitates and develops relationships for common data sources to meet needs of external reporting and internal decision support.
• Communicates information on national trends and best practices in institutional research effectively.
• Represents the Executive Director in areas of assigned responsibility, in his/her absence as requested.
• Serves as a member of various committees and participates in state, regional and national organizations.
• Assists with IREP initiatives, institutional research projects, and strategic planning projects as requested.
• Provides supervision, guidance, feedback, and evaluation to assigned staff members.
• Performs similar or related duties as assigned or required.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university in social science, research or a related field.
• Seven (7) years of experience related to the above described duties, five (5) years supervisory.
• Experience with Banner, Workday, and supervising a high performing staff preferred.

University of Mississippi

Katie Busby

PO Box 1848

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