Job Summary The Director of Academic Planning & Enrollment provides strategic leadership for institutional research, analytics, and decision support related to academic planning, enrollment management, faculty workload, and course scheduling. Serves as the university's subject matter expert (SME) on academic planning and enrollment analytics and implements data-informed strategies, predictive analyses, and institutional reporting that support academic resource planning, student success, and enrollment optimization.
Key Responsibilities - XXDirects the design, development, and evaluation of academic planning and enrollment management initiatives to support data-informed decision-making.
- XXData Governance, Quality and Continuous Improvement. Establishes and maintains data definitions, methodologies, and quality assurance practices for academic planning and enrollment reporting.
- XXLeadership and Supervision. Provides leadership, supervision, mentoring, and professional development for institutional research staff responsible for academic planning and enrollment analytics.
Department Institutional Research & Analytics
Duration of Appointment This is a regular, at-will position.
Classification Administrator II
Compensation Salary placement is determined by the education, experience, and qualifications the candidate brings to the position, internal equity, and the hiring department's fiscal resources.
- Hiring Range: The hiring range for this position is $4,812.00 - $10,415.00 per month commensurate with candidate's education, experience, skills, and training.
Benefits At California State University (CSU), we prioritize the health, growth, and success of our employees. Our benefits program reflects our commitment to your overall well-being.
To be eligible for full benefits, employees must be appointed at least half-time (.50 FTE) with an appointment lasting more than six months and one day. Benefits eligibility and offerings may vary based on appointment type, classification, and applicable collective bargaining agreement. Eligible employees may have access to a comprehensive benefits package that can include:
- Paid Time Off: Up to 24 vacation days per year (based on employee group and/or length of service), 14 paid holidays, and 12 sick days annually with unlimited accrual.
- Health Coverage: A variety of medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Retirement Plans: Participation in the CalPERS defined benefit plan, along with voluntary savings options such as 403(b), 401(k), and 457 plans.
- Educational Benefits: Tuition fee waiver programs for eligible employees; dependent eligibility varies by employee group and bargaining unit.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Confidential counseling and support services for employees and their families.
- Additional Benefits: Wellness programs, professional development opportunities, and insurance options including life, disability, and pet insurance.
Candidates are encouraged to review the appropriate CSU Employee Benefits Summary for details specific to their position. Additionally, the CSU Total Compensation Calculator is available to help prospective employees understand the full value of the CSU benefits package and how it complements base salary.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities The idea candidate will have expert working experience in machine and deep learning in higher education, working experience in Python scikit learn, Keras and Tensor Flow, working experience in SQL and Tableau, expert working experience in Higher Education Enrollment Planning and Analytics. Will also have working knowledge of desktop word processing and spreadsheet software. The ability to gather, compile and analyze research data, perform basic statistical analyses using PC-based software such as Excel and Python, and the ability to present data in various media (e.g., paper, electronic, web-based). They will also have expert working experience in presenting data and reports to both technical and non-technical audience, the ability to write and speak clearly, will work effectively with people from diverse racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, collaboratively and facilitate a customer service orientation.
Ability to communicate with an ethnically and culturally diverse campus community. Ability to follow all university policies, procedures, and guidelines including but not limited to safety, civility, information security, and non-discrimination policies and procedures. Ability to contribute to a positive university experience for each and every student and assist in achieving the university's commitment to a "vision of excellence."
Education and Experience - Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university, including or supplemented by a advanced understanding and applications of statistics, data mining, programming and data visualization is required. Graduate study in computer science, economics, mathematics, statistics, public or business administration, or engineering is highly desired.
- The position requires a minimum of 3 years of working experience in technical research, statistical work in the collection, compilation, and analysis of faculty, class and enrollment planning data, data warehousing and higher education business intelligence. A relevant work experience in Institutional Research in higher education including interpretation and presentation of faculty, class and enrollment planning data, demonstrated working experience of SQL/PLSQL programming ,Tableau, and People Soft will be given due consideration.
- This position requires a minimum of 1 year of working experience of leading and supervising a team of at least one data analyst and at least one student assistant. The supervisory experience requires recruiting, evaluating, coaching and optimizing talents and staff in a strong statistical, analytic, data management, and reporting and data visualization line of work.
- The position requires a minimum of three years of progressively responsible experience in machine learning and deep learning using Python.
Application Procedures Click "Apply Now" to complete the CSULB Online Employment Application.
Please fill out the application completely. It is important that all sections of the online application are completed fully and accurately. Be sure to include all relevant education and experience. Your application will be used to determine whether you meet the minimum qualifications for this position.
Physical Summary Sedentary work - Involves mainly sitting. Walking and standing are minimal. Lifting is limited to lightweight objects (10 pounds or less).
Additional Information CSULB is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.e. H-1B Visas).
A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily and is required for employment. CSULB will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the continued employment of a current CSU employee who was conditionally offered the position.
Due to the nature of this position, current CSULB employees are subject to a criminal record check unless they have successfully completed a criminal background check through CSULB within the past 12 months.
The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 Revised July 21, 2017 as a condition of employment.
Conflict of Interest: The duties of this position will include participation in decisions that may have a material financial benefit to the incumbent. Therefore, the selected candidate will be required to file Conflict of Interest Form 700: Statement of Economic Interest on an annual basis, complete ethics training within 6 months of appointment, and attend this training every other year thereafter.
Advertised: Oct 28 2026 Pacific Daylight Time
Applications close: Nov 18 2026 Pacific Standard Time
