Senior Analyst University Assessment

Overview

The University of Virginia Office of Academic Compliance (OAC) is seeking a Senior Analyst for University Assessment. The Senior Analyst provides expertise to advance the University’s mission of academic excellence and continuous improvement. With direction from the University Assessment Director, the Senior Analyst supports competency assessments for the University and works collaboratively with schools to support student learning assessments for the University’s degree and certificate programs.

The Senior Analyst provides statistical, analytical, and technical support for University assessment efforts, helping design assessments (e.g., assessment tests, student surveys, rubric‑based assessments); manage and implement assessments; and analyze and visualize results. The Senior Analyst supports the writing, editing, and presentation of assessment reports for faculty, University leadership, and external agencies. This position supports and advances degree and certificate program assessment efforts across the University and monitors national trends and developments in assessment and educational research, applying best practices.

The Senior Analyst reports to the Director of the OAC.

Data Management & Analysis (40%)

• Apply statistical and assessment principles to construct representative student samples and evaluate sampling limitations when interpreting assessment results.
• Collect, clean, and manage academic assessment data from multiple sources (e.g., learning management systems, surveys, institutional databases).
• Use quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate student learning outcomes and institutional performance; collaborate with faculty members, as appropriate.
• Analyze data and prepare findings using Excel as well as statistical software and techniques.
• Help ensure high‑quality data and survey outputs through constant review of processes and methodologies.
• Develop dashboards, visualizations, and reports to communicate findings to academic departments, leadership, and accrediting bodies.

Assessment & Reporting (40%)

• Support the design of assessment instruments, including rubrics, tests, and questionnaires.
• Assist with the planning and management of assessments, ensuring data collection, analysis, and reporting processes are well designed, coordinated, and sustainable.
• Assist with university assessment committee work—meeting preparation, presentation materials, deliberations, documentation, analysis, reporting, and follow‑up—for various advisory, planning, and oversight committees.
• Administer assessments, including communicating with appropriate faculty and students and scheduling meetings and test sessions.
• Prepare and present detailed reports for University personnel and external agencies.

Project Management (20%)

• Lead and coordinate assessment‑related projects, ensuring professionalism, timely completion, and faculty and staff engagement.
• Develop project timelines, track progress, and manage documentation for University assessment initiatives.
• Facilitate workshops and training sessions for faculty and staff on assessment best practices and data literacy.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree and at least three years of relevant experience is required.
• Direct experience with general education assessment and an earned master’s degree in a related field is desired.
• Experience applying statistical sampling methods (e.g., random, stratified) to construct representative samples, evaluating sampling limitations, and interpreting results in applied assessment, institutional research, or educational settings is required.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as Excel, SPSS, R, Stata, or Python is required.
• Experience in data visualization is required.
• Experience conducting analyses in Excel using documented and replicable methods, including clear formulas, structured workflows, and sufficient documentation to support review and reuse by others is required.
• Experience with survey development and the use of survey programs such as Qualtrics (preferred office tool), Survey Monkey, or related tool is required. Experience in qualitative thematic analysis is desired.
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