Schedule & Benefits: At Muhlenberg, we value your work/life balance and are pleased to offer this full-time opportunity with the potential for partial or fully remote work options. This full-time position is year-round with a standard schedule of 40 hours per week. Muhlenberg offers a highly competitive benefits package, including but not limited to, generous holidays, vacation and sick leave, paid parental leave, tuition programs at the undergraduate and graduate level, medical, dental and vision coverage, flexible spending plans, short-and long-term disability, life insurance, and retirement.

The College & Surrounding Area: Founded in 1848, Muhlenberg College is a private, four-year residential, liberal arts college offering baccalaureate and graduate programs. Muhlenberg College is dedicated to shaping creative, compassionate, collaborative leaders through rigorous academic programs in the arts, humanities, business, natural sciences and social sciences; as well as pre-professional programs in law and health; and progressive workforce-focused post-baccalaureate certificates and master’s degrees. As part of eastern Pennsylvania’s scenic Lehigh Valley, Allentown is a diverse city of 125,000, located just 60 miles north of Philadelphia and 90 miles west of New York City. Along with Bethlehem and Easton, the region is home to a vibrant arts scene, a nationally unique parks system, and a rich blend of diverse cuisine.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee the College’s external reporting, internal reporting, and analysis in support of institutional assessment, planning, and decision-making.

• Support institutional, student learning, and administrative assessment activities in collaboration with the Provost, faculty coordinators, department chairs, and administrative coordinators.

• Support Muhlenberg’s accreditation activities, strategic planning, and dashboard maintenance.

• Advise the President and Senior Staff on data needs for institutional planning and assessment purposes.

• Conduct special studies as needed for the President and senior staff.

• Oversee and coordinate data reporting to outside agencies and accreditors (IPEDS, MSCHE, Department of Education, U.S. News & World Report, College Board, Princeton Review, Common Data Set, etc.). ensuring timely and accurate data submission. Serves as the institution’s IPEDS key holder.

• Advise College leadership on and assure accreditation compliance.

• Administer and manage the College’s online course evaluation system (including: administrations, trainings, best practices, technical support, interpreting results, etc.).

• Provide data, benchmark information, and reports for internal inquiries from offices across campus (e.g., from the President, faculty, committees, etc.).

• Work with the Admissions team to conduct enrollment research and retention studies to better inform decision makers of market forces, student choice patterns, and demographics.

• Edit the Muhlenberg College Source Book, an annual publication describing the history, organization, programs, students, faculty, staff, finances, facilities, and alumni of the College.

• Monitor all enrollment reporting for the National Student Clearinghouse.

• Coordinate the administration of institutional surveys and studies (e.g., CIRP Freshman Survey, NSSE, HEDS Senior Survey) and develop reports on findings to aid decision-making and planning.

• Provide consultation to academic and administrative units on outcomes development and assessment, research methodology, data management, and data analysis and interpretation for planning and assessment activities.

• Oversee the Institutional Effectiveness and Assessment website.

• Stay informed about state, federal, and accrediting body regulatory policies and changes.

• Serve as the institutional representative and participate in professional organizations (e.g., Higher Education Data Sharing Consortium - HEDS, Associations of Institutional Research – AIR) and development opportunities to update and further skills and knowledge as relevant to this position.

• Partner with faculty and staff to organize workshops on assessment practices.

• May perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in a research-related field, such as statistics, social science, or mathematics science, behavioral science, information science, or an equivalent combination of academic degree achievement and professional knowledge.

• Minimum five years’ experience in higher education data gathering, quantitative analysis, and /or data reporting.

• Advanced computer expertise, to include relational databases SPSS, R, and data visualization.

• Demonstrated knowledge of current higher education issues, assessment and accreditation.

• Commitment to student success, diversity, and inclusion.

• Strong oral and written communication skills, as well the ability to communicate analysis and research to broad audiences.

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

• Successful completion of standard background checks, including but not limited to education verification, national criminal background checks, and child abuse clearance required.

• As part of the College’s sequential approach for the health and safety of our campus community, proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required upon hire (absent an approved medical or religious exemption)