Institutional Research Analyst I

Pay Grade/Pay Range: Minimum: $56,600 - Midpoint: $73,600 (Salaried E9)

Department/Organization: 200015 - Institutional Research

Normal Work Schedule: Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm

Note to Applicants: Position is eligible for hybrid work subject to University policy.

Job Summary: The Institutional Research Analyst I provides analytical and informational support for University planning, operations, and decision-making and helps meet federal, state, System, reputational, and institutional reporting requirements. Completes clearly defined assignments independently under general supervision. Coordinates recurring work across established timelines, and safeguards confidential and sensitive information.

Additional Department Summary: Serves as the primary operational coordinator for the Student Opinions of Instruction process and produces accurate reports, analyses, data extracts, and visualizations.

Required Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree or higher in an analytical, statistical, research-based, data-driven, or closely related field of study.

Skills and Knowledge: Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Demonstrated proficiency in data extraction, management, analysis, and reporting. Demonstrated analytical, organizational, project-management, and problem-solving skills. Attention to detail. Working knowledge of descriptive and inferential statistics. Ability to handle sensitive and confidential data appropriately. Ability to document processes, explain findings to varied audiences, and escalate policy or system issues when needed. Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team setting. Ability to coordinate a recurring process with multiple deadlines, data inputs, communications, and stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications: Experience in institutional research, higher education administration, survey administration or course evaluation processes, applied research design, dashboard development, data visualization, and relational databases. Experience with Power BI, SAS Visual Analytics, or comparable reporting and visualization tools.

Background Investigation Statement: Prior to hiring, the final candidate(s) must successfully pass a pre-employment background investigation and information obtained from social media and other internet sources. A prior conviction reported as a result of the background investigation DOES NOT automatically disqualify a candidate from consideration for this position. A candidate with a prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags will receive an individualized review of the prior conviction or negative behavioral red flags before a hiring decision is made.

Equal Employment Opportunity: The University of Alabama is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment or volunteer status without regard to any legally protected basis and will not be discriminated against because of their protected status. Applicants and employees of this institution are protected under Federal law from discrimination on several bases. More information is available in the EEOC’s Know Your Rights: Workplace discrimination is illegal poster.

The University of Alabama affirms its longstanding commitment to institutional neutrality, free speech, and academic freedom.