Assistant Director of Survey Research Center - High Point University

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Education 

• Master’s degree in methodological (survey research, statistics) or other relevant content area (public policy, political science, communication, business administration, marketing) 

• ORBachelor’sdegreeplus 5 years of experience in survey research administration 

Experience  

• Project management experiencewithin research setting (academic or private sector) 

• Training and supervisory experiencewith multiple research assistants or other comparable employees 

• Experience managing multiple modes of quantitative and qualitative data collection 

• Experience draftingmaterials(e.g., press releases, memos, reports)for promotion of basic findings and in-depth peer-reviewed research  

• Experience teaching research methods courses to undergraduate or graduate students (preferred) 

 Knowledge, Skills, Ability: 

• Exceptional communication,leadership,training,presentation, organizational,and administrative skills 

• Data analysis skills (includingSPSS or comparable quantitative analysis software/system) 

• Ability to coordinate with multipleschools,departments,andothergroupsacross the universitycampus 

• Comfort with or willingness to communicate with newsmedia aboutthe substance of survey findings 

• Interest inidentifyingand developing new projects and relationships on a growing campus 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Generally:Performmanagerial andadministrative tasks to support the function of the Survey Research Center, including budgeting, payroll,trainingand supervision of interviewers during surveys 

• Develop and draft research materials based on data collected through HPU Polls 

• Manage staff of studentresearch assistants 

• Manage vendor and contractor relationships  

• Manage website updates,changesand requests 

• Respond to requests fromDirector,Office of Communication,and media outlets for information about, analysis of,and commentary on survey results 

ACCOUNTABILITY: 

• Assistant Director will report to the Director of the Survey Research Center 

For questions related to this position please contact Martin Kifer, Director of the High Point University Survey Research Center atmkifer@highpoint.edu.