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Job Requisition ID:
2026-02467
Time Type:
Full time
Employee Group:
Staff
Job Category:
Analytics and Reporting
Employment Type:
Temporary
Department:
Faculty of Mathematics - Dean of Mathematics Office - Data
Hiring Range:
$73,695.42 - $92,119.28
Posting Information:
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
The internal posting deadline for this position is September 3, 2026 at 11:59PM
This position is being offered as a Secondment or contract opportunity. Term: 2 years
Job Description:
Primary Purpose
The Data Analyst will advance the Faculty of Mathematics’ use and integration of data to inform decision-making and improve operational efficiency. The Data Analyst is responsible for understanding, consolidating and analyzing data about the Faculty of Mathematics and for effectively communicating analyses and findings. The Data Analyst will maintain a robust understanding of data systems and of University and Faculty policies and practices to be able to understand the needs of a variety of clients across the Faculty and to design and develop effective data solutions.
Key Accountabilities
Data Management
• Ensure Faculty data is accurate, consistent, properly maintained and shared in compliance with relevant privacy protection, confidentiality and other ethical principles.
• Identify and address data integrity/reliability issues and use data cleaning processes to achieve required data quality standards and identify data anomalies and discrepancies to appropriate institutional data stewards.
• Understand the available data, systems, dictionaries, and distribution channels from multiple information systems across the University and involving multiple domains.
• Execute and develop new Python scripts that enable data-informed operational processes for Faculty service units.
• Design and implement dimensional models across multiple subject areas for analytics solutioning.
• Create and maintain documentation as needed.
Data Analysis and Repor