Requisition:

202400256ST

Graduate Employee-Institutional Research-Data Analytics Assistant

Graduate Employee

No

Institutional Research

Division of Enrollment Success

20

$1589 per month for 12 months (Ability to work summer preferred)

Master's or Doctoral

This position is supported by a National Institute for Student Success (NISS) grant focused on accelerating student success efforts at SHSU. The position will support the grant by providing analytics aid to various functional areas Academic Affairs/Student Success, Financial Aid, etc. The graduate assistant will be expected to prepare data, clean, and transform data. It may be necessary to provide statistics, do statistical testing and modeling, and general data mining as appropriate to address research questions. The graduate assistant will work with the data analytics team using machine learning techniques to develop predictive analytics to support institutional efforts aimed at student access and student success. The graduate assistant will be expected to summarize their findings in technical documentation using both narrative and visualizations to support the decision-making of institutional stakeholders. This will include reports, briefs (one-pagers, etc.), slide decks and presentations, and dashboard development and maintenance.

· Master's or Doctoral student in good academic standing.· Plan to be enrolled in graduate studies through December 2024 (or beyond).· Be committed to working 20 hours per week (schedule to be set in conjunction with supervisor) from September 2024 - December 2024. There is a possibility of extension through August 2025) dependent on grant funds.· Curiosity surrounding data, problem solving, and research.· A basic understanding of statistics methodologies.· Some programming experience.· A strength in some combination of data analytics skills and a willingness to develop where other skills are lacking.

08/01/2024

8NE003

Dr. Brandon Cooper

9362943101

cooperbd@shsu.edu

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