The Data Analyst supports strategic decision-making across the university by collecting, analyzing, and interpreting institutional data. This role contributes to institutional effectiveness, student success initiatives, and operational efficiency by delivering actionable insights to academic and administrative units.
Requirements
- Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline.
- Requires a minimum of three (3) years of directly job-related experience.
- Experience working with higher education data systems ( e.g., PeopleSoft, Banner, Workday)
Responsibilities
- Collects, cleans, and manages data from student information systems, financial systems, and other institutional databases.
- Analyzes data related to enrollment, retention, graduation rates, student demographics, faculty workload, and financial performance.
- Develops dashboards, reports, and visualizations to support strategic planning, accreditation, and compliance reporting.
- Supports institutional research efforts, including survey design, administration, and analysis.
- Ensures data integrity, consistency, and security across reporting platforms.
- Assists in preparing reports.
- Stays current with higher education trends, data governance practices, and analytic tools.
Other
- Pursuant to the State of Texas Executive Order No. GA-48, this position researches, works on, or has access to critical infrastructure and requires the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the University infrastructure.
- This position requires personnel be routinely reviewed to determine whether or not criminal history or continuous connections for the government or political apparatus of a foreign adversary might prevent the employee from being able to maintain the security or integrity of the infrastructure.
- All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.
- The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.
- Department is willing to accept education in lieu of experience.
- Department is willing to accept experience in lieu of education.
