Responsible for supporting institutional decision-making and planning and institutional effectiveness efforts. Develops and implements a systematic approach to the collection of data, conducting surveys and studies related to academic programs and academic and student support services. Provides statistical and research study design support for faculty in each of the six schools. 

POSITION KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Performs comparative analyses with national data resources.
2. Assists university administration and the six schools of UT-Houston in achieving and validating excellence through systematic evaluation of academic programs and educational support services.
3. Utilizes institutional databases to identify key variables in determining student performance and success in academic programs.
4. Works collaboratively with the Planning Office to collect data, assess trends and develop evaluation tools that support strategic planning and institutional effectiveness efforts.
5. Provides support to the schools on assessment needs related to institutional accreditation and accreditation of specific academic programs by specialized accrediting bodies such as the Association of American Medical Colleges Liaison Committee on Medical Education or American Dental Association of Dental Accreditation.
6. Monitors and supports institutional compliance with SACS accreditation guidelines.
7. Assures compliance with all university, state, federal reporting requirements including those of PIEDS and SACS.
8. Develops and prepares written and Web-based reports for both internal and external constituents for the purposes of describing, documenting and publishing institutional information and measures of effectiveness
9. Manages Human Resources activities of department in regards to: recruiting and selection, hiring and termination, training, professional development, mentoring, counseling, performance evaluations, and salary planning.
10. Responsible for the design, execution and effectiveness of a system of internal controls which provides reasonable assurance that operations are effective and efficient, assets are safeguarded, financial information is reliable, and compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, and procedures.
11. Works independently and collaboratively with faculty and departments developing designs for clinical research studies.
12. Works independently and collaboratively with faculty and departments developing plans of analyses for clinical research studies. Provides clinical research support to faculty not already receiving statistical or research study design support from other institution components. 
13. Performs statistical testing and analyses for clinical research studies. 
14. Other duties as assigned.

Statistical software packages, particularly SAS and SPSS. Must be qualified for a faculty appointment at one of the component schools 

MINIMUM EDUCATION:

Doctorate degree in a research related field or its equivalent.

MINIMUM EXPERIENCE:

Six years of directly related experience in a higher education setting. Experience must include quantitative and qualitative research design and processes and experience with integrated data management systems, electronic spreadsheets, graphics programs, databases and word processing.

SECURITY SENSITIVE:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215.