Research Analyst

Sierra College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff and students and values the rich, diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. A strong candidate for this position must have the understanding and ability to successfully support individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes persons with disabilities, various gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups. Our District is committed to providing strategies for success and proactive student-centered practices and policies focused on eliminating equity gaps to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment focused on strategies for success and equitable outcomes for all.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION

Under general supervision from assigned manager, performs complex and independent research and analysis for decision support and process improvement; collects, develops, analyzes, communicates, and consults on institutional and other topics to support and enhance decision-making, planning, and assessment; performs applied research by designing, implementing, and evaluating analytical and statistical studies; researches, analyzes, and generates data to assess, support, and/or determine District benchmarks, processes, and programs; and designs and maintains information systems and databases to support research; and provides technical support and services for third-party software.

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If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@sierracollege.edu .

REPRESENTATIVE DUTIES

The following duties are typical for this classification. Incumbents may not perform all of the listed duties and/or may be required to perform additional or different duties from those set forth below to address business needs and changing business practices.

1. Plans, organizes, develops, analyzes, and prepares reports on institutional research studies and collects data that supports and provides projections on academic and student services programs, validity and effectiveness of student assessment tools, self-assessment on outcomes, organizational climate, college performance on accreditation and accountability issues, District standards and benchmarks, fiscal impacts, and institutional decision making.

2. Analyzes a variety of performance and productivity data, including, but not limited to, faculty workload and compensation, student and financial information, class size, weekly student contact hours, class schedules, and space utilization; prepares reports and projections to support decisions on workload, student access, success, retention, and persistence, and financial impact.

3. Develops decision support database models that identify, define, and support enrollment trends, student success metrics and achievement, and other decision-making processes connected with District services and programs.

4. Works with District stakeholders to improve data literacy and interpretation of information.

5. Conducts and consults with administration and faculty on a variety of surveys and research; participates and advises on survey and research design; implements surveys, including scanning and cleaning data sets for analysis; works with faculty and staff to identify information needs, constraints, and report objectives by location.

6. Designs and applies miscellaneous decision support models.

7. Develops for review, feedback, and implementation, re-engineering of work processes that enhance efficiency and productivity; researches and identifies administrative systems that expedite and improve the timing and quality of work products and information flow to support research and decisions.

8. Serves on various committees, including, but not limited to, those for curriculum, course scheduling, academic calendar creation, and self-assessment; facilitates various committee and departmental meetings governing course schedule production.

9. Receives, analyzes, and acts on feedback to improve processes and class schedules.

10. Develops and maintains student data warehouse of demographic and performance information.

11. Provides data management and decision support services for various District departments.

12. Coordinates and provides research, communications, and logistics support for the development of the District’s class schedules by setting timelines and following production from beginning to end; serves as central receipt and quality control for class schedule documentation.

13. Analyzes system, administrative, and operational processes or problems considered for applications and procedures to ensure District standards and protocols are met, along with federal, state, and local regulations and requirements; recommends solutions.

14. Documents and diagrams work processes and procedures for multiple end users; identifies steps for revisions that enhance efficiency; develops and maintains standardized procedures for data collection, reporting, and processing.

15. Receives and analyzes student data projections for developing workload projections, course offerings, and course schedules; prepares forecasts of full-time-equivalent staff and students, including mid-year adjustments based on actual enrollment and service area demographics.

16. Analyzes part-time faculty workload and advises on compliance issues.

17. Projects budgetary implications for supplemental stipends for faculty services such as workload and evaluations, reviewing existing labor contracts and District policies to ensure accuracy.

18. Prepares faculty workload and other information to facilitate payroll calculations.

19. Researches, evaluates, assists, and provides direction and support of technical or functional system issues and upgrades for the District’s Banner Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system regarding instructional and faculty modules; Defines system rules, requirements, set up, and maintenance protocols; provides technical leadership and serves as data steward for instructional and faculty modules, including user setup, security, and maintenance.

20. Provides onboarding support, general work training, guidance, supervision assistance, and directs activities of students, temporary employees, and appropriate staff.

21. Performs related duties that support the overall objective of the position.?

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE GUIDELINES

Any combination of education and experience that demonstrates the required above knowledge and abilities is qualifying. Examples of ways to obtain the above knowledge and abilities could include, but are not limited to, the following:

Education/Training

• Four years of college with major course work in business administration, economics, sociology, statistics, or a related field.

