CHIEF INSTITUTIONAL ANALYTICS AND RESEARCH DATA

Summary The Chief of Institutional Analytics and Research Data serves as the expert on data analysis at Air University (AU). The incumbent conducts analyses on educational processes, students, faculty, and staff and interprets data to support educational effectiveness, continuous improvement, and accreditation. Reports directly to the Deputy Provost and collaborates across the university as an academic administrator. Air University is the intellectual and leadership-development center of the Air and Space Forces. Our mission is to educate and develop Air, Space, and Cyberspace warrior leaders in support of the National Defense Strategy. Air University, with headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, is a major component of Air Education and Training Command and is the lead agent for Air Force education. Air University provides the full spectrum of Air Force education, encompassing pre-commissioning programs for new officers; graduate programs in specialized military disciplines; progressive, career-long professional military development for officer, enlisted, and civilian Airmen; and specialized programs for US cabinet appointees, senior executive service civilians, and general officers. Air University draws on a long legacy of airpower education. The Wright brothers established the first US civilian flying school here in 1910. In the early 1930s, the Army Air Corps Tactical School moved to Montgomery, establishing Maxwell Field. Air University was established in 1946, and today is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award associate, masters, and doctor of philosophy degrees.Major Duties: Applied Institutional Research and Data Analytics Strategy As the lead for Applied Institutional Research and Data Analytics, you will drive strategic decision-making across Air University (AU). This critical role involves planning, designing, and executing comprehensive analytics studies and research proposals. You will leverage enterprise data systems and advanced programming tools-such as Python, R, and SQL-to analyze the student lifecycle, instructional methods, and institutional effectiveness. By establishing robust data governance and collection frameworks, you will ensure accurate, compliant reporting to internal leadership and external stakeholders, including the DoD, CJCS, HAF, and MAJCOM. Additionally, you will serve as a senior advisor, responsibly evaluating emerging AI-enabled tools to deliver ethical, data-informed insights directly to AU leadership. Academic Reporting and Data Visualization In this position, you will transform complex data into actionable insights by producing high-impact academic reports, executive briefings, and advanced data visualizations. You will manage key institutional products such as the AU Factbook, interactive dashboards, and Academic Affairs annual reports. Utilizing data storytelling principles, you will present findings to senior leaders, faculty, and students, ensuring analytic rigor aligns with AU's mission. You will also facilitate executive engagements and design enterprise-wide training workshops to foster data literacy, actively building collaborative relationships across the academic enterprise to champion evidence-based decision-making. Strategic Integration and Institutional Effectiveness You will play a pivotal role in strategic integration, steering Air University's Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) and broader institutional initiatives. This responsibility requires integrating data across academic and administrative systems to assess performance and translate higher headquarters guidance into actionable, cross-functional processes. You will synchronize efforts across schools, centers, and staff directorates to guarantee transparency and alignment with DAF and AETC priorities. Furthermore, your project management expertise will ensure strict compliance with accrediting body standards, effectively bridging the gap between academic, operational, and analytical functions. Instruction and Professional Development To empower the AU enterprise, you will design and deliver comprehensive instruction and professional development programs focused on institutional analytics. By facilitating seminars, workshops, and applied training, you will build critical data literacy skills among faculty, staff, and senior leadership. Your instruction will enable personnel to confidently interpret institutional data, apply analytic tools, and integrate evidence into their planning and assessment workflows. To provide top-tier subject matter expertise, you will actively engage with emerging trends, analytical tools, and advanced methodologies in the higher education and institutional research sectors. Institutional Service and Enterprise Support Beyond your core analytic and instructional duties, you will provide vital institutional service and enterprise support to top-tier AU leadership, including the Commander, Vice Commander, Chief Academic Officer, and Deputy Provost. You will develop tailored data products to rapidly respond to high-level taskings and support emergent mission requirements. By coordinating multi-school efforts and executing diverse assigned duties, your analytical and advisory support will directly bolster Air University's strategic priorities and ensure operational excellence across the institution.