Director of Institutional Research

Fulton-Montgomery Community College (FMCC) is seeking a Director of Institutional Research to serve as the College's primary source for official statistics, data analysis, and institutional reporting. Reporting to the President, the Director performs statistical and analytic institutional research, provides information and analysis for decision-making and program planning, and provides technical support to faculty, staff, and administrators regarding research design, survey development, and test validation.

Working closely with the President's Office, Institutional Research, Finance, and Information Technology, the Director maintains the College's research data systems, supports SUNY, federal, and state compliance reporting, and helps ensure that institutional data is accurate, accessible, and useful for decision-making across the College.

Salary: $68,287.00 – $74,309.00

Responsibilities included but not limited to:

• Conduct studies for both instructional and non-instructional programs and services.

• Design, maintain, query, and manipulate specialized databases and information systems — including SQL Server queries against the College's student information system — to support research and reporting.

• Organize and present research-based information, analysis, and interpretation clearly and effectively in narrative, tabular, graphical, and oral formats.

• Maintain the research data system and an archive of information and reports suitable for responding to surveys, questionnaires, and federal, state, and SUNY data collection or accountability requirements (e.g., IPEDS, SUNY IR submissions, NYSED reporting).

• Assist faculty and administration in the development, administration, and analysis of academic placement and outcomes, student satisfaction, and job and transfer success assessment instruments.

• Provide technical and analytical support to offices, divisions, committees, faculty, staff, and administration on research-related activities.

• Evaluate and respond to data requests originating inside and outside the institution; work with requesters to clarify their needs and optimize the utility of research results for them and for the College.

• Collaborate with Institutional Research, Finance, and Information Technology staff to ensure the integrity, consistency, and accessibility of institutional data used in reporting.

• Perform other comparable duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required: Bachelor's degree required. Strong analytical, writing, interpersonal, and communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear findings for non-technical audiences. Demonstrated experience writing and troubleshooting SQL queries against relational databases (e.g., SQL Server) to extract, join, and aggregate institutional data. Proficiency with the MS Office Suite, including advanced Excel techniques (pivot tables, lookup formulas, charts, and dashboard-style reporting). Experience with a higher education student information system.

Preferred: Master's degree in a quantitative, social science, education, or related field. Experience with statistical analysis software or platforms (e.g., SAS, SPSS, R). Familiarity with Ellucian PowerCampus or a comparable SIS. Familiarity with SUNY reporting requirements and data submissions (e.g., SUNY Institutional Research, IPEDS, NYSED). At least twelve credit hours of upper-division or graduate coursework in research design or applied statistics.

FMCC is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran, or disability status. The Civil Rights Compliance Coordinators have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies and can be contacted at: Human Resources, 2805 State Hwy 67, Johnstown N.Y. 12095 Tel: 518-736-3622 Ext. 8403

Pay: $68,287.00 - $74,309.00 per year

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program
• Employee discount
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• related: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $68,287 - $74,309