Experience

• Three years of increasingly responsible experience in the collection, analysis, reporting, and presentation of research data.

QUALIFICATIONS

The following generally describes the knowledge and ability required to enter the job and/or be learned within a short period of time in order to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Knowledge of:

• Methods, processes, systems, reporting, procedures, and databases used in education and social research, including, but not limited to, research design, sampling, survey-guided analysis, parametric and non-parametric statistics, forecasting, and projections.

• Student outcomes assessment and measures of institutional effectiveness.

• Legislative and educational oversight body processes, occurrences, requirements, and trends.

• Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, policies, and procedures that govern community college operations.

• Principles and practices of fiscal, statistical, and administrative report preparation and business writing.

• Math and statistical concepts to perform analysis.

• English usage, grammar, spelling, punctuation, and vocabulary, including proofreading and formatting techniques.



Ability to:

• Design applied research studies for use in education and social environments.

• Analyze workload, workflow, staffing, and productivity levels.

• Apply, interpret, and draw conclusions using advanced statistical concepts.

• Facilitate the development, implementation, and evaluation of institutional self-assessment programs.

• Create, program, and maintain computerized databases.

• Extract data from information systems using various report writing and query tools.

• Design and apply algorithms, simulations, and business models to solve multi-variable problems.

• Prepare and present complex reports, multi-media presentations, empirical findings, forecasts, and recommendations to audiences with diverse backgrounds.

• Plan and organize work to meet changing priorities and deadlines.

• Utilize office procedures, methods, and equipment, including computers, technology, and applicable software applications sufficiently to perform the duties of the classification, including specialized research tools such as relational databases and standard query language.

• Maintain confidentiality of information.

• Follow oral and written directions.

• Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.

• Provide onboarding support, general work training, guidance, supervision assistance, and direct activities of students, temporary employees, and appropriate staff.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.

• Work independently or collaboratively.

• Apply District policies and procedures.



PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions.

Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting.

Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to occasionally walk, stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, reach, and twist; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination, including use of a computer keyboard; and to verbally communicate to exchange information.

Vision: See in the normal visual range with or without correction; vision sufficient to read computer screens and printed documents; and to operate assigned equipment.

Hearing: Hear in the normal audio range with or without correction

WHY SIERRA?

• One of Aspen Institute’s Top 150 Community Colleges in the nation
• The Accrediting Commission recognized Sierra “for its exemplary practice of providing personnel with opportunities for continued professional development in order to meet its mission.” This includes providing students and employees with a robust set of programs, events, and conferences related to equity-mindedness and supporting the success of our students, etc.
• Public Employee’s Retirement System (PERS)
• 18 paid holidays (including extended time off during the winter break)
• 12 accrued paid vacation days per year (vacation accrual increases over time)
• Competitive benefits package
• Flexible work schedules may be available
• Currently during summers, some employee groups participate in 4x10 schedules
• Qualifying Employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (in most cases)

Sierra College is a Community College located near Sacramento, California where a heavy emphasis is placed on academic excellence and student success. Since its founding in 1936, Sierra College has focused on quality instruction and meeting the evolving needs of the students and communities that it serves. The Sierra Community College District covers more than 3,200 square miles and serves the Northern California foothill counties of Placer and Nevada, as well as parts of El Dorado and Sacramento. We serve over 17,000 students throughout the region in both on-ground and online courses, including students at our main Rocklin Campus as well as at two centers located in Grass Valley and Tahoe/Truckee. Our District prides itself on academic excellence.

Sierra College has a strong commitment to the achievement of equity and inclusion among its faculty, staff, and students and values the rich, diverse backgrounds that make up the campus community. A strong candidate for this position must demonstrate a profound understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds. This includes persons with disabilities, various gender identities and sexual orientations, as well as individuals from historically underrepresented communities and other groups. Our District is committed to providing strategies for success and proactive student-centered practices and policies focused on eliminating equity gaps to ensure the District provides an inclusive educational and employment environment focused on strategies for success and equitable outcomes for all.

