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</p><p class="MsoNormal">The Center for Political Studies at the University of
Michigan's Institute for Social Research is seeking to hire a Research Area
Specialist Senior. </p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Applications are due on or before February 28, 2015 via the
U-M jobs website. Here is the direct link to the job description on that
site:</p>
<span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><a href="http://umjobs.org/job_detail/106163/research_area_specialist_sr">http://umjobs.org/job_detail/106163/research_area_specialist_sr</a></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal">Job Summary: Research Area Specialist Sr</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">The Center for Political Studies (CPS) at the University of
Michigan's Institute for Social Research (ISR) seeks to hire a Research Area
Specialist Senior in a non-tenure track research staff position in support of
its interdisciplinary faculty and research projects both domestically and
internationally. CPS is home to 50 world-class faculty and associated with
dozens of research projects, including the iconic American National Election
Studies, Comparative Study of Electoral Systems, Longitudinal Study of American
Youth and World Values Survey, among others. The posted position offers
challenging work and opportunities for professional and personal growth.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Responsibilities</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Responsibilities: Ensure the success of assigned research
projects and personnel. Assist in developing, implementing, and managing
projects, infrastructure, technology, conferences, data collections, and
proposals in support of the research interests of the faculty. Develop and
maintain partnerships and regular communication with collaborators from outside
of the Center and University, including internationally. Participate in
developing local research capacity in our partners and consulting on
operations, design, methods, substantive content, and analysis. Prepare and
maintain project management tools. Monitor budgets and resource allocation. Clean,
document, manage, analyze, disseminate and interpret data. Perform quality
control. Provide user support. Participate in the preparation, authoring and
delivery of reports, presentations and publications. Assist in the
communications strategy of the Center. Assist faculty members with IRB
applications. Oversee and conduct literature reviews. Maintain and update
bibliographies of scholarly output. Identify potential problems, research and
recommend approaches, and implement solutions. Conduct other tasks as assigned.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> This position requires onsite presence during the
normal business week. Occasional domestic and international travel (no more
than a few trips annually) to project sites, project-related meetings,
professional conferences, and work-related training is required.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Required Qualifications</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Required: Master's degree in survey methodology, political
science, or another social science, and 5-6 years of related experience.
Interest in political science. Excellent knowledge of, and applied experience
with, quantitative research methods and survey methodology. Strong experience
with a statistical package such as STATA, SPSS, R, or SAS. Experience
processing, documenting, analyzing and disseminating data. A history of being
organized, resourceful, and attentive to detail. Supervisory and financial
management experience. Demonstrated ability to work on multiple projects at
once, take initiative, prioritize work, and meet deadlines. Superior written
and oral communication skills in English. Excellent interpersonal skills.
Comfortable working both individually and as part of a team.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Desired Qualifications</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Preferred: Doctorate degree. Prior experience with
comparative research or international collaborations. Expertise in one or more
of the following areas or similar: big data, geographic information systems,
experiments, text analysis, network analysis, qualitative methods, or social
media analysis. Able to communicate effectively in one or more languages other
than English.</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">U-M EEO/AA Statement</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The University of Michigan is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.</p>
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