Mnscu Excluded Administrator 5 - Associate Director of Research

Mnscu Excluded Administrator 5 - Associate Director of Research

Institution : Minnesota State System Office

Classification Title : MnSCU Administrator 5

Bargaining Unit / Union : 220 : Minnesota State Administrator's Plan

City : St. Paul

FLSA : Job Exempt

Full Time / Part Time : Full time

Employment Condition : Unclassified - Unlimited Academic

Salary Range : $87,098 - $139,466 / annually

Job Description

This position will be responsible for fulfilling all aspects of Federal and state institutional research reporting, including primarily IPEDS submissions. Working closely with the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Operations, the Senior Research Analysts, System Office functional area personnel and campus IR staff, this position will assess potential sources of enterprise reporting data needed to fulfill reporting requirements and supervise the production of accurate and durable reporting files that will fulfill identified aspects of IPEDS reporting. Additionally, this individual will design and support data validation, troubleshooting of processes and individual data fields as needed. This position will serve as a national expert on IPEDS and may be assigned to internal or external work groups for the furtherance of this reporting as needed. As such, the individual in this role will provide definitive expertise for these content areas to all information technology, data governance and enterprise reporting efforts that use these metrics, data or definitions. This position will also provide periodic and on demand information statistical reporting on term metrics using existing record types to continue trend reporting as terms progress for Minnesota State leadership and communications personnel. This individual will also provide data to bond rating agencies such as Moody's using methods applied in the past to provide continuous and uninterrupted metrics for Minnesota State objectives. This individual will also serve as the first responder for emergency requests on identifying students who may be involved in high profile incidents, upon whom the Chancellor and Executive leadership are asked to comment.

Minimum Qualifications

Master's degree Type and Length of Experience :

• Five (5) years of experience in demonstrated ability to conduct sophisticated and highly complex research and analysis from project design to report construction.
• Two (2) years of experience with IPEDS data and reporting, to include developing institutional operational definitions to apply to IPEDS definitions and providing data.
• Demonstrated expertise in querying data from large and complex relational data sets (e.g., using tools such as TOAD, SQL queries, Access, etc.).
• Familiarity with federal and state data privacy and data practices requirements, i.e. FERPA, HIPAA.
• Demonstrated experience in designing data validation appropriate to the timing of data abstraction and census events, operational definitions and appropriate data sourcing.
• Demonstrated understanding of factors influencing higher education student enrollment and success.
• Ability to clearly communicate information, orally and in writing, to lay persons and professionals and able to work effectively with leadership at all levels throughout the organization.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and in teams.

Preferred Qualification

Doctoral or other post-master's degree Type and Length of Experience :

Other Requirements

n / a

Work Shift (Hours / Days of Work)

Monday - Friday

Telework (Yes / No)

Yes

About

Minnesota State is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing talented employees who serve our 270,000 students each year throughout the state. We have a vibrant and diverse system of 33 colleges and universities with 14,567 dedicated faculty and staff focused on student success.

Benefits Information

At Minnesota State, we have a GREAT BENEFITS PACKAGE! Our generous benefits include 11 paid Holidays, Vacation Time, Sick Time, six weeks of Paid Parental Leave, low cost medical and dental insurance with low deductibles ($250 - $1500), a Pension Plan, 457(b) and 403(b) retirement plans and other retirement investment options, pre-tax medical and dental expense (with roll-over option) and dependent care accounts, employer paid life insurance, short and long term disability, as well as professional development and a tuition waiver program for employees and their dependents, etc. We promote the health and well-being of our employees and take work / life balance seriously.

Desired Start Date

01-14-2026

Position End Date

Open Date

11-25-2025

Close Date

12-05-2025

Posting Contact Name

Shane Moore

Posting Contact Email

shane.moore@minnstate.edu