[Jobs] UCB job: curriculum analyst, L&S

[Liz Ozselcuk]

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courtesy of Sarah Cowan, courtesy of Elsa, courtesy of someone named 
Alix.....news travels:

Hi Elsa,

I have just posted a contract position (half time, one year,
renewable for up to two additional years) on e-recruit that may be of
interest to your graduate students or recent graduates. I am looking
for someone with strong quantitative skills and some experience in a
higher-education context, if possible, so your graduate students seem
like an excellent match. Is there somewhere you might be able to post
the job information below, or can you forward it to your graduate
students and any recent graduates on the job market?

Thanks in advance,

Alix


Curriculum Analyst
 	 Requisition:

009194
 	 Department:

UGIS Teaching Programs
 	 Location:

Main Campus-Berkeley
 	Salary:
Full Time Annual Hiring Range: $40,764 - $76,200 depending upon experience.
This is a part time (20 hrs/week), one year contract renewable up to
three years. Salary will be prorated to reflect the part time
appointment.
 	 First Review Date:

10/09/2008

This requisition will remain open until filled.



 	Job Description:

Under the direction of the Director of Academic Planning, the
incumbent will support L&S Deans' (and indirectly their departments')
planning efforts in the realm of enrollment management, specifically
for courses that serve more than one department, division or college.
 	 Responsibilities:

-Analyze existing seat reservations and enrollment trends using
central campus data
-Meet with departments to learn the particular constraints affecting
key gateway and other service courses
-Create and update various reports on key subsets of the curriculum,
such as reading and composition courses and early-drop deadline
courses
-Perform Undergraduate Division's annual enrollment review and
comparison, taking into account the purpose and nature of each
course, and the populations they serve
-Analyze the fluctuations in declaration of major, and track the
relationship between enrollment in gateway courses and eventual
declaration of major
-Perform analysis to support the TAS budgeting process
-Analyze and report regularly on data trends
-Provide analytical support to a working group to discuss and
strategize about all factors affecting enrollment, such as classroom
scheduling, instructional technology, GSI availability, and space
planning
-Contribute to planning efforts around unexpected, new and ongoing
efforts with curricular consequences
-Assist in the long-term assessment of undergraduate enrichment
programs such as Freshman and Sophomore Seminars, L&S Discovery
Courses and Undergraduate Research
-Complete other analytical projects at the request of the Director of
Academic Planning, the Dean of the Undergraduate Division and the
other L&S deans, in support of the undergraduate educational mission
of the college and its component units
 	 Requirements & Qualifications:

Required:
-Strong quantitative, analytical and communication skills
-Ability to analyze and synthesize complex issues and present them in
a non-technical and readable manner
-Technical competence, including fluency with statistical techniques,
computer spreadsheets, presentation graphics software, and query
tools (e.g., Brio)
-Ability to work individually or as part of a team

Preferred:
-Education or experience in a quantitative field or in public policy
with a quantitative emphasis
-Some familiarity with the academic side of the Berkeley campus, in
particular the curriculum
 	 Other:

This is a part time (20 hrs/week), one year contract renewable up to
three years.

This position has been designated as sensitive and may require a
Criminal Background Check. We reserve the right to make employment
contingent upon successful completion of a Criminal Background Check.
--
Alix Schwartz
Director of Academic Planning
Undergraduate Division
Letters & Science
301 Campbell Hall, #2922
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-2922
alix at berkeley.edu
(510) 642-8378
Fax: 642-4607
Virtual fax: 666-2507

Letters and Science Faculty Help Desk:
http://ls.berkeley.edu/FacultyHelpDesk/
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