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Assistant Director, Research Analytics

University of Illinois Chicago
United States, Illinois, Chicago
May 12, 2025


Assistant Director, Research Analytics

Assistant Director, Research Analytics

Hiring Department: Office of Research Data Initiatives and Information

Location: Chicago, IL

Requisition ID:1033764

Posting Close Date: May 30, 2025

Salary: The budgeted salary range for the position is $85,000 -$110,000. The final salary offered will be determined by a thorough assessment of available market data, internal salary equity, candidate experience and qualifications, and budget constraints.

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation's preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent "Best Colleges" rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has over 300,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Benefits eligible positions include a comprehensive benefits package which offers: Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability & AD&D insurance; a defined benefit pension plan; paid leaves such as Vacation, Holiday and Sick; tuition waivers for employees and dependents. Click for a complete list of Employee Benefits.

This position will support the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research (OVCR) by developing resources needed to provide accurate and actionable insights into the research portfolio at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC). Working closely with the Director of Research Analytics, this role will produce reports, presentations, visualizations, metrics, and dashboards to provide crucial information to university leadership and inform strategic planning efforts around research activity at UIC.

Job Responsibilities

  • Extract, clean, and analyze data related to research activity, including proposals, awards, expenditures, bibliometrics, and other related data.
  • Develops queries and quality metrics needed to assess research activity at UIC.
  • Interprets results using a variety of techniques, ranging from simple data aggregation via statistical analysis to complex statistical analysis.
  • Support the development and maintenance of dashboards and reports using tools such as Tableau, Excel and SQL databases.
  • Supports ad hoc data requests and special projects related to research analytics.
  • Manages projects ensuring timelines and deliverables are met and meet quality and compliance expectations, with independence and limited supervision.
  • Consults with the Director of Research Analytics to develop reports and presentations that convey complex data and metrics to a wide variety of audiences.
  • Assists in compiling and validating data for external reporting requirements, such as the Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey.
  • Collaborates with research administration staff to identify data quality issues through creation of exception reports; makes recommendations on process improvements.
  • Works closely with IT and institutional data teams to ensure efficient data integration and automation.
  • Advises on creation of new datasets and data fields; works with IT on implementation.
  • Stays updated on trends in research administration data and analytics to recommend best practices for continuous improvement.
  • Defines, develops and communicates new standards and best practices.
  • Trains users on systems and provides effective documentation for training materials.
  • Supervises 1-2 undergraduate and/or graduate student assistants on a research analytics-related project.
  • Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

    Minimum Qualifications:

  • Master's degree in data science, information technology, computer science, statistics, public policy, higher education or a related field.
  • At least four years of data analysis/report writing experience working with data analytics, preferably in a research or academic setting.
  • Familiarity with data warehousing concepts and designing/executing basic to complex queries in relational databases.
  • Proficiency in data visualization and analysis tools such as Tableau, SQL Studio, Microsoft PowerBI, Excel or similar platforms.
  • Ability to feed data marts and data warehouses to the above tools to create dashboards connected to live data.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to ensure data integrity.
  • Ability to appropriately communicate complex data and metrics to audiences with varying levels of data literacy.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Discretion when dealing with sensitive data, particularly protected health information (PHI).
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Teams.

    Preferred Qualifications:

  • Ability to design custom databases using SQL from Oracle-based source material.
  • Experience with electronic research administration systems such as Kuali Coeus, enterprise resource planning systems such as Banner, and business intelligence systems such as SAP Web Intelligence.
  • Familiarity with federal research funding data sources (e.g., NSF HERD Survey, NIH RePORTER).
  • Familiarity with third party research benchmarking and analytics tools such as Academic Analytics.
  • Familiarity with bibliometric visualization tools such as VOSviewer.

    APPLICATION: To ensure fullest consideration, application materials must be received by Friday, May30, 2025 by 5pm CST. Start date is as soon as possible after the close of the search. Salary is commensurate with experience and education. All candidates must create a candidate profile through http://jobs.uic.edu and upload a cover letter, resume and contact information for three references by the close date.

    The University of Illinois System is an equal opportunity employer, including but not limited to disability and/or veteran status, and complies with all applicable state and federal employment mandates. Please visit Required Employment Notices and Posters to view our non-discrimination statement and find additional information about required background checks, sexual harassment/misconduct disclosures, and employment eligibility review through E-Verify.

    The university provides accommodations to applicants and employees. Request an Accommodation



    To apply, visit https://uic.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/1/home/requisition/14835?c=uic

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