Data Analyst

Description

The Data Analyst provides data to support decision-making, policy-making, strategic planning, and assessment within the University Library. This position collects, analyzes, and reports data from both internal and external data sources. The position interacts with internal and external constituents.

Responsibilities:

• Develop a thorough familiarity with the many data sources available to the campus and Library, and understand the appropriate use of each. Maintain an understanding of reporting requirements.
• Create official reports that support the University Library’s reporting and compliance responsibilities.
• Assist administrators, faculty, and staff in the Library in obtaining timely, accurate, and relevant information in support of business processing, unit level decision making, etc.  Assist staff in the appropriate and secure use of the data provided and/or maintained by the University Library.
• Work with the Library Business Office, various Library units/committees that conduct assessment activities, and other groups as required to design and build new interfaces and systems to meet changing information needs.
• Extract data from various sources and databases to create reports for responding to ad hoc queries such as business reporting, etc. Respond independently and with discretion and judgment to questions, problems, and suggestions from end-users.
• Verify data accuracy; initiate and resolve data quality issues. Maintain up-to-date documentation on all projects, processes, and reports.
• Understand the legal and regulatory environment controlling the use and dissemination of campus and Library data, including highly confidential information.

Environment:
The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) Library is a leader in the delivery of user services, and active programs in information, instructional, access, and scholarly services help the Library to maintain its place at the intellectual heart of the campus. The Library also holds one of the preeminent research collections in the world, encompassing more than 13 million volumes and a total of more than 23 million items. The Library is committed to maintaining the strongest collections and service programs possible, and to engaging in research, development, and scholarly practice - all of which support the University's missions of teaching, research, and public engagement. The Library employs approximately 90 faculty members, and more than 300 academic professionals, staff, and graduate assistants. For more information, see: http://www.library.illinois.edu/

The Infrastructure Management and Support (IMS) group manages all Library infrastructure hardware and software operations, including server and storage systems. The IMS group also supports production applications, whether open source, developed in-house, or third party.
The extent of support includes monitoring for availability/performance, applying application and security patches, implementing backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity plans, and maintaining the IT service catalog. Additionally, the IMS group collaborates with the Library IT Help Desk and the Workstation & Network Support (WNS) group to provide system services and is often involved in resolving support questions. http://www.library.illinois.edu/it/ims/

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and two years related experience in data systems development and/or information technologies.
• Experience with programming, including demonstrated competence in SQL.
• Experience with MS Office suite and Windows operating systems, including Access and Excel.
• Attentive to detail, is organized, and is flexible in an environment of multiple projects and continually shifting deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or Master’s degree in information science, computer science, information technology, information systems or related field.
• Experience with web application development and enterprise data systems including Banner and Business Objects.
• Experience with statistical software (e.g. SAS, SPSS, R.)
• Experience with XML, HTML, ASP, ASP.NET, Perl, and/or PHP.
• Experience with interactive data visualization tools, such as Tableau.
• Demonstrated experience in communicating complex technical ideas to non-technical professionals.

Salary:  Salary is competitive and commensurate with experience and credentials. 

Terms of appointment:  Twelve-month appointment; 24 annual vacation days; 11 annual paid holidays; 12 annual sick-leave days (cumulative), plus an additional 13 sick-leave days (non-cumulative) available, if needed, each year; health insurance requiring a small co-payment is provided to employee (with the option to purchase coverage for spouse and dependents); required participation in State Universities Retirement System (SURS) (8% of annual salary is withheld and is refundable upon termination), with several options for participation in additional retirement plans; newly-hired employees are covered by the Medicare portion of Social Security and are subject to its deduction.

Campus and Community: The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a comprehensive and major public land-grant university (Doctoral/Research University-Extensive) that is ranked among the best in the world. Chartered in 1867, it provides undergraduate and graduate education in more than 150 fields of study, conducts theoretical and applied research, and provides public service to the state and the nation. It employs 3,000 faculty members who serve 31,000 undergraduates and 12,000 graduate and professional students; approximately 25% of faculty receives campus-wide recognition each year for excellence in teaching. More information about the campus is available at www.illinois.edu.

The University is located in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana, which have a combined population of 100,000 and are situated about 140 miles south of Chicago, 120 miles west of Indianapolis, and 170 northeast of St. Louis. The University and its surrounding communities offer a cultural and recreational environment ideally suited to the work of a major research institution. For more information about the community, visit: http://www.ccchamber.org/.

To Apply: To ensure full consideration, please complete your candidate profile at https://jobs.illinois.edu and upload a letter of interest, resume, contact information including email addresses for three professional references.  Applications not submitted through this website will not be considered. For questions, please call: 217-333-8169.

Deadline:  In order to ensure full consideration, applications and nominations must be received by March 8, 2016.