Associate Director of Institutional Research and Data Science; Institutional Research Manager

Associate Director of Institutional Research and Data Science (Institutional Research Manager) POSITION DETAILS ABOUT JOHN JAY COLLEGE

John Jay College of Criminal Justice is a senior college of the City University of New York (CUNY) and an internationally recognized leader in educating for justice. Led by President Karol V. Mason, John Jay is a federally designated Hispanic‑serving institution, it is ranked third in the nation in Black student success, and it is a top ten institution for promoting student social mobility.

John Jay is proud to serve a diverse and dynamic student body of 15,000 students that includes nearly fifty percent students who are first in their family to attend college as well as students who are immigrants, from low‑income families, or from other historically underrepresented groups in higher education. A Carnegie designated Research Institution, the College participates in the doctoral programs of the Graduate Center of CUNY, and offers bachelor’s and master’s degrees both in traditional criminal justice‑related fields of study as well as in a robust portfolio of liberal arts and sciences programs that highlight themes of justice across the arts, sciences, humanities, and social sciences.

The College seeks staff and faculty members who thrive in multicultural academic environments and are committed to access and excellence in higher education.

Reporting to the Director of Institutional Research, the Associate Director's chief responsibilities are managing institutional research programs and studies related to the college's mission.

In addition to the general duties, responsibilities include the following:

• Defines and implements research studies, conducting data analyses and interpreting results. Meets with stakeholders to define research questions. May consult with faculty, other campus offices, and students in the design of databases for research projects.

• Develops databases for analysis by directly querying from large and small databases, by importing external files, or by administering surveys.

• Maintains and updates key performance reports that support academic departmental and programmatic reviews.

• Maintains and develops the Institutional Research website content and educates campus departments and offices on the uses of institutional research and data in general.

• Develops and maintains survey instruments and other data‑gathering instruments administered by the office.

• Develops relevant, timely and accurate institutional information for administrators, the college community, the external community, and external agencies.

• Develops analyses relevant to anticipated institutional planning, policy, and decision‑making needs.

• Participates in college‑wide strategic planning, institutional effectiveness and outcomes assessment tasks.

• Supervises and guides staff.

• Manages a library of institutional planning and research documents.

Bachelor's Degree and six years' relevant experience required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree

• Proficiency with quantitative and qualitative research methods

• Demonstrated competence with statistical analyses and database packages, SPSS or SAS

• Analytic thinking

• Demonstrated data management skills; working knowledge of data management and data conceptualization principles; and familiarity with relational databases

• Demonstrated organizational skills

• Proficiency in basic computer software, the Microsoft Office Suite

• Excellent writing and communication skills with attention to detail

Manages College institutional research programs and studies related to the College's mission.

• Develops relevant, timely and accurate institutional information to administrators, the college community, the external community, and external agencies.

• Defines and implements research studies, designing and conducting data analyses and analyzing and interpreting results.

• Researches, develops and recommends policy analyses relevant to anticipated institutional planning, policy, and decision‑making needs.

• Participates in college‑wide strategic planning, institutional effectiveness and outcomes assessment tasks.

• Respond to…