West Virginia University Looking for Research Program Coordinator – Office of the Provost Full Time

Description 

The Office of the Provost at West Virginia University is currently accepting applications for a Research Program Coordinator.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Associate Provost for Curriculum and Assessment, the Research Associate for the Office of the Provost is responsible for performing both strategic and emergent research and quantitative and qualitative analyses and summaries for use in decision making. The Research Associate supports the entire Provost’s team and has primary responsibility for conducting research and in-depth analyses on topics related to higher education policy, curriculum, and assessment. The position requires obtaining (acquiring) data and/or information from all relevant sources, and reviewing, documenting, analyzing, and interpreting data and/or information, summarizing findings in graphs, tables, reports, or dashboards. Many of the specific tasks and responsibilities relate to analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.

We strongly believe in work-life balance and keeping time for things we love outside our work. WVU offers generous benefits, including:

What You’ll Do

• Perform market analyses for new and existing academic programs that summarize competitive market, price, degree size, occupational opportunity, and industry need;
• Develop and disseminate data reports on official university and wider higher education statistics for internal and external audiences in connection with BOG program review, annual reporting, and other institutional processes;
• Develop research reports and analyses in response to ad hoc data requests;
• Participate in institutional research, and keep abreast of national, state and local educational issues, trends, and best practices; 
• Identify data quality issues and work with appropriate staff to resolve issues and processes as needed; implement data validation procedures as needed to best support decision-making on campus; 
• Conduct statistical analyses, and prepare reports and presentations of the findings, present findings to relevant audiences; 
• Prepare, manipulate, and manage data sets;
• Develop, implement and analyze surveys to collect data;
• Develop resources to educate WVU administrators, faculty, and staff, on available decision making data, tools, and platforms;
• Participate in research discussions to generate new research topics;
• Prepare tables, graphs, fact sheets, and written reports summarizing research results;
• Prepare project-related reports, manuscripts, and presentations;
• Design survey instruments and analyze results;
• Perform descriptive statistical analyses of data;
• Format data for analyses and reports;
• Perform data entry and other clerical work as required for project completion;
• Conduct internet-based research, based on institutional and external data from a variety of sources, that could inform higher education policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Political Science, Sociology, or related field.
• Advanced degree in Political Science, Sociology, or related field preferred.
• A minimum of two (2) years of research work experience with increasing responsibilities.
• Minimum of one year of directly related work experience in a higher education setting.
• Experience with, or willingness to learn, Tableau and SAS, SPSS, or R preferred.
• Personal qualities should include being dependable, adaptable, flexible, persistent, independent, and cooperative and having exceptional attention to detail and ability and willingness to take initiative.
• Effective oral and written communication skills; ability to write clear, accurate, and error-free research reports for a variety of audiences.
• Ability to identify and locate appropriate sources of data for a variety of research projects.
• Ability to manipulate, analyze, summarize, and effectively visualize data for a variety of audiences.
• Demonstrated knowledge in the areas of qualitative and quantitative research methods, research design, and statistical analysis techniques; established competency using statistical analysis software such as SPSS, R, SAS, Stata.
• Advanced skills and proficiency with MS Excel (for both basic functions and graphing).
• Knowledge of descriptive statistics. 
• Proficiency with data used in higher education contexts.
• Ability to develop surveys using Qualtrics and export, analyze, and report results.
• Quantitative reasoning skills.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.
• Judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to initiate, manage, and complete research projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to reason deductively and inductively.
• Problem sensitivity (the ability to tell when something is wrong).
• Category flexibility (the ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways).
• Analytical and complex problem-solving and skills.
• Ability to work effectively with a variety of individuals and diverse groups; demonstrated success working collaboratively with administrators, faculty and staff.

About WVU

At West Virginia University, we leverage our talents and resources to create a better future for our state and the world. As West Virginia’s land-grant university, WVU has three campuses that touch each corner of the state. The WVU System includes 518 buildings on 15,880 acres, Extension Service offices in all 55 counties, ten experimental farms and four forests.

From the groundbreaking R1 research of our flagship campus in Morgantown to the career-oriented programs of WVU Potomac State in Keyser to the technology-intensive programs at WVU Tech in Beckley – the contributions of WVU employees directly impact the 1.8 million people of West Virginia every day, no matter their role or position. 

Service, curiosity, respect, accountability, and appreciation are the core values that unite Mountaineers, inspiring one another to work tirelessly and support others as they seek to reach new heights. After all, when you’re a Mountaineer, impossible is just another mountain to climb.

To learn more about West Virginia University, visit go.wvu.edu. View current career opportunities at careers.wvu.edu.

West Virginia University is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer and is the recipient of an NSF ADVANCE award for gender equity. The University values diversity among its faculty, staff, and students, and invites applications from all qualified applicants regardless of race, ethnicity, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, nationality, genetics, disability, or Veteran status.

Job Posting: Apr 21, 2022

Posting Classification: Non-Classified

Exemption Status: Exempt

Benefits Eligible: Yes