Data Analyst, College of Liberal Arts

Job Posting Title:
Data Analyst, College of Liberal Arts
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Hiring Department:
College of Liberal Arts
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Position Open To:
All Applicants
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Weekly Scheduled Hours:
40
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FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA
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Earliest Start Date:
Immediately
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Position Duration:
Expected to Continue Until Dec 31, 2028
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Location:
UT MAIN CAMPUS
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Job Details:
General Notes
What benefits do I receive with UT? The university offers an impressive benefits package. For more details on benefits, please see: https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards
For more information about the College of Liberal Arts, please visit: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/
Our college seeks to build a supportive, growth-minded community and cultivate outstanding and courageous leaders. For more information on the college staff leadership academy, please visit: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/resources-for-faculty-staff/staff-leadership-academy/
For more information on college staff professional development, please visit:
https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/larc/Staff+Professional+Development+Fund
This is a two year, fixed term position.
Purpose
Work with the Dean and the various teams (Academic and Faculty Affairs, Career Services, Finance, Graduate Education, Human Resources, Research, Student Affairs) to provide support for College-level strategic, programmatic, and financial planning and forecasting through access, organization, analysis and reporting of data.
Responsibilities
Generate, gather, and analyze data from University and external data systems and sources.
Collect, merge, clean, document, and otherwise prepare data from multiple disparate sources to generate reports/analyses.
Advise, identify measures, build infrastructure and framework for collection of key indicators, organize results and interpretation, and steward the successful submission of college-level assessments and student outcomes.
Design and carry out data collection strategies from a general problem statement or objectives. Support automation of routine data processes to reduce manual effort and minimize the risk of errors in recurring data workflows.
Prepare charts and graphs to facilitate presentation and interpretation of data. Develop data visualization strategies. Plan, develop and coordinate publication of annual statistical reports.
Identify, explore, and document legacy and new sources for data. Research best practice and alternative solutions to current data management and analysis applications.
Other related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in quantitative social science or related field or experience. Proficiency in the MS Office Suite (particularly MS Excel), Python, R, and AI platforms (Claude, ChatGPT, and/or similar). Excellent verbal and written communication skills to clearly convey information in person, and over email. Ability and willingness to learn new systems and data sources as needed. Exhibit patience, attentiveness, knowledge, flexibility, trustworthiness, positivity, tenacity, guidance, and willingness to collaborate. Appreciation of confidentiality requirements surrounding the use of sensitive data.
Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience and success in retrieving, organizing and using data in a university setting. Experience working at UT Austin with thorough knowledge of university data systems. Experience and proficiency with other statistical or data processing software (such as STATA, SPSS, etc.). Ability to work with UT Mainframe (DEFINE) and other financial accounting systems, including Workday. Experience working with FileMaker Pro, Cognos, and Budget Update Document (BUD). Experience transferring data from UT Systems to desktop applications and data visualization applications.
Salary Range
$62,500+ depending on qualifications
Working Conditions
May work around standard office conditions.
Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation
Use of manual dexterity
Required Materials
Resume/CV
3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
Letter of interest
Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.
Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.
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Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.
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Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.
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Background Checks:
A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.
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Equal Opportunity Employer:
The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.
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