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Director of Research, National Foreign Language Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Posted June 18, 2015

Founded in 1856, University of Maryland, College Park is the flagship institution in the University System of Maryland. Our 1,250-acre College Park campus is just minutes away from Washington, D.C., and the nexus of the nation’s legislative, executive, and judicial centers of power. This unique proximity to business and technology leaders, federal departments and agencies, and a myriad of research entities, embassies, think tanks, cultural centers, and non-profit organizations is simply unparalleled. Synergistic opportunities for our faculty and students abound and are virtually limitless in the nation’s capital and surrounding areas. The University is committed to attracting and retaining outstanding and diverse faculty and staff that will enhance our stature of preeminence in our three missions of teaching, scholarship, and full engagement in our community, the state of Maryland, and in the world.

Position Summary:

  • Create surveys and organize the resulting data
  • Analyze the data and write reports on the findings
  • Help define the Center’s research agenda in conjunction with the Executive Committee
  • Write papers that achieve the Center’s research goals
  • Task and oversee a team of research graduate assistants
  • Create presentations of the research that NFLC staff can present at conferences
  • Contribute to the writing of grants and contract proposals for new work
  • Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Advanced degree
  • Superior writing skills
  • Superior attention to detail
  • Ability to work autonomously
  • Ability to effectively delegate and manage the performance of a team of individuals
  • Intermediate or higher understanding of data aggregation and analysis
  • Intermediate or higher understanding of the social-science research genre
  • Intermediate or higher proficiency using Microsoft Word and Excel
  • Intermediate or higher proficiency using Microsoft PowerPoint and/or Apple Keynote
  • Low-intermediate or higher proficiency using statistical software applications (e.g., SPSS, SAS)

Preferences:

  • Advanced degree in education, second language acquisition, or related field
  • Experience in a similar role
  • Evidence of previous publications

Salary: $70k to $90k

View full job posting and apply online at: https://ejobs.umd.edu/postings/33968

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