September 5, 2024

Purdue University

West Lafayette

Student Clerical-Data Governance Asst

Job Description

Req Id: 33809

Job Title: Student Clerical-Data Governance Asst

City: West Lafayette

Job Description:

IDA+A

Student - Data Governance Assistant position(s)
Department: Institutional Data Analytics + Assessment (IDA+A)
Institutional Data Analytics + Assessment (IDA+A) performs research, statistical and predictive analysis, and reporting for campus leaders and decision makers in support of evidence-based planning, evaluation, and assessment. We participate in ensuring that well-defined, quality data are available.
As part of the Office of the Provost, we directly support the academic enterprise as well as the campus at-large. https://www.purdue.edu/idata/index.php

Job Summary

Assist in system administration tasks for Data Cookbook and Elements.
Create the following documentation:
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOP): This comprehensive SOP will serve as a guide for efficient and consistent system administration practices for all process inevitabilities related to Elements.
- User Management Plan: The User Management Plan will outline user roles, access controls, and permissions to ensure secure and organized usage of Elements.
- Technical and Non-Technical Documentation: Create both technical and non-technical documentation for Elements and Data Cookbook.
- Metadata Writing: Contribute to the development and maintenance of metadata within Data Cookbook.
Collaborate with the IDA+A Data Governance team and key university partners through team and project meetings.
Description of Key Systems:
- Data Cookbook: Designed for higher education, Data Cookbook is the enterprise metadata source for Purdue. It allows the institution to discuss, agree upon, document and share definitions and report specs. Having a well-documented data dictionary and catalog of official, standard reports allows for the efficient use of the abundance of institutional data. It is a key component of the data governance program.
- Elements: Elements is the new streamlined faculty activity reporting system that will reduce manual data entry and allow faculty and leadership to collect and view data such as research awards, publications, presentations, teaching innovations, etc. in one location, ultimately reducing faculty time required for such reporting.

Qualifications

Strong organizational and time management skills, with a focus on accuracy and attention to detail.
Experience using Microsoft suite and ability to learn new software quickly.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to work both collaboratively and independently.

Additional Information

This position is for 2 hourly student workers.
7-10 hours per week with flexible working hours, to start as soon as possible.
We are seeking out students who will be available for a minimum of the Fall 2024 and Spring 2025 semesters, with the opportunity to extend work into Summer 2025 and beyond.
Pay is $13/hour.
Fully remote option available, office space available in Young Hall in West Lafayette on a reservation system. Positions available for Purdue University students studying in West Lafayette and Indianapolis.
Potential opportunity to co-present at state-level institutional research conference.
Interested applicants should submit a resume and cover letter.

FLSA Status

Non-Exempt

Posting Start Date: 9/5/24