<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="m_2134353920789853552WordSection1"><br><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Becker, Kirsten [mailto:<a href="mailto:becker@rand.org" target="_blank">becker@rand.org</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Monday, April 24, 2017 4:47 PM<br><br><b>Subject:</b> Job Posting: Senior Survey Director with the RAND Survey Research Group<u></u><u></u></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">The RAND Survey Research Group is currently looking to fill a position for a Senior Survey Director to be based in our sunny Santa Monica, CA office (We’d also consider a home base in our Arlington, VA office). I’ve pasted the job description below; it can also be found at: <a href="http://www.rand.org/jobs/id4860" target="_blank">www.rand.org/jobs/id4860</a> . If you could forward this to any interested colleagues, we would appreciate it. <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">I’m looking to seeing you at the annual conference!<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:black">Best,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Kirsten<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Kirsten Becker<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>Director<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i>RAND Survey Research Group<u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="tel:(310)%20393-0411" value="+13103930411" target="_blank">310-393-0411, x6480</a><u></u><u></u></i></p><div style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><i><a href="mailto:becker@rand.org" target="_blank">becker@rand.org</a><u></u><u></u></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><u></u> <u></u></i></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><table class="m_2134353920789853552MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="601" style="width:450.75pt"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="m_2134353920789853552MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="577" style="width:432.75pt"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><table class="m_2134353920789853552MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="561" style="width:420.75pt"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand1"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Position Description</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">The RAND Corporation’s Survey Research Group (SRG) is seeking a Senior Survey Director with </span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">a strong commitment to RAND’s core values of quality and objectivity. This individual will need strong research design skills for multiple modes of data collection, the ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both orally and in writing and the ability to work effectively as a member of a multidisciplinary team. We need someone with demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff members, lead survey project teams, handle significant budget responsibilities, including subcontracts, participate in proposal writing and have a solid understanding of the fundamentals of survey sampling.</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">Duties include but are not limited to:<u></u><u></u></span></p><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-Research and Analysis/Research Management</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3c3c3c"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Leading the design, planning, and implementation of data collection for policy research by providing direction and oversight for projects; e.g., instrument development, oversight of data collectors, monitoring the budget and progress monitoring, quality control, project deliverables</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">May act as principal investigator for data collection or survey methods projects</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Work directly with internal and external clients</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">Oversee the work of survey research staff</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Conduct a range of qualitative and quantitative research</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Collaborate with colleagues as part of multi-disciplinary teams</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Develop and maintain client relationships to maintain project coverage and fulfill project commitments</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-Project Initiation and Design</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Contribute to and/or lead project proposals</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:12.75pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Develop and maintain internal and external client base</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;line-height:12.75pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Choose and apply research methodologies appropriate to problem and area of expertise</span><u></u><u></u></li></ul><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">-Writing and Dissemination</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"><u></u><u></u></span></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><u></u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><u></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Draft, edit and contribute to research papers and project reports</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand2"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand2"><span style="font-size:9.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand2"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Qualifications</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Must be able to work as part of research teams, interact with clients, community partners, and operations staff verbally and in writing</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience with both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods is required.</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;margin-bottom:10.0pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Will oversee SRG personnel in data collection tasks</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Microsoft Office</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Experience with qualitative data coding software a plus</span><u></u><u></u></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#3c3c3c"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bilingual Spanish or Chinese a plus<u></u><u></u></span></li></ul></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand3"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Education Requirements</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#333333">MA/MS in a field relevant to public policy or social science research</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand4"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Experience</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">9 years of experience; minimum 3 years of supervisory experience<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand5"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Security Clearance</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:27.0pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:27.0pt"><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">Must be able to get a U.S. government security clearance.<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr style="height:19.5pt"><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:19.5pt"><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="m_2134353920789853552paboldrand6"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Location</span></span> <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"></td><td valign="top" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#3c3c3c">Santa Monica (or Arlington, VA)<u></u><u></u></span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr style="height:3.75pt"><td colspan="2" style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;height:3.75pt"></td></tr><tr><td style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><table class="m_2134353920789853552MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="561" style="width:420.75pt"><tbody><tr><td 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