Institutional Research Analyst
Current UC employees must apply internally via SuccessFactors
Founded in 1819, the University of Cincinnati ranks among the nation’s best urban public research universities. Home to 53,235 students, nearly 12,000 faculty and staff and 350,000+ living alumni, UC combines a Top 35 public research university with a physical setting The New York Times has called “the most ambitious campus design program in the country.”
With the launch of Next Lives Here, the Cincinnati Innovation District, a $100 million JobsOhio investment, the oldest and one of the largest cooperative education programs, a dynamic academic health center and entry into the Big 12 Conference, UC’s momentum has never been stronger. UC’s annual budget stands at $1.85 billion, and its endowment totals $2 billion.
UC is a mission-driven organization where we are committed to student success and positively transforming the community through scholarship and service. We thrive on innovation, making an impact, and fostering an environment where staff and faculty are key contributors to UC’s success.
Job Overview
The Office of Institutional Research and Academic Analytics produces official reports to various external agencies and provides reports and dashboards to a broad set of colleges and offices on campus. The Institutional Research Analyst position plays a significant role in providing insights based on data-informed evidence to support strategic planning, resource allocation, enrollment management and student success analysis..
This position reports to the Director of Student Success and Research Analytics. The Research Analyst will analyze data from University systems and publicly-available sources to create reports for campus stakeholders (reports may include tables, charts, dashboards, executive summaries, or others as needed), work with large and complex data sets, including extracting, merging, cleaning, and transforming data to meet reporting needs and maintain historical records, provide decision support through research and analysis to support policy decisions, program needs, and program effectiveness, conduct survey research analysis, including survey design, administration and logistics, compilation of data results, presentation and visualization of results.
This position would be hybrid with at least 40% in-person for the first year. Completely remote work would be an option after the first year if mutually agreeable and compliant with UC’s remote work policy.
Essential Functions
- Design, collect, report, analyze, and present institutional data and information.
- Prepare extensive reports, including dashboard design and maintenance. Write narratives to interpret data to actionable information. Create tables and graphs to depict information succinctly.
- Support the creation of predictive models for student success using historical data, market trends, and other relevant information.
- Assist with various tasks associated with assessment studies, analysis, and evaluation of academic and non-academic topics.
- Help develop and maintain a reporting library and build dashboards for enrollment forecasting, recruitment initiatives, and scholarship and financial aid targeting strategies.
Required Education
- Bachelor’s Degree in field that involves statistical analysis, scientific method, and survey research, such as Mathematics, Business Analytics, Social Sciences or other similar disciplines.
- Five (5) years of relevant work experience and/or other specialized training can be used in lieu of education requirement.
Required Experience
- One (1) year of experience in data analysis, including the management of data sets and the generation of reports from large databases.
- Proficiency in Microsoft programs such as Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Additional Qualifications Considered
- Master’s degree in field that involves statistical analysis, scientific method, and survey research, such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Social Sciences or other similar disciplines.
- Higher education experience.
- Experience designing, maintaining and publishing dashboarding tools, such as Tableau, or data coding such as SAS, SPSS, or SQL.
Physical Requirements/Work Environment
- Office environment/no specific unusual physical or environmental demands.
Application Process
Please submit an online application and upload the Required Application Materials:
- Resume
- Cover letter
Compensation and Benefits
UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. (UC Benefits Link) Highlights include:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission
UC provides tuition remission for you and your eligible dependents, covering tuition costs for nearly all undergraduate and graduate programs offered by the university.
Robust Retirement Plans
As a UC employee, you won’t contribute to Social Security (except Medicare). Instead, you’ll choose between state pension plans (OPERS, STRS) or an Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), with UC contributing 10–14% of your salary.
Real Work-Life Balance
UC prioritizes work-life balance with a generous time-off policy, including:
Vacation and sick time
11 paid holidays and additional end-of-year paid time off (Winter Season Days)
6 weeks of paid parental leave for new parents
Additional Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary range of $50,000 - $60,000, based on experience
- Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription)
- Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs
- Professional development & mentorship opportunities
To learn more about why UC is a great place to work, please visit our careers page at https://www.uc.edu/careers.html
UC is an E-Verify employer. If hired into this position, you will be required to provide satisfactory proof of employment eligibility by providing acceptable, original forms of identification for employment verification via the Federal I-9 employment verification process. A list of acceptable documents can be seen here: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
Important: To apply you must create a profile and submit a complete job application through the UC applicant portal. We are unable to consider “easy apply” applications submitted via other websites. For questions about the UC recruiting process or to request accommodations with the application, please contact Human Resources at jobs@uc.edu.
The University of Cincinnati is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Institutional Research Analyst
Cincinnati, OH, US
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