Senior Research Education Analyst
RTI International

RTI International's Education Studies Division (ESD) has an opening for a Senior Research Education Analyst in the area of Education Evaluation and Policy Analysis. The successful applicant will join other ESD research staff in developing a Program focusing on evaluation studies and substantive, policy-oriented educational research addressing problems currently facing students and their families, teachers, and schools. The Senior Research Education Analyst will report to the Vice President of ESD.

Responsibilities:

• Management and quality assurance of research activities
• Marketing RTI capabilities to new clients
• Developing proposals for large analysis and evaluation projects
• Directing analysis and evaluation contracts
• Conducting and directing analytic work
• Disseminating results through presentation and publication
• Preparing reports and papers for peer-reviewed publications
• Performing related business development tasks

Qualifications:

• Doctoral degree in social science area with an emphasis in education policy and research
• Ten or more years’ experience directing policy studies funded by the U. S. Department of Education or other federal agencies, and state or private funding sources, and a successful record of obtaining competitive funding
• Strong analysis and writing skills
• Conference presentations and publications in peer reviewed journals
• Experience writing proposals and developing business opportunities in education
• Successful project management experience, including budgeting, scheduling, staff supervision, and client interaction

About RTI

RTI is an independent organization dedicated to conducting innovative, multidisciplinary research that improves the human condition. With a worldwide staff of more than 4,000 people, RTI offers innovative research and development and a full spectrum of multidisciplinary services. Universities in North Carolina founded RTI in 1958 as the first scientific organization in and centerpiece of the Research Triangle Park.

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