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Executive Director of Research Administration

Employer: University of California, Los Angeles
Location: Los Angeles

Executive Administration Jobs: C-Level & Executive Directors
Administrative Jobs: Academic Affairs, Research Staff & Technicians
Employment Type: Full Time
Institution Type: Four-Year Institution

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Executive Director of Research Administration
University of California Los Angeles

Requisition Number: JPF08467

The Center for the Transformation of Schools (CTS) at UCLA's School of Education and Information Studies (Ed&IS) is dedicated to partnering with the education ecosystem to bring about systems change through Humanizing Research, Validating Practices, and Transformative Policies with key stakeholders to support equitable educational outcomes for historically underserved students. Our vision is to be a catalyst for learning communities to boldly nurture and protect the dignity, wellbeing, and full potential of all students.

The Executive Director of Research Administration will be responsible for leading research programs, projects, and new initiatives in CTS. The Executive Director will be the leader in research administration for CTS in securing independent funding and carrying out the research initiatives of the center. The Executive Director will provide research project management and participate in the design and implementation of educational research, evaluation, and assessment studies. The Executive Director of Research Administration will develop funding proposals, develop research instrument;, manage and delegate implementation of data collection efforts, supervise and manage data being entered into computerized database; analyze qualitative and quantitative data to generate findings; arrange and conduct site visits; prepare and deliver project presentations; prepare effort reports and other key documents for granting agencies; and assist with distribution and dissemination of research findings to key stakeholders as well as state and local government officials. The Executive Director of Research Administration will report to the Faculty Director of CTS.
Key Responsibilities:

Direct the research efforts for Center for the Transformation of Schools with the Center's Faculty Directors;

Manage research administrative activities in CTS including but not limited to: developing research proposals to secure funding, managing and facilitating research tied to projects in CTS, track and manage effort reporting for funding in CTS to adhere to University and granting agency policies and procedures;

Lead efforts to collect and analyze data, and disseminate findings to broader audiences of researchers, practitioners, and policymakers and other engaged stakeholders;

Build research-practice partnerships with universities across the United States and abroad, along with collaborating schools and/or districts (e.g., educators and administrators) to ensure proposed research projects are both meaningful and relevant to the interest/needs of CTS;

Cultivate and oversee key philanthropic relationships to advance the Center's growing research agenda;

Develop and lead the composition of research focused grant proposals;

Build partnerships and develop alliances with external organizations that have conducted research and have established measures of various aspects of social- emotional learning;

Build partnerships and develop alliances with external organizations that can complement emerging knowledge;

Conduct intensive research (e.g., observations, interviews, surveys, documentation of educators' perspectives, and documentation of student learning);

Lead IRB processes;

Write peer-reviewed journal articles, blogs, book chapters, etc.;

Present at conferences locally, nationally and internally;

In collaboration with Senior Director of Operations, develop and maintain project budgets;

Create and uphold a strong research agenda as evidenced by publications and external and internal grant support;

Manage research team including the Senior Project Scientist, team of Graduate Student Researchers, and other research administrative team members.

To apply, please visit: https://recruit.apo.ucla.edu/JPF08467

The University of California 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, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction
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Working at University of California, Los Angeles

UCLA is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. It was founded in 1919 and is the second oldest of the ten campuses affiliated with the University of California system. UCLA offers over 300 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines and enrolls about 26,000 undergraduate and about 12,000 graduate students from the United States and around the world every year.

UCLA features the College of Letters and Science, seven general campus professional schools, and four professional schools for the health sciences. The UCLA College of Letters and Science has 34 academic departments and 900 faculty, and houses the majority of UCLA's 129 undergraduate majors as well as the students in the Graduate Division of Letters and Sciences. The UCLA College Honors Program is also housed in the College. The College of Letters and Science's programs are divided into five academic divisions: humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences, and the International Institute. UCLA also offers certificate programs, undergraduate degree-credit and continuing education credits for non-full-time students through its UCLA Extension education program.

The 2010 edition of U.S. News & World Report ranked UCLA as the 24th best university in the nation and 32nd best in the world. In the 2007 edition of U.S. News and World Report, UCLA Medical Center was ranked best in the West, as well as one of the top 3 hospitals in the United States alongside Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Massachusetts General Hospital, and Johns Hopkins Hospital. In 15 of the 16 medical specialty areas examined, UCLA Medical Center ranked in the top 20.

The campus' location in Los Angeles makes excursions to local museums, theaters, or other entertainment venues relatively quick and easy.

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