Director, Survey Center
Core
Strategic, administrative, and operational leadership for a premier academic survey research organization, overseeing research portfolio, staff, finances, and public engagement.
Role type
Director of Survey Center (Academic Research)
Builds
Survey research reports, data analyses, and public opinion studies for university researchers, public agencies, nonprofits, and private businesses.
Domain
Academic Research / Social Science Methodology / Public Opinion
Required skills
Strategic planning, staff management, grant writing and financial management, survey methodology expertise, public relations, data security compliance
Preferred skills
Managing an academic survey research center, recognized expertise in survey research
Technologies
Mail, telephone, web panel, internet, email, self-administered survey platforms
Responsibilities
Supervise professional staff and mentor adjunct employees; secure and manage grants and contracts; direct the States of Opinion Project; author and edit research reports; coordinate media relations and public presentations; advise university administration on research needs
Seniority
Director, strategic leadership