Research Analyst Short Term ; Temporary

Research Analyst Short Term Hourly (Temporary)

Under the general direction of the Director of Institutional Research and Planning, performs higher level institutional research and evaluation duties. Independently performs assigned research duties related to assessment, evaluation, accountability, and institutional effectiveness. Assists the Director in managing office workload priorities.

• Independently performs research and evaluation duties related to institutional planning and research projects, including, but not limited to, State-mandated programs and activities.
• Designs and performs research and evaluation of District accreditation, accountability, and other institutional research and planning projects, as well as a variety of other research projects to address internal and external issues as assigned.
• Assists the Director with Research Office projects relating to institutional effectiveness collecting data pertaining to continual improvement of institutional effectiveness.
• Independently designs higher level research studies including data collection, data summarization and statistical analysis as needed to meet non-routine project requests.
• Provides data analysis and other supporting information to District personnel and State agencies to fulfill compliance regulations and requirements and to assure institutional effectiveness.
• Analyzes a variety of performance/productivity data such as, but not limited to, faculty workload, FTE, and student outcomes. Prepares reports and projections to support decisions on workload, student success, Facilities Master Plan, impact, etc.
• Participates in preparation of reports and analysis of primary institutional, local, state, and national demographics, economic trends, and other data to be used in research projects, reports, educational planning, and development. Prepares data related to community characteristics for student equity reports, grants, and other related projects and initiatives.
• Identifies and extracts (queries) a variety of requested data, validates and codes data in preparation for analysis; data sources include but are not limited to district student information systems, California Community College Chancellor’s Office Management Information System, California Employment Development Department, US Census Bureau, etc.
• Analyzes data and reports results on a variety of topics, including but not limited to appropriateness of prerequisite/co‑requisite courses, effectiveness of college programs and activities intended to improve student equity, student engagement, enrollment management and trends, accreditation and accountability, and effectiveness of other college programs.
• Creates and maintains project documentation needed to replicate research projects.
• Assists with dashboards and portals to extract, collect, merge, analyze, and report on data and information related to academic programs, curriculum, enrollment management, student demographics, student success and other relevant data.
• Provides survey support, including survey design, extraction of student data in preparation for survey administration, campus‑wide survey administration, data analysis, and report writing for dissemination and interpretation of results.
• Ensures data integrity by working with staff on campus for data validation and data procurement.
• Assists with creating dashboards for publication on the website and server to meet the data demands for College operational and strategic decision making. Reviews dashboards and reports for data integrity and accuracy.
• Trains other Research Office staff in projects, software tools, etc., as needed.
• Exercises project responsibility from conceptual design and problem definition through data gathering, analysis, interpretation and findings; prepares research and statistical findings in appropriate graphic, tabular, written and oral formats for use by varying audiences.
• Remains informed of state/federal legislative actions that have implications for research and evaluation at the community college, regional, state, and national level; examines community college system, service area, region, state, and national data and trends to…