Associate Director of Survey, Evaluation and Methodology Services

Qualifications:

Education or Equivalency Required
Doctoral degree in the social sciences, educational measurement, data sciences, biostatistics, management sciences, public health is required.

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrate experience (typically 1-3 years) of supervising research staff, and managing activities across a work unit.
• Demonstrate experience (typically 1-3 years) with program, project, or research management.
• Demonstrate experience (typically 1-3 years) with social science data collection, research design, and analysis including relevant software (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R).
• Demonstrate expertise in social science research support, including emerging survey and statistical methodology.
• Superior communication, interpersonal skills, and customer service skills, including the ability to communicate effectively and accurately, both orally and in writing, with students, staff, faculty and the public sector.
• Demonstrate excellent attention-to-detail, time management, and organizational skills across multiple, concurrent projects.

Highly Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrate extensive experience (typically 3-5 years) of supervising research staff, and managing activities across a work unit.
• Demonstrate extensive experience (typically 3-5 years) with program, project, or research management.
• Demonstrate extensive experience (typically 3-5 years) with social science data collection, research design, and analysis including relevant software (e.g., Stata, SPSS, R).
• Demonstrate experience with survey research resources, such as CATI systems or Qualtrics.
• Demonstrate a record of publications and/or secured funding from internal and external stakeholders.

Desirable Qualifications

• Demonstrate ability to ensure transparency and integrity in data collection and management.
• Demonstrate experience with applying for internal and external funds for research.

Position and Application Details and Instructions:
In order to be considered for an interview, applicants must upload the following required documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:

• Cover Letter
• Resume

Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended.

Successful candidates will be required to self-disclose any conviction history and will be subject to a criminal background check and credential/education verification. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.

For additional questions, please contact:  VPR Talent (vpr-talent@uiowa.edu)