Enrollment Data Analytics Intern

JOB TITLE:Enrollment Data Analytics InternLOCATION: St. PaulPAY RATE: $16 / hrHOURS: Flexible

JOB SUMMARY

The Data Analytics Student Worker provides research, data collection and analysis, and logistics support to the Enrollment Technology & Analytics team, within the division of Strategic Enrollment Management.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Conduct market research to determine viability of proposed new programs and degree types, using Lightcast data set and other relevant open data sources.
• Conduct primary and secondary research to determine trajectory of currently offered academic programs and review portfolio of offered programs.
• Collect, organize, and visualize data on internal St. Thomas enrollment trends, such as recruiting funnels and dashboards.
• Mine and process data from government and third-party sources as related to enrollment trends at competitor institutions (e.g., from IPEDS)
• Create simple Salesforce reports to provide recruiters with time-sensitive information about their prospective students.

TRANSFERABLE SKILLS (Optional)

• Market research
• Higher education research
• Data analysis
• Salesforce reporting and dashboards
• Data visualization and communication

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Must be an enrolled and degree seeking student at the University of St. Thomas
• Strong interest in research and data-informed decision making
• Fluency in discussing both quantitative and qualitative data
• Some data analysis background, at least in Microsoft Excel or similar

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Interest in higher education
• Interest in strategic planning and market research
• Experience in leading data collection through surveys and/or focus groups
• Experience working in CRM systems like Salesforce
• Higher-level data skills such as SQL, R or Python

ELIGIBILITY

To be eligible for student employment, St. Thomas students must be degree seeking at the undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. Students must be actively enrolled at least part-time in courses for credit. For further information on eligibility please see the Student Employee Toolkit on One StThomas. 

The University of St. Thomas is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including

disability and protected veteran status.