Senior Assessment and Learning Analytics Data Scientist – Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship – Georgetown University

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Senior Assessment and Learning Analytics Data Scientist – Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship – Georgetown University

The Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship (CNDLS) is at the heart of Georgetown’s effort to combine the best of its educational traditions with the tools, resources and opportunities of the new learning environments of the 21st century.

Job Overview

The Senior Assessment and Learning Analytics Data Scientist serves as an active partner with Georgetown University faculty, CNDLS learning designers, and other key leaders across the university to design methods whereby learning data can be used to inform course design, evaluation, and overall impact on our students’ learning. They utilize their expertise in data science tools and techniques in the development of and research into learning analytics priorities, processes, and practices for the university, particularly university faculty. In addition, they serve as a thought leader contributing to an innovative and sustainable learning analytics strategy at Georgetown University.

Additional activities include work on:

• Collaborate on surveys of students and faculty that involve academic affairs, pedagogy, teaching/learning, academic engagement, etc.
• Lead analytics projects involving data integration and statistical analyses focused on students’ progress and success at Georgetown
• Serve as a data consultant on the summer integration project and any other projects involving work with CNDLS and its partner organizations
• Guide any new integrations with the data lake (including articulating needs and use cases) including Canvas
• Oversee analyses and ad-hoc reporting to faculty regarding course evaluations

Work Interactions

 
The Senior Assessment and Learning Analytics Data Scientist works across the organization, but particularly closely with all members of the CNDLS team, and will liaise regularly with the Office of Assessment and Decision Support (OADS), University Information Services (UIS), and the Provost’s Office and other constituencies on campus involved in collecting, analyzing, and/or communicating learning-related data.

Qualifications
 

Core Qualifications

• PhD (or PhD in progress) in computer science
• Experience providing formal instruction – preferably at the postsecondary level
• Experience using several of the following techniques using educational/learning data: educational data mining and/or text mining, social network analysis (SNA), predictive analytics, natural language processing (NLP), multimodal learning analytics, Bayesian modeling, and machine learning
• Experience with R or similar toolset for data visualization
• Experience and facility with data transformation for further analysis
• Demonstrated expertise in qualitative and quantitative research and analysis – e.g. , major projects or research
• Knowledge of ethical issues associated with student learning data, identity, and privacy
• Excellent writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work productively on diverse teams

Preferred qualifications

• Data visualization techniques and skills for sharing information with users and decision-makers – e.g. , development of data dashboards
• Experience navigating learning management systems and/or higher education student information systems
• Experience applying psychometrics, including instrument design and data analysis

Work Mode: Hybrid. Please note that work mode designations are regularly reviewed in order to meet the evolving needs of the University. Such review may necessitate a change to a position’s mode of work designation. Complete details about Georgetown University’s mode of work designations for staff positions can be found on the Department of Human Resources Mode of Work Designation .

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EEO Statement:

Georgetown University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer  fully dedicated to achieving a diverse faculty and staff.  All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, and sexual orientation), disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law .

Benefits:

Georgetown University offers a comprehensive and competitive benefit package that includes medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance, retirement savings, tuition assistance, work-life balance benefits, employee discounts and an array of voluntary insurance options. You can learn more about benefits and eligibility on the Department of Human Resources website .

COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements:

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