Received: from frosty.irss.unc.edu (frosty.irss.unc.edu [152.2.32.82]) by csf.Colorado.EDU (8.7.6/8.7.3/CNS-4.0p) with SMTP id MAA24672 for ; Thu, 17 Oct 1996 12:28:05 -0600 (MDT) Received: (from cassell@localhost) by frosty.irss.unc.edu (8.6.12/8.6.10) id OAA12309; Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:27:12 -0400 Date: Thu, 17 Oct 1996 14:27:12 -0400 (EDT) From: Jim Cassell To: Sociology Graduate Student Discussion Subject: JOB POSTING: Asst. Director for Survey Operations (fwd) Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII FYI - Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jim Cassell Institute for Research in Social Science e-mail: cassell@irss.unc.edu University of North Carolina Ph: 919/962-0782 Fx: 919/962-4777 Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3355 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 16 Oct 1996 13:36:55 -0400 From: Paul J. Lavrakas, Ph.D. To: Multiple recipients of list SRMSNET Subject: JOB POSTING: Asst. Director for Survey Operations PH.D. LEVEL POSITION AVAILABLE: Assistant Director for Operations at Ohio State University's new survey center on the Columbus campus. PREFERRED STARTING DATE: November 11, 1996 EDUCATION/BACKGROUND: Ph.D. in a quantitative social science discipline, with a solid background in research methodology and in survey methods, in particular. In addition, the person being sought should be enthused about survey research, have a high energy level yet with a relaxed demeanor, have strong interpersonal skills, be a "team player," and be a highly reliable individual of utmost integrity. UNIT DESCRIPTION: Ohio State University's College of Social and Behavioral Sciences established a new survey research unit in July, 1996. The mission of the unit includes: (1) enhance OSU faculty and student scholarship through the conduct of high quality, cost-beneficial survey research and, thereby, add to the academic reputation of the University; (2) provide survey research services to internal and external (public- and private-sector) clients; (3) train students in survey research methods; and (4) advance the state of knowledge in survey methodology. The unit contains a 20-station CATI facility. Five social science departments of the College have assigned a total of 10 full-year doctoral-track graduate assistantships to the survey center. A number of other University and College resources also have been committed to provide the unit a solid financial underpinning. In November, 1996, the unit will field the first of a continuing monthly survey of Ohio residents, the "Buckeye State Poll." This RDD survey, with a monthly sample size varying between 800-1,200, will gather a varied set of social indicators on a recurring monthly or quarterly basis. The Columbus Dispatch and WBNS-TV are major funders of this monthly statewide survey. POSITION DESCRIPTION/RESPONSIBILITIES: The Assistant Director for Operations is a full-time, salaried position. The person reports to the Director of the center who is a tenured member of the OSU faculty with a 50% administrative appointment to the unit. The Asst. Director is charged with overseeing the daily operations and services of the unit. This primarily includes maintaining a high calibre CATI data collection and data processing staff. The Asst. Director works with the Director to develop the operational polices/practices of the unit and sees that they are routinely implemented at a high level of quality and quantity. On occasion, the Asst. Director will serve as project director for client-sponsored studies and may be required to provide full survey research services to select clients (e.g., questionnaire development and refinement, sampling advice, analyses, and report writing). The Asst. Director also is expected to help advance the scholarship mission of the center by collaborating on original research in survey methods. The Asst. Director works with the Director to help market the unit's services to potential internal and external clients. APPLICATION: Interested and qualified individuals should fax a brief cover letter and vita/resume to the attention of the center's director, Dr. Paul J. Lavrakas, at 614-292-6673, or mailed to his attention at Room 0126 Derby Hall, Ohio State University, 154 N Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210. The Ohio State University is an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Paul J. Lavrakas, Ph.D. * * Professor of Communication & Journalism * * Director, Survey Research Unit * * College of Social & Behavioral Sciences, Ohio State University * * Derby Hall [Room 0126], 154 N. Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210 * * Voice: 614-292-3468 Fax: 614-292-6673 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *