POSITION AVAILABLE
Research Associate
DePaul University, the nation’s largest Catholic University, is a
private, urban institution with 6 campuses and more than 275
undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The University’s faculty,
students and staff represent a wide range of ethnic, religious and
economic backgrounds. The School of Education welcomes applications
for its exciting new professional opportunity for a Research
Associate. Reporting to the School of Education Dean, the Research
Associate’s responsibilities are listed below.
General Summary:
The Research Associate will report to the Dean of the School of
Education and will coordinate the data collection, analysis, and
reporting of multiple measures associated with student, faculty, and
unit performance for continuous improvement efforts. The Research
Associate will also assist in the preparation of annual data reports
for internal assessment requirements and external accrediting
agencies.
Principal Duties and Responsibilities:
• Design and manage the system to collect, retrieve, and store data
regarding student enrollment, program completions, and program
effectiveness; including the unit assessment process.
• Analyze and interpret data.
• Prepare reports that suggest avenues for improvement and serve as a
member of the Continuous Improvement Committee.
• Provide assessment results and reports to the programs, Student
Affairs, Professional Education Council and the State of Illinois for
accreditation purposes.
• Communicate and collaborate with users of the data systems and work
closely with the Office of Institutional Planning and Research, other
relevant university offices, the Illinois Data Warehouse system and
state agencies to share data involved in the accreditation of programs
and the preparation of school personnel.
• Assist with development of NCATE electronic "evidence room".
• Collaborate with the certification officer, coordinator of student
teaching, and other School of Education administration and staff to
develop and manage a database for the Professional Education Unit
(LA&S, SOE, CTI, and Music).
• Attend statewide meetings related to the development and management
of data systems needed to prepare reports for the Illinois State Board
of Education and other relevant accreditation agencies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
• 2-3 years experience in project management, applied educational or
institutional research and learning assessment.
• Ability to demonstrate data management and database management tools
such as SQL, Access and Oracle.
• Ability to demonstrate the organization and management of projects.
• Ability to work with others and provide professional leadership.
• Strong understanding of applied research and web development, to
increase the capacity to gather data on-line.
• Strong understanding of Assessment Methodologies.
• Excellent project management skills, analytical and technical writing skills.
• Ability to develop and manipulate databases to assemble data in
creative ways.
• Ability to increase the capacity of the data management system.
• Ability to collaborate and be a team player.
Preferred Requirements:
• Ed.D. or Ph.D. or equivalent experience in social science,
educational research, or applied statistics preferred.
• Experience working with faculty and higher education research;
especially research in K-12 education.
Are you interested in joining our team of talented, motivated
employees and helping DePaul serve its students and communities around
the world? If so, go to www.depaul.edu and select “Employment” at the
top of the page to submit your cover letter and résumé online for this
and other jobs. Please reference job number [16313].
