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Location: chicago, il
Date Posted: 11/24/2009
Senior Program and Grant Impact Researcher (a full-time temporary exempt position)

The Adler Planetarium, Chicago, IL is seeking a Senior Program and Grant Impact Researcher to plan and carry out assessments, evaluations and other studies, including assessing audience understandings of science content, audience motivations and the impacts of programs in the school community. This position will be responsible for understanding the state of the art in program evaluation in the museum field and advancing Adlers position as a leader in museum impact research. This position will report to the Director of Exhibits and Programs from November, 2009 to May, 2011.

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Research, plan, develop, implement and collect data and analyze evaluations

- Write and present findings to the museum research community

- Compile evaluation and assessment reports for the Adler and for grant applications

- Present research findings at conferences

- Ensure that research is in compliance with standards and within guidelines for human subjects research

- Mentor and coordinate other research activities for two junior researchers
Job Requirements

Education and Experience:

- Master?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s Degree in Education, Learning Science, Statistics or another research field; a Ph.D. in a field requiring qualitative and quantitative research methodology is preferred

- One to three years of experience with design, implementation and evaluation of science education projects and or research in multiple learning environments

- Knowledge of grant and report writing

- Familiarity with qualitative research methodologies and the ability to creatively design a robust evaluation scheme

- Knowledge of data analysis packages appropriate for education research such as SPSS

This position requires excellent writing, analytical, organizational, presentation and team building skills. To apply for this position, please email a cover letter, resume and salary history to:

Marguerite E. Dawson
Director of Human Resources
Email address:hr-SeniorResearcher@adlerplanetarium.org
Telephone: 312.322.0591
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