Graduate Assistant Institutional Research and Planning
Overview
Primary Purpose
The graduate assistant provides support to institutional research and planning staff in carrying out the data management, reporting, and analytical work of the office.
Duties and Responsibilities
- creating tables and charts for reports, publications, and presentations
- verifying the accuracy of data in reports, publications, and presentations
- helping to complete required reports for the federal and state government
- helping to complete surveys for college guides (College Board, US News and World Report, etc.)
- helping with the administration of surveys to students, faculty, and staff
- helping respond to ad hoc requests for data
- other duties as assigned
Qualifications
- some work/research/internship experience in a similar field
- comfort working with quantitative data and understanding of basic statistical concepts (e.g., population, sample size, averages, standard deviation)
- strong attention to detail
- strong analytical skills
- solid written and oral communication skills
- experience working with MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
- preferred: Experience working with SPSS or other statistical software package and/or working with pivot tables and charts.
How to Apply
Please send a resume and letter of interest to Dr. Sara Phillips.