Director Institutional Research

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Iowa State University one of the nations leading public research universities is accepting applications for the position of Director Institutional Research. The Director will provide strategic leadership effective management and expertise related to institutional research analysis data infrastructure data governance compliance and reporting. This role serves as the Universitys Chief Institutional Research Officer and as a university-wide leader and advocate for issues related to data analysis standards and governance. This position has a leadership role in building culture among administrators faculty and staff in the use of data to improve the quality of institutional decision making.

Reporting to the Office of the Senior Vice President and Provost the director manages staff who provide data analysis interpretation of analysis and preparation of reports for both internal and external audiences. This role will work closely with university leaders across campus to develop and implement the vision for the Office of Institutional Research.

The successful candidate will be an experienced professional with a commitment to and understanding of the academic mission. They will possess strong leadership strategic and analytical skills to build relationships and navigate change management. The director needs to possess excellent communication skills to provide timely and relevant information and analysis to administrators and other stakeholders. A technical expertise in data-gathering reporting tools analytical capacities in statistics and survey research is vital.

Example of Duties

• Lead the assessment of institutional effectiveness and outcomes for the university
• Conceive of and conduct data review and analysis on emerging issues and design appropriate methods for timely dissemination of findings
• Develop robust and active partnerships with other major campus analytic units and data owners particularly the Enrollment Research and Analytics Team the Reporting Team in Information Technology Services and partners in the Division of Student Affairs and in the Division of Operations and Finance
• Oversee and coordinate standard reporting functions and analyses including the U.S. Department of Educations IPEDS the State of Iowa the Board of Regents and accrediting agencies
• Serve as a thought partner to colleagues across the university helping colleges and administrative units define and execute analyses on unit-level business questions
• Oversee survey responses analysis of affiliated organization metrics peer data analyses and internal data analyses in support of academic goals such as faculty salary competitiveness faculty productivity and faculty composition
• Serve as the universitys point of contact regarding institutional rankings the Director will understand and interpret ranking systems and provide data as appropriate to administrators faculty and staff coordinating application processes.
• Supervise and develop staff as well as continuing to build a network of data analysts from across the university to encourage sharing of best practices.

Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the U.S. on an on-going basis without sponsorship.

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Institutional Research

Level Guidelines
May provide input into the strategic planning process
Operationalizes annual goals and objectives from strategic plan with department(s) to develop annual departmental objective and action plans
Develops and recommends institution policy within area of functional or operational expertise
Scope of influence may be a function a large sub function or multiple sub functions
Manages staff and sets priorities for department(s)
Typically has sufficient staff to have multiple Managers or Supervisors as direct reports
Has full management responsibility for direct reports specifically the authority to hire fire and counsel
Understands key drivers of financial performance for operational areas
Provides substantial input to the budgeting process
Responsible for budgetary decisions according to guidelines within functional area
Recommends financial decisions that impact area of responsibility

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Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. Please Note: To receive full consideration applications should be received byAugust 10 2025.

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Why Choose ISU

Iowa State Employees enjoy comprehensive health and work-life benefits including medical and dental; as well as:
Retirement benefits including defined benefit and defined contribution plans
Generous vacation holiday and sick time and leave plans
Onsite childcare (Ames Iowa)
Life insurance and long-term disability
Flexible Spending Accounts
Various voluntary benefits and discounts
Employee Assistance Program
Wellbeing program

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