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Posting Details
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Position Title
Data Specialist
Job Responsibilities
The Data Specialist reports to the State and Federal Compliance Coordinator and also works closely with the AVP of Student Success & Institutional Effectiveness to meet the data-related needs of Academic Affairs. This position supports institutional compliance efforts as well as data-informed academic decision-making across campus.
Key Responsibilities of Position
The Data Specialist will assist the State and Federal Compliance Coordinator in the following tasks:
- Assisting in the monitoring and submission of required reports on out-of-state learning placements and online enrollment.
- Supporting efforts to ensure compliance with secretaries of state, state departments of commerce, and other agency regulations in all states and territories in which Truman has a presence.
- Helping maintain contracts with Truman’s legal representatives in states in which Truman has a presence.
- Aiding in maintaining membership and compliance with policies of M-SARA and NC-SARA.
- Collaborating with HR and Payroll to process requests for faculty and staff wishing to work remotely from out-of-state.
- Supporting the preparation of records for periodic state and federal audits.
- Helping maintain Truman’s compliance with professional licensure notification regulations, including research, automated notifications, record keeping on determinations, and updating the public notifications website.
- Assisting in responding to student inquiries about state licensure.
- Supporting faculty and administrators in making determinations about compliance with state authorization and discipline-specific professional licensure rules.
- Assisting in research on regulations for offering Truman courses to students outside of the United States.
- Gathering data and conducting research to support the State and Federal Compliance Coordinator’s initiatives and objectives.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
The Data Specialist will work with and support the AVP of Student Success & Institutional Effectiveness in the following areas:
- Collaborating with ITS to request institutional data.
- Cleaning, processing, and analyzing institutional data.
- Identifying patterns, trends, and insights in institutional data.
- Creating data visualizations to effectively communicate key takeaways to diverse audiences.
- Assisting with interactive dashboards related to institutional effectiveness efforts.
- Designing and implementing surveys to assess current data usage and perceived needs among campus stakeholders.
- Administering surveys within Academic Affairs.
- Providing institutional data to the Provost’s Advisory Committee on Assessment, Strategic Planning Oversight Committee, and other campus stakeholders as needed.
- Supporting data-informed decision-making at all levels of the university.
- Performing other duties as assigned.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree with substantial coursework in quantitative reasoning or equivalent work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Graduate coursework in quantitative reasoning.
- Working knowledge of one or more statistical software packages such as R, Minitab, Python, SAS, or SPSS.
- Working knowledge of one or more data visualization tools such as PowerBI, Tableau, or RShiny.
- Work experience in the area of compliance.
- Work experience in higher education.
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number
S074P
Open Date
04/17/2023
Close Date
Open Until Filled
Yes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Truman offers an attractive benefits package including: paid sick and vacation time; paid holidays; medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; and retirement plan. Paid parental leave and tuition discount are available for eligible employees after one year. For more information, visit
https://hr.truman.edu/benefits/
.
Applications must be submitted electronically at http://employment.truman.edu/. For assistance with submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 660-785-4031 or hrstaff@truman.edu. Final candidates will be expected to undergo and successfully pass a background check.
Review of applications will begin May 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.
Applications must be submitted electronically at http://employment.truman.edu/. For assistance with submitting an application, please contact Human Resources at 660-785-4031 or hrstaff@truman.edu. Final candidates will be expected to undergo and successfully pass a background check.
Review of applications will begin May 1, 2023 and continue until the position is filled.
Salary
The salary for this position is $36,000.
Non Discrimination Statement
Truman State University is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained faculty and staff. Women, minorities, people with disabilities, and veterans are strongly encouraged to apply. In compliance with applicable laws and in furtherance of its commitment to fostering an environment that welcomes and embraces diversity, Truman State does not discriminate on the basis of age, color, disability, national origin, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or protected veteran status in its program or activities, including employment, admissions, and educational programs. Inquiries may be directed to the Institutional Compliance Officer, 660-785-4354, and
titleix@truman.edu
.
Truman State is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. To request this document in an alternate form or to request an accommodation, please contact Human Resources, McClain Hall 101, 100 E. Normal, Kirksville, MO 63501, 660-785-4031 or
hrstaff@truman.edu
.
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Documents Needed To Apply
Required Documents
Optional Documents
- Resume
- Cover Letter
- Undergraduate Transcripts
- Other Documents
- Graduate Transcripts
- Additional Graduate Transcripts
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