[Jobs] Job Opening at UM-Survey Research Center – Survey Specialist Associate

[Leora Lawton]

Dear all,

This is the second of two new postings at the University of Michigan’s
Survey Research Center to support our growing data collection team.

This posting is for one or more Survey Specialist Associates. Please feel
free to forward on to any colleagues who might be interested.

For more details or to complete an application, please go to this website:

http://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/149173/survey_specialist_associate

The job description is listed below.

Thanks!

Grant

Survey Specialist Associate

This posting is intended to fill a senior level position in the SRO Data
Collection Operations (DCO). DCO is primarily responsible for recruiting,
hiring, training, supervising, and supporting interviewers who collect data
in person and by telephone. In addition, DCO does testing, pretesting and
quality control functions for survey projects.

This position is Ann Arbor based.

Responsibilities

* Assist project manager with all phases of survey project preparation and
implementation, including pre-production, production management, project
deliverables, and documentation; assist with preparing project work plans
and schedules in consultation with project manager, study staffs, and
project team members.
* Provide functional supervisor to contingent staff completing surveys and
other instruments; ensure protocols are being consistently followed by
staff through review and monitoring of work products; implement quality
control procedures; participate in problem identification and resolution
during data collection and processing period.
* Assist in questionnaire development, including scripting survey
instruments, testing survey instruments, and summarizing testing protocols
and results; conduct pretest and pilot interviews; assist in preparation of
specifications for development of technical systems.
* Assist in the implementation of data collection services, including
mailings, ordering of supplies, and specialized tracking. Assist in the
development of training materials; assist with training sessions.

Required Qualifications
* Bachelor degree in related field and/or equivalent combination of
education and experience.
* One year experience in survey research or related area.
* Demonstrated competence in MS Office software, especially MS Word and MS
Excel.
* Excellent communication and organizational skills; ability to compose
basic instructions, memos, and revise documents and manuals using word
processing software.

About SRC

For more than 70 years, the Survey Research Center at the Institute for
Social Research (ISR) has been a national and international leader in
interdisciplinary social science research involving the collection or
analysis of data from scientific sample surveys. Survey Research Operations
(SRO) is the operations branch of the SRC.

The Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan seeks to
recruit and retain a diverse workforce as a reflection of our commitment to
serve the diverse people of Michigan, to maintain the excellence of the
university, and to ground our research in varied disciplines, perspectives,
and way of knowing and learning.

U-M EEO/AA Statement

The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action
employer.
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