Assistant Director of Survey Research

Company: University of Southern California
Location: Los Angeles
Posted on: April 10, 2021

Job Description:

Los Angeles, CA - University Park Campus Assistant Directors for Survey Research University of Southern CaliforniaUSC Race and Equity CenterThe University of Southern California is home to a dynamic research and organizational improvement center that works with professionals in educational institutions, corporations, and other contexts. The mission of the USC Race and Equity Center is to illuminate, disrupt, and dismantle racism in all its forms. We do this through rigorous interdisciplinary research, high-quality professional learning experiences, the production and wide dissemination of useful tools, trustworthy consultations and strategy advising, and substantive partnerships. While race and ethnicity are at the epicenter of our work, we also value their intersectionality with other identities, and therefore aim to advance equity for all persons experiencing marginalization. The Center annually serves hundreds of K-12 schools and districts, colleges and universities, and businesses and firms across a multitude of sectors.The USC Race and Equity Center is searching for two equity-minded, highly-skilled quantitative data scientists to join our survey research team. The National Assessment of Collegiate Campus Climates, our quantitative survey, is being administered to more than 1.5 million students at colleges and universities across the United States. We are also creating a new pair of national climate surveys, one for faculty and another for staff at higher education institutions.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Contributing to the advancement of the USC Race and Equity Center's mission.
• Developing, validating, and revising trustworthy, high-quality quantitative racial equity and campus racial climate survey instruments.
• Convening experts for input, feedback, and peer-review of the Center's survey instruments.
• Systematically and rigorously analyzing quantitative survey responses.
• Preparing clean data files for submission to institutions participating in the Center's surveys.
• Producing data reports and dashboards for institutions participating in the Center's surveys.
• Responding to queries from professionals in offices of institutional research and other relevant stakeholders at institutions participating in the Center's surveys.
• Monitoring institutional survey administrations via an online data collection system.
• Partnering with other members of the survey research team and the USC Center for Social and Economic Research to ensure secure, efficient, and high-quality survey administration processes.
• Collaborating with the Center's marketing team on data visualization and public communication strategies.
• Collaborating with Ph.D. students and other survey research team members to present survey findings at local, state, national, and international conferences and meetings.
• Collaborating with Ph.D. students and other survey research team members to publish survey findings in peer-reviewed journals and other academic publications.
• Identifying opportunities for improved efficiencies and responsive, high-quality service to institutions participating in the Center's surveys.
• Representing the Center on various committees in the USC Rossier School of Education and throughout the University.
• Other duties as assigned by the Center's directors.Preferred Qualifications:
  • Education: Ph.D.
    • Work Experience: At least 5 years full-time professional work experience in a quantitative survey research and data analysis role.Desired Expertise:Demonstrated commitment to racial equity. Expertise in instrumentation and survey development. Extraordinary quantitative data analysis skills. Strong oral and written communication skills.Required Documents: Cover Letter and Resume Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree
      
      Minimum Experience: 1 year
      
      Minimum Field of Expertise: Proficient PC skills. Working knowledge of databases, spreadsheets, word processing and statistical software programs. Knowledge of business statistics and data analyses techniques. Ability to manage and analyze data. Strong analytical thinking and problem solving skills.USC is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law or USC policy. USC will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the-- Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring --ordinance . We provide reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. Applicants with questions about access or requiring a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should contact USC Human Resources by phone at (213) 821-8100, or by email at--uschr@usc.edu . Inquiries will be treated as confidential to the extent permitted by law.Read USC's Clery Act Annual Security Report Required Legal Notices Certain positions are subject to background screening If you are a current USC employee, please apply to this USC job posting in Workday by copying and pasting this link into your browser: https://wd5.myworkday.com/usc/d/inst/1$9925/9925$52424.htmld Full time REQ20097137 About Us USC is a leading private research university located in the heart of downtown Los Angeles - a global center for arts, technology and international business. As the largest private employer in the city - responsible for more than $5 billion annually in economic activity in the region - we offer the opportunity to work in a dynamic and diverse environment, in careers that span a broad spectrum of talents and skills. As a USC employee, you will enjoy excellent-- benefits and perks , and you will be a member of the Trojan Family - the faculty, staff, students and alumni who make USC a great place to work. At any point you may also contact our HR Service Center for help at (213) 821-8100 or--uschr@usc.edu .

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