Job description
University of Idaho
Research Impacts Data Analyst
Research Impacts Data Analyst
Location: Moscow
Division/College: Research Centers and Institutes
Employee Category: Exempt
Pay Range: $85,000 annually or higher depending on experience
FTE: 1.0
Full/Part Time: Full Time
Position Summary:
This position will increase the competitiveness of academic research at the University of Idaho (UofI) by facilitating the discovery, organization, analysis, and presentation of data related to the overall UofI research enterprise. This position will help elucidate information and trends related to research expenditures, outputs, and impacts. In turn, this will empower academic and administrative leaders at the UofI to make better-informed strategic decisions on priorities, resource allocation, and investments in alignment with opportunities and initiatives at the federal level. This technical and administrative position will develop and communicate a holistic understanding of the UofI's data ecosystem related to research activity and impacts. The position will work collaboratively with staff and leadership from IIDS, Office of Research and Economic Development (ORED), Institutional Research, Office of Information Technology (OIT), the Library, and various colleges and departments.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- 3 years of experience working with databases, metadata, and web-based information management systems
- Programming in one or more computer languages commonly used in data science (e.g., Python, R, Julia, MATLAB)
- Designing and using relational databases, including demonstrated experience with writing SQL queries
- Developing and presenting data visualizations in static and interactive formats to communicate analyses, methods, and results
- Collecting, organizing, and managing large data sets
- Using APIs and web scraping tools to develop and connect large interoperable databases.
- Working with computer and data security issues
- Working both independently and within a team managing multiple projects with competing deadlines
- Experience proactively organizing computer and database systems
- Leading diverse teams to solve distributed problems
Preferred Qualifications:
- A bachelors degree or post-bachelors degree in data science, data engineering, data analytics, computer science, business analytics, management information systems (MIS), statistics, mathematics, software engineering, or informatics
- Proven ability to effectively communicate with peers and coworkers on complex research and technology issues in both group and individual settings
- Understanding of and experience with institutional research data
- Experience with the following technologies:
- Web Development with HTML, CSS, Javascript as well as PHP or Python
- Understanding of common metadata standards and practices
- Web service Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)
- JSON, XML, XSLT, and related tools
- UNIX operating systems, especially Linux.
- Software configuration and versioning tools such as: Git/GitHub, Subversion, etc.
- Experience in a higher education institutional research setting
- Ability to think clearly under pressure
- Ability to work with diverse groups of people
- Knowledge and understanding of computer security and compliance frameworks such as CMMC and NIST
- Experience writing IT programming specifications
- Experience in handling confidential information
- Experience Working in a UNIX/Linux command line environment
- Experience with using high performance computing environments
- Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills as demonstrated in application materials
- Self-motivated, team-oriented attitude as demonstrated in application materials
Physical Requirements & Working Conditions:
- Office environment
Required Licensures, Certifications or other
Posting Number: SP003777P
Posting Date: 02/01/2023
Closing Date:
Open Until Filled: Yes
Special Instructions:
The first consideration date for applications is February 15, 2023.
Background Check: Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.
To apply, please visit: jobs.uidaho.edu
EEO Statement
University of Idaho is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.
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