As an institution, Sierra College is committed to eliminating the equity gap in all student populations with dynamic, learner-centered practices and policies that fully engage the college community. The ideal candidate will share the College’s commitment to helping its racially and socioeconomically diverse students succeed in their degree and career objectives. Currently, Sierra College enrolls 17,800 students per term, where approximately: 23% of Sierra College’s students are Latin(o)(a)(x)(e), 3% are African-American/Black, 2% are Filipino, 6% are Asian, 1% are American Indian/Alaskan Native, 8% are Multiethnic and 55% are White.

The successful candidate will join a College dedicated to the use of culturally responsive strategies and methods that meet the varying needs of our students, faculty, staff, and surrounding community. Sierra College demonstrates its commitment to equity by supporting ongoing professional development for students, faculty, and staff. These opportunities include trainings and workshops on equity and inclusion, active Academic Senate standing committees concerned with student success and equity, a Presidential Equity Advisory Committee (PEAC), culturally responsive student engagement centers, support for our undocumented and AB540 students, campus-wide equity summits, a robust set of programs, events, and conferences related to equity-mindedness and supporting the success of our diverse students.

Need Help With Your Online Account?

• Use the online Help Guide or contact the NEOED Applicants Support Line at 855-524-5627 if you need assistance with your online applicant account.
• Applicant Support is available between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.

If you have any questions about this position, please contact the Human Resources Department at hr@sierracollege.edu .

Helpful Tip:

Please note that as described above a strong candidate for this position must demonstrate a profound understanding of and experience with successfully supporting individuals with varying backgrounds; and therefore, hiring committees assess candidates for these knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Applicants may want to consider incorporating culturally-inclusive/equity-minded strategies practiced and/or evidence of the responsiveness to and understanding of the racial, socioeconomic, and cultural diversity of community college student populations throughout their application materials (including application and documents uploaded, if any).

Please see the Sierra College website for additional helpful tips and tools for prospective applicants .

Travel expenses may be partially reimbursed for candidates traveling beyond a 150 mile radius for second round interviews. All other travel expenses will be borne by the candidate (if in person interviews).

Key Information Regarding Our Hiring Process

Hiring Subject to Board of Trustees Approval

Please note that all new hires require approval from our Board of Trustees during one of their public meetings. Official hire dates will follow this approval. More information about the Board of Trustees and their meetings can be found at https://www.sierracollege.edu/administration/board-of-trustees/ .

H1B1 Visa Sponsorship Not Available

At this time, we do not offer H1B1 visa sponsorship for new employees.

Terms and Conditions of Employment:

Other terms and conditions of employment are specified in the applicable collective bargaining agreements on file in the District Human Resources Department. Position description of record on file in the Human Resources Department.

*Sierra Community College District currently operates campuses in Rocklin, Truckee and Grass Valley. In its management of a multi-campus environment, the District reserves right of assignment including the right to change assignment locations and shift assignments based on District need. Although this position may currently reside at the Rocklin campus, the assignment location may be subject to change as needed. Additionally, the district reserves the right to cancel, revise or re-announce this position as well as any and all positions at any time.

EEO / TITLE IX EMPLOYER

Sierra College is an equal employment opportunity employer committed to nondiscrimination and the achievement of diversity and equity among its faculty, staff, and students.

Persons with inquiries about the application of Title IX and/or EEO may contact the Director of Diversity, EEO & Title IX (Title IX Coordinator) at the address below, at (916) 660-7006 or via email at EEOT9@sierracollege.edu .

Persons with questions regarding reasonable accommodation of physical and other disabilities should contact the Sierra College Human Resources Department at (916) 660-7105.

If you have limitations hearing or speaking, the State of California offers a specially-trained Communications Assistant (CA) that can relay telephone conversations for all of your calls. Dial 711 to reach the California Relay Service (CRS). Dialing 711 is for everyone, not just those who have difficulty hearing on a standard phone. If you prefer having your calls immediately answered in your mode of communication, dial one of the toll-free modality and language-specific numbers below. The call will be routed to the CRS provider.

TTY/VCO/HCO to Voice

English 1-800-735-2929

Spanish 1-800-855-3000

Voice to TTY/VCO/HCO

English 1-800-735-2922

Spanish 1-800-855-3000

From or to Speech-to- Speech

English & Spanish 1-800-854-7784

Closing Date/Time: Sun, 07 Jun 2026

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