General Information

Position Title: Research Assistant
Control Number: 002454
Reports To: 000922
Position Title Department Name
Director of Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning Academic Affairs
Department Name: Institutional Research
Location: Institutional Research
Date Prepared: OCT-07
Exempt: Yes

Primary Purpose

The Research Assistant collects and reports information about Middlebury College to internal and external audiences.

Responsibilities

Works cooperatively with others and accepts direction from supervisors.

 

  • Searches for data using traditional and Web resources.
  • Completes important surveys in hardcopy and electronic formats.
  • Prepares textual, graphic and tabular materials for presentations and reports.
  • Updates and expands the College fact book in hardcopy and electronic formats.
  • Develops and maintains comparative information.
  • Develops and maintains a set of College indicators.
  • Analyzes First Year and Senior survey results.

Education & Training


Bachelor's degree required.

Experience


Prior exposure to the Web, research methods and to the administration of higher education is highly desirable.

Knowledge


Intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Word and SPSS or SAS.

Other


Requires a systematic approach to problem-solving, good judgment and superior quantitative and analytical skills.