[ES_JOBS_NET] Policy Research Associate, Association of American Universities

[Christine Wiedinmyer]

https://www.aau.edu/who-we-are/careers-aau?utm_medium=email


Being a member of the AAU team is uniquely rewarding. The team comprises talented, experienced, and dedicated professionals. Working at AAU provides the opportunity to work with leaders of some of the world's most distinguished universities to advance their educational missions of teaching, research, and service.

AAU is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, located in the Washington, DC.  AAU offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits, as well as opportunities for educational and career development. AAU is an equal opportunity employer.

Mission of AAU

Founded in 1900, the Association of American Universities comprises 62 distinguished institutions that continually advance society through education, research, and discovery.

Our universities earn the majority of competitively awarded federal funding for academic research, are improving human life and well-being through research, and are educating tomorrow's visionary leaders and global citizens.

AAU members collectively help shape policy for higher education, science, and innovation; promote best practices in undergraduate and graduate education, and strengthen the contributions of research universities to society

Inquiry

AAU universities educate students from all walks of life to be tomorrow's visionary leaders and global citizens.

Innovation

AAU universities conduct most of the federally funded university research that contributes to economic competitiveness, health and well-being, and national security.

Impact

AAU universities collectively help shape policy for higher education, science and innovation.

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Policy Research Associate

The Association of American Universities comprises 62 leading public and private research universities and seeks applications for the position of Policy Research Associate.

Under the direction of the Director of Policy Research, the Policy Research Associate conducts research, surveys and quantitative analyses; compiles and organizes data; and uses new and existing data sources to prepare, enter, arrange and display data in meaningful and useful formats for those who must understand and evaluate it.

The Associate will provide ongoing administrative and logistical management support for AAU's membership committee and other data and survey -based work. This includes tracking project status, timelines, deliverables, project requirements; preparing for meetings, conference calls, and webinars; and supporting and coordinating internal and external partners. Under the direction of the Director of Policy Research, the Associate will contribute to policy studies, data related projects, papers and other written communications on a variety of topics of importance to research-intensive universities.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs.

  *   Conducts background policy research and analyses to support existing projects as well as proposals for new bodies of work; synthesizes research findings to identify and recommend best practices.

  *   Extracts, collects and aggregates data across databases, information sources, survey responses, and other data sources; ensures data quality; cleans and checks exiting data for consistency and accuracy.

  *   Assists in developing, proof-reading, fact-checking and reviewing documents, presentations, and data analyses on behalf of the policy department.

  *   Conducts data standardization processes; proactively identifies and proposes alternatives to improve the stability, performance, and accuracy of the data.

  *   Assists in coordinating, administering, analyzing, and reporting on AAU surveys as well as developing one-pagers and topic briefs to support the team's work in the areas of science policy, higher education policy, and other policy areas most relevant to research universities.

  *   Assists AAU policy staff in the development and implementation of major new policy initiatives and in planning and coordinating policy related workshops and meetings.

  *   Communicates through social media about relevant data and policy issues pertinent to the department.

Additional job details and requirements can be found here<https://www.aau.edu/sites/default/files/AAU-Files/Careers/Policy%20Research%20Associate%20Job%20Description_final.pdf>.

Applicants should have a college degree (BA/BS) (additional graduate training is preferred), and minimum of two years' experience working with quantitative data and analysis. Experience in non-profit and/or higher education preferred. Must be currently authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.

Other qualifications:

  *   Intermediate level experience preparing datasets and performing data analyses, including the ability to read and interpret complex materials and clean datasets.
  *   Must display an advanced level of skill in the Microsoft Office suite 2010 or later.
  *   Experience working with Office 365, SharePoint, association management systems, mass email systems, and website content management systems is preferred.

AAU offers a competitive salary and excellent benefits, as well as opportunities for educational and career development. This position is classified as an exempt position. AAU is an equal opportunity employer.

To be assured of full consideration, please send a cover letter, resume and salary requirements- by September 3rd, 2019 to:

  *   Email: jobs at aau.edu. (Please refer to Policy Research Associate in the subject line)

  *   Roxanne Murray, Vice President for Administration
1200 New York Ave., NW Suite 550
Washington DC 20005

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