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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Analyst - **Company:** The University Of Mississippi - **Location:** University, MS, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Experienced - **Salary:** $62,442.0 - $93,642.0 - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Data Governance, Data Transformation, Data Visualization, Relational Databases, R (Programming Language), SPSS (Software), PostgreSQL, SAS (Software), SQL Databases, Tableau (Software) - **Published:** October 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=fe58affa388c98d6 ## About the Role Bachelor's (Required) Experience: Relevant experience | 3 Years | Required ## Description The University of Mississippi seeks a Data Analyst I/II who will collect, retrieve, transform, analyze, validate, and report data required for institutional research, effectiveness, decision-making, and reporting processes of the institution. The incumbent completes voluntary and compulsory surveys, including college directories and publications; responds to stakeholder data requests; identifies data visualization needs; and completes questionnaires received by the University. The Data Analyst I/II should demonstrate a strong attention to detail; the ability to complete work with a high degree of accuracy; the ability to examine data critically; and contribute to the improvement of data sources, data visualizations, and use of data by stakeholders., * Prepares and submits accurate and timely institutional reports to the Mississippi Board of Trustees of Institutions of Higher Learning, the federal government, university administration, and other external agencies. * Coordinates data collection across campus partners to complete external data requests, reports, and questionnaires. * Conducts statistical analyses using SAS, SPSS, R, or other analytical tools to analyze a wide variety of data. * Uses SQL, Excel, and Tableau extensively to perform data transformations and other complex operations. * Maintains datasets and reporting structures used for institutional reporting. * Serves as a point of contact for internal and external data requests. * Completes questionnaires from outside agencies on behalf of the university. * Provides historical research information for statistical studies and ad hoc requests. * Responds to time-critical ad-hoc requests * Facilitates the submission and analysis of national surveys on behalf of the university. * Coordinates and participates in assigned special and recurring projects to include planning, development, implementation, and evaluation. * Responds to requests for data from multiple constituents and may act as a liaison to academic and non-academic departments. * Collects, analyzes, and manages data from enterprise systems to support reporting, compliance, and operational decision-making. * Prepares, interprets, and communicates complex statistical information in writing, verbally and graphically for diverse audiences. * Supports data governance initiatives by documenting reporting definitions, identifying data-quality concerns, and working with data owners and subject-matter experts to validate institutional data and promote consistent reporting practices. * Handles institutional data in accordance with FERPA and other applicable university policies and regulations. * Documents the data definitions, sources, methodologies, validation procedures, and reporting processes used in assigned reports, dashboards, surveys, and data requests. * Uses SQL to query, join, transform, and validate data in a relational database environment, preferably PostgreSQL. Combines and validates data from Ellucian Insights/Reporting and Analytics and other institutional data sources to support reporting and analysis. * ## Related Videos - [Data Science in Retail](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/586-data-science-in-retail) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1146-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Optimizing Discovery: PostgreSQL's Role in Transforming GetYourGuide's Search](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1647-optimizing-discovery-postgresql-s-role-in-transforming-getyourguide-s-search) - [Data Science on Software Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/162-data-science-on-software-data) - [Fault Tolerance and Consistency at Scale: Harnessing the Power of Distributed SQL Databases](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1520-fault-tolerance-and-consistency-at-scale-harnessing-the-power-of-distributed-sql-databases) - [Discover the open source trio you didn’t expect: .NET and PostgreSQL on Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2042-discover-the-open-source-trio-you-didn-t-expect-net-and-postgresql-on-linux) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Top Big Data Technologies That You Need to Know](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/108-top-big-data-technologies-that-you-need-to-know) - [Data Engineer Salary UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/253-data-engineer-salary-uk) - [Data Analyst Salary Germany](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/277-data-analyst-salary-germany) - [Data Analyst Salary Austria](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/275-data-analyst-salary-austria) - [Data Analyst Salary in Switzerland](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/276-data-analyst-salary-in-switzerland)