Graduate Assistant - ODS

Organizational Summary:
The Office of Decision Support provides system—wide information and leadership to support decision-making related to the effectiveness of USF in achieving its mission.
 
Position Summary:
The Graduate Assistant contributes to the work of the unit within the Office of Decision Support by utilizing variety of tools (SAS, SQL, Python, SPSS, Microsoft Power BI, Tableau, R) and other BI/ predictive analytics tools to respond to the analytical needs around student success metrics. The Graduate Assistant (GA) will be exposed to the BI/analytical tools and will be supervised by Associate Director within the unit with opportunities to enhance their research and analytical skills in line with industry practices using predictive analysis and forecasting. The GA will be engaged in training around project management , (Agile - Scrum/Kanban), and the data accessed by the unit, structured and unstructured learning exercises/projects based on data reporting, model building, and institutional research.
 
 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identify insights using predictive analytics tool/s, interpret and provide high level summary analyses
• Collect, prepare, analyze data and create reports on student success related studies.
• Support other researchers in the Office of Decision Support to communicate findings to a myriad of stakeholders via various presentation formats (written reports, white papers, PowerPoint presentations, Excel files, dashboards, other visualizations). 
• Collaborate with other researchers in the Office of Decision Support on a variety of student success related research projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be fully admitted in a graduate degree program; classified as a degree seeking graduate student, and meet the requirements of the graduate school. For some positions assigned to this class, special qualifications may be added to the minimum such as completion of a master's degree or a specified number of graduate credit hours.

Preferred Qualifications:

• The position requires completion of the general education component of the major.
• The position requires 1-2 years of experiences conducting research or data analysis.      
• Experience with analyzing data
• Strong MS Excel skills
• Experience with SAS, R, SPSS or other statistical software
• Experience with Tableau, SAS Visual Analytics or Microsoft Power BI
• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Python
• Strong organization skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong attention to detail

                                                          

Working at USF

With approximately 16,000 employees, the University of South Florida is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. We are dedicated to cultivating a talented, engaged and driven workforce that strives to be bold. Employees excel in USF‘s rich academic environment, which fosters their development and advancement. In 2025, Forbes recognized USF as one of Florida’s best large employers, ranked No. 1 among the state’s 12 public universities. Our first-class benefits package includes medical, dental and life insurance plans, retirement plan options, employee and dependent tuition programs, generous leave, and hundreds of employee perks and discounts.

About USF 

The University of South Florida is a top-ranked research university serving approximately 50,000 students from across the globe at campuses in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee and USF Health. USF is recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 50 public university and the best value in Florida. U.S. News also ranks the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine as the No. 1 medical school in Florida and in the highest tier nationwide. USF is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU), a group that includes only the top 3% of universities in the U.S. With an all-time high of $738 million in research funding in 2024 and as a top 20 public university for producing U.S. patents, USF uses innovation to transform lives and shape a better future. The university generates an annual economic impact of more than $6 billion. USF’s Division I athletics teams compete in the American Athletic Conference. Learn more at www.usf.edu.

Compliance and Federal Notices

This position may be subject to a Level 1 or Level 2 criminal background check.

Applicants have rights under Federal Employment Laws: 

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

Applicants for USF employment are entitled to request reasonable accommodation(s) in the application process. A request is to be made at least five (5) working days prior to the time the accommodation(s) is needed. Visit the Central Human Resources ADA Accommodations webpage for more information on requesting an accommodation during the application/interview process.