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Data Scientist

Employer
Georgia State University
Location
Atlanta, GA
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Employment Type
Full Time
Institution Type
Four-Year Institution

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Description

Data Scientist

(Working Title: Data Analyst)

National Institute for Student Success

The National Institute for Student Success at Georgia State University (NISS) is dedicated to helping colleges and universities identify and resolve institutionally-created barriers to equity and college completion. Through diagnostic services and practitioner-led coaching, collectively known as NISS high-touch services, the Institute enables campus leaders to implement proven student-success systems and data-driven interventions and to enact systemic change to institutional processes and structures. 

WHAT MAKES THE National Institute for Student Success A GREAT PLACE?

·         A flexible work environment

·         Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.

·         A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with a variety of partners.

·         Professional development opportunity and mentorship

·         A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

The Data Analyst will serve as the lead data analytics expert in the analysis of institutional data collected during diagnostic and practitioner-led coaching engagements with NISS partner institutions. They will provide advanced level expertise in managing, manipulating, maintaining/storing, and retrieving routine and complex types of data. The position performs a standard set of quantitative and qualitative analyses to discover opportunities for partner institutions to improve based on granular student outcome data. The process will highlight key metrics and leading indicators of student success that will allow NISS personnel to track progress of partner institutions, as well as identify other potential candidates for NISS services and support. The Data Analyst will work with other NISS analysts and Program Advisors to conduct a detailed review of key student success programmatic areas across institutional partners, including self-reported program maturity and key data points that reveal potential causes of poor student outcomes and performance.

Example of duties include:

·         Analyze, interpret, and visualize institutional quantitative data via IPEDS, surveys and other data sources.

·         Respond to data requests by identifying the correct data source, developing the logic to extract the data, and creating insights based on the analysis of the extracted data.

·         Support various research and project collaborations with NISS and GSU partners.

·         Analyze, prepare, and present reports to key stakeholders.

·         Convert data into a variety of useable formats and media.

·         Test, document, and perform quality assurance on data.

·         Develop and test tools which aid in the management, manipulation, maintenance/storage, and retrieval of data.

·         Perform other data administration duties as assigned.

·         Perform analyses using various statistical methods and techniques with a broad range of tools for data manipulation and visualization reporting.



Qualifications

Minimum Hiring Qualifications:


Bachelor's degree and five years of related experience; or a combination of education and related experience. 

Preferred Hiring Qualifications: 

A highly-qualified candidate should possess:

·         Knowledge of data processing principles and practices.

·         Knowledge of relational database principles.

·         Experience with statistical programming languages such as R or Python for data manipulation and analysis.

·         Experience with data visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, Qlik

·         Knowledge of data administration in higher education.

·         Experience analyzing publicly available higher education data sources, especially IPEDS.

·         Effective time management, customer service, analytical, and organizational skills.

•Effective oral and written communication skills.

• Ability to multi-task and use independent judgment.



College/Business Unit
Open until filled

College/Business Unit: Enrollment Management
Location: Atlanta Campus
Job Posting: 01/31/25, 5:00:00 AM

Organization

Founded in 1913 in Atlanta, Georgia State University is the second-largest and one of four research institutions in the University System of Georgia. The University serves one-fourth of the graduate students in the university system; it is within a one-hour commute of more than one-third of the state’s population. Approximately 80 percent of all Georgia State alumni live and work in Georgia.georgia_state_university1.jpg

Georgia State’s main campus is located on 34 acres in downtown Atlanta. University centers in Alpharetta, Brookhaven, Buckhead and Henry County offer students convenient suburban locations for graduate courses in business and education.

More than 50,000 students annually attend Georgia State University. While 90 percent of the students are from Georgia, students also come from all 50 states and 160 countries. More than 1,400 international students attend Georgia State and graduate students comprise 31 percent of the student population.

georgia_state_university2.jpgThe University offers more than 52 degree programs in more than 250 fields of study – from public policy and African-American studies to biology and health sciences. Degrees are offered at the bachelor’s, master’s, specialist and doctoral levels through six units: the College of Arts and Sciences, J. Mack Robinson College of Business, College of Education, College of Health and Human Sciences, College of Law and Andrew Young School of Policy Studies. In addition to the numerous degree programs, Georgia State offers full- and part-time programs and day, evening and weekend classes.

Students have many choices in extracurricular activities including more than 22 fraternities and sororities; and some 250 chartered student groups, including 60 degree-related student groups, seven religious, 24 law-oriented and 22 multicultural/international groups; and 10 honor societies. There is also an active student government association which includes the student senate and the judicial board.

The Georgia State Panthers are members of the Colonial Athletic Association and compete in 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men’s and women’s sports, including basketball, baseball, softball, golf, tennis, track and volleyball. The university announced in April 2008 that is will begin Division I-AA football in 2010.

The university’s innovative Touch the Earth program brings outdoor recreation ranging from backpacking, rock climbing, sailing, kayaking, rafting and water-skiing to out-of-state snow-skiing and snorkeling trips. And WRAS, Georgia State’s popular 100,000-watt radio voice, is the most powerful student-run radio station in the United States.

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