Graduate Employee- Data Analytics & Decision Support- Data Analytics

Sam Houston State University

Huntington, WV

Part Time

Intern

4 days ago

Job Description

About the Role

This position is supported by a National Institute for Student Success (NISS) grant focused on accelerating student success efforts at SHSU. The graduate assistant will support the grant by providing analytics aid to various functional areas such as the Associate Vice Provost for Student Success, Financial Aid, etc. The role involves using SQL to query, clean, and transform data, performing statistical testing and modeling, and working with machine learning techniques to develop predictive analytics to support institutional efforts aimed at student access and success. The graduate assistant will summarize findings through technical documentation, reports, briefs, slide decks, presentations, and dashboard development and maintenance.

Key Responsibilities

Use SQL to query databases, prepare, clean, and transform data for analysis.
Perform statistical testing and modeling as appropriate to address research questions.
Apply machine learning techniques to develop predictive analytics supporting student access and success.
Summarize findings in technical documentation using narrative and visualizations.
Create reports, briefs, slide decks, and presentations for institutional stakeholders.
Develop and maintain dashboards to support decision-making.

Requirements

Master's or Doctoral student in good academic standing.
Plan to be enrolled in graduate studies through December 2025 (or beyond).
Commitment to working 20 hours per week from January 2024 to December 2024, including summer.
Curiosity surrounding data, problem solving, and research.
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.

Qualifications

Graduate student status (Master's or Doctoral).
Good academic standing.

Working at Sam Houston State University

Sam Houston State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and Smoke/Drug-Free Workplace. The university is committed to equal opportunity in the workforce and complies with Title VII. It is an 'at will' employer, and security-sensitive positions require background checks.

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