Institutional Research Director jobs in Gainesville, FL

Institutional Research and Assessment Director

SALARY Depends on Qualifications - Starting at $50,000.00
LOCATION Lake City, FL
JOB TYPE Full-time
JOB NUMBER 202300037
DIVISION Vice President, Academic Affairs
DEPARTMENT Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment
OPENING DATE 03/13/2024
CLOSING DATE 4/13/2024 11:59 PM Eastern

Description
This is a professional, administrative position responsible for organizing and ensuring continuous academic and operational assessment in order to demonstrate institutional effectiveness. The person in this position supports campus decision making, strategic planning, unit and program assessment, program review, and accreditation activities through analyses of data from a number of sources and provides reports and presentations to stakeholders. This position supervises the Institutional Effectiveness research staff to ensure that data is being managed and reported appropriately. This position is directly responsible to the Associate Dean, Libraries and Institutional Effectiveness.

Examples of Duties
(Note: The examples of work listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position.)

• Coordinates the development, organization, analysis and reporting of student learning outcomes and related activities to support planning activities.
• Supervises and evaluates Institutional Effectiveness staff.
• Coordinates assessment initiatives for administrative and academic support departments.
• Manages large-scale, long-term data projects to facilitate a data-driven culture at the college.
• Participates in the collection and analysis of assessment data to support departmental accreditation and program reviews, and assisting other with understanding and appropriately using them.
• Supports the development, implementation and assessment of the strategic plan.
• Trains and supports faculty and staff in ongoing operation of Institutional Effectiveness applications.
• Assists with compliance with accreditation requirements and standards.
• Communicates information pertinent to institutional research and assessment.
• Additional responsibilities as determined.

Minimum Qualifications
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

Knowledge of department planning. Knowledge of educational program assessment including student learning outcomes assessment. Ability to gather, analyze, and interpret statistical information relating to educational programs and administrative/student support areas. Ability to evaluate program effectiveness and recommend improvements. Ability to analyze problems and recommend solutions. Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing. Skill in long-term project management.

EDUCATION QUALIFICATIONS:
BA/BS degree is required. Experience in planning development and report preparation. Experience in data collection and analysis, using tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Excel, and others. Experience in using relational databases. MA/MS degree and experience in Higher Education Instruction is preferred.

ESSENTIAL PHYSICAL SKILLS:
Acceptable eyesight (with or without correction).
Acceptable hearing (with or without hearing aid).
Ability to communicate both orally and in writing.
Use of fingers.

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
Works inside in an office environment.
(Reasonable accommodations will be made in accordance with existing ADA requirements for otherwise qualified individuals with a disability.)

Supplemental Information
Florida Gateway College does not discriminate in education or employment related decisions on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, religion, disability, age, marital status, genetic information, sexual orientation, pregnancy, or any other legally protected status in accordance with the law.