Associate Director of Research for Academics

The Associate Director of Research for Academics will develop and oversee research projects on the academic experiences of NCAA student-athletes to inform legislation and education efforts.

What You Will Do

Lead research projects related to student-athlete academic performance, maintain a strong working knowledge of other NCAA research topics, and cultivate personal and staff expertise in important topics in higher education policy.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires a strong background in research, education, and policy, with excellent written and oral communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively to varied audiences.

Requirements

• Master's degree in psychology, education, statistics, analytics or related field, or master's degree with significant research experience
• Advanced skills in quantitative research design, descriptive and inferential statistics, statistical software programming (e.g., R, SPSS, STATA), database creation and management, and production of graphical displays
• At least 5 years of experience in social science, educational or related policy research
• Experience working with large research databases
• Familiarity with higher education enrollment data (e.g., NSC data, IPEDS data, institutional-level enrollment and persistence data) strongly preferred
• Familiarity with current issues in U.S. higher education
• Knowledge of the NCAA, its membership structure and current academic policy issues that can be informed through research
• Strong written and oral communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively to audiences with varied interests and technical backgrounds
• Experience conveying research findings to the public, lawmakers and media
• Demonstrated history of productivity as a researcher
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Willingness to take on a wide variety of tasks and responsibilities
• Ability to work well as a team member