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Senior Research Associate

Posting Details

Position Information

Posting Number PG191192PD
Position Number 00108391
Position Type Post Doc
FLSA Exempt
Departmental Information

Department ID 134001 - Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research
Department 134001 - Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research
Job City & State Raleigh, North Carolina

Position Information

Position Overview

Essential Job Duties
The Senior Research Associate will work to with and lead teams of researchers to produce internal and external reports specifically for community college stakeholders including college presidents, policymakers and practitioners.This role will primarily support quantitative research in one or multiple of the following areas: completion/transfer; labor market outcomes/economic mobility; equity/rural issues; Post-secondary CTE, community college teaching and learning; college access or leadership/organizational climate. Working both independently and in teams, the postdoctoral scholar in this position will support analyzing data, writing executive summaries, reports, and/or scholarly articles to disseminate findings. There will also be opportunities to co-publish research and present findings at regional and national conferences.

Duties and Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with graduate student research associates, senior research associates, and Belk Center staff to develop and execute qualitative and quantitative research and evaluation projects.
  • Analyze quantitative and qualitative data.
  • Independently or within groups of researchers develop and write reports, executive summaries, and/or scholarly articles to disseminate findings.
  • Collaborate with associate director of research and evaluation to organize documentation and data related to the research agenda.
  • Publish and/or co-publish research and present findings at regional and national conferences.
  • Some travel may be required to engage with stakeholders for designing studies, collecting data, presenting findings, etc.

Other Work/Responsibilities
Requirements and Preferences

Work Schedule Monday-Friday, 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (Hybrid schedule available)
Department Required Skills
  • Ph.D or equivalent doctorate (e.g., M.D., D.V.M., Sc.D.) in appropriate field awarded no more than five (5) years from initial date of postdoctoral appointment.
  • Experience with quantitative data analysis
  • Knowledge of the unique context of community colleges

Preferred Years Experience, Skills, Training, Education
N/A
Required License or Certification
N/A
Valid NC Driver's License required? No
Commercial Driver's License Required? No

Recruitment

Recruitment Details

Anticipated Hiring Range $65,000 - $75,000
If you anticipate multiple hires from this search, please indicate how many
Recruitment Dates

Job Open Date 03/07/2024
Applicant Information

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If you have general questions about the application process, you may contact Human Resources at (919) 515-2135 or workatncstate@ncsu.edu.

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. * How did you learn of this opportunity?
    • NCSU Website
    • NCSU Executive Search Services
    • Monster.com
    • CareerBuilder.com
    • InsideHigherEd.com
    • Other Online Job Board
    • Carolina Job Finder / Employment Guide
    • Job / Career Fair
    • The Chronicle of Higher Education
    • HERC
    • Professional Journal
    • Print Advertisement (Newspaper / Periodical)
    • Professional Organization
    • Direct Contact from NCSU HR Representative / Recruiter
    • NCSU Employee Referral
    • Social Media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, Other)
    • Other
  2. If you learned about this vacancy from "other source" or "other website", please provide the source.

    (Open Ended Question)

  3. * Do you have, or will you have by the start date, a relevant PhD awarded no more than five (5) years from initial date of postdoctoral appointment?
    • Yes
    • No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents
  1. Resume
  2. Cover Letter
Optional Documents