Operations Associate, Research & Evaluation (Part Time)

Operations Associate, Research & Evaluation (Part Time)

Salary

$20.00 - $30.00 Hourly

Location

Taylorsville Campus, UT

Job Type

Part-Time Staff

Job Number

202501002

Division

Institutional Effectiveness

Department

Research and Surveys

Opening Date

09/01/2026

Closing Date

9/10/2026 11:59 PM Mountain

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Job Summary

The Research & Evaluation team is seeking a personable, organized, and detail-oriented Operations Associate. The Operations Associate serves as a key point of contact for faculty and staff across the College and supports surveys, course evaluations, and administrative processes. This role helps ensure these processes are completed accurately, efficiently, and with a high level of customer service.

Strong communication and interpersonal skills are essential, along with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines while providing responsive support to stakeholders. The ideal candidate enjoys helping others, solving problems, learning new systems, and coordinating processes that keep projects running smoothly. They take initiative, exercise sound judgment, and are committed to producing accurate, high-quality work.

This role will be expected to work in-person one day per week at the SLCC Taylorsville Campus.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities & Knowledge Skills & Abilities

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES

Course Evaluations

• Assist with course evaluation setup, editing, Canvas integration, and communication through Explorance Blue.
• Support the distribution and administration of course evaluations each term.
• Troubleshoot issues and connect users with appropriate resources and solutions.
• Maintain documentation and support continuous improvement of evaluation processes.

Survey and Research Support

• Assist with the institutions survey request process, including monitoring requests, tracking progress, and supporting project completion.
• Respond to survey-related inquiries and direct requests to appropriate team members as needed.
• Assist with survey creation, testing, distribution, and documentation.

Administrative and Operational Support

• Provide administrative support for SLCCs Qualtrics survey platform.
• Support the configuration and scheduling of institutional surveys.
• Assist with project coordination, scheduling, and communication for Research & Evaluation initiatives.
• Assist with administrative and operational activities that support team goals.
• Monitor shared email inboxes and respond to inquiries in a timely and professional manner.

Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, & ABILITIES

• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and exercise sound judgment with minimal supervision.
• Ability to identify issues, solve problems, and adapt to changing needs and priorities.
• Demonstrated professionalism, patience, and a customer-service mindset when supporting faculty, staff, and stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal skills and a service-oriented approach to working with others.
• Comfortable asking questions, seeking clarification, and learning new systems and processes.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with individuals from diverse backgrounds, experiences, cultures, and abilities.

Minimum qualifications

• Associate's degree.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally and work effectively with others.

Preferred Qualifications

• One (1) year of paid, part-time or full-time work experience.
• Experience with Qualtrics or other survey, evaluation, or customer service platforms.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Experience providing administrative, operational, or project support.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah's largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah's fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students' lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems ("URS"). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.

This position is not eligible for benefits.

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Do you have an Associate's degree?

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Demonstrated ability to communicate professionally and work effectively with others?

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Employer Salt Lake Community College (UT)

Address 4600 South Redwood Road

Salt Lake City, Utah, 84123