Director of CTY Research & Evaluation (Strategic Initiatives & Public Affairs)

Johns Hopkins University•Baltimore, MD

46d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are seeking a Director of CTY Research & Evaluation who will be responsible for managing activities associated with CTY’s research, testing, and evaluation. The role oversees the CTY research lab, leading a collaborative research team in conducting evidence-based research inclusive of various assessments and educational strategies aimed to assess the potential and abilities of advanced learners from all communities and demographics. Interest and ability to contribute to the development of new research projects and passion for improving the experience of advanced learners is essential. Alongside research, the Director will manage staff to support CTY’s testing functions, including the development, delivery, and revision of in-house tests and keeping pace with the broader testing landscape for identifying advanced learners. Finally, with respect to evaluation, the Director will oversee staff managing CTY’s suite of evaluation tools and processes, as well as other institutional data analysis to support CTY’s strategic goals and accreditation. This role will provide management to a team of full-time and casual part-time staff and serve as a liaison to faculty in other units of the University to facilitate data collection, analysis, interpretation, and dissemination.

Requirements

Doctoral-level Degree in Education, Cognitive Psychology, Neuroscience, Psychology or related discipline. PhD candidates actively pursuing a doctoral degree with an anticipated completion within one year may be considered contingent upon relevant experience.
Six years of related experience for Direct level.
Additional education may substitute for required experience, and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond a high school diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.
Ability to read, understand, and synthesize research.
Ability to effectively manage complex projects and coordinate large groups.
Knowledge and experience with Microsoft Office and familiarity with statistical software (e.g., SPSS, SAS, or R).

Nice To Haves

Post-doctoral work in a related area, demonstrating the ability to independently manage projects.
A PhD is preferred; candidates actively pursuing a doctoral degree with an anticipated completion within one year may be considered contingent upon relevant experience
Demonstrated ability to appropriately obtain, present and report evidence-based outcomes.
Experience with quantitative research methods and statistics; familiarity with qualitative methods.
Experience with IRB, data privacy, and research compliance issues.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work with a wide variety of audiences including minors. Experience presenting to multiple audiences with ability to synthesize and interpret narrative and numerical data.
Excellent written communication.
Some experience working in an academic setting.
Some experience working with minors in research.
Familiarity with publishing in peer-reviewed journals is preferred.
Grantsmanship and presentation skills also highly desired.
Familiarity with program evaluation is a plus.
Some knowledge of gifted/advanced education, with working knowledge of challenges in educational equity and under-represented populations is preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as department head and lead cross-departmental projects related to research, testing, and evaluation, working with other leaders to ensure that cross-departmental projects are aligned with each other and meeting objectives.
Manage the administrative and scientific implementation of CTY research studies. Will collaborate with faculty, develop protocols, create standard operating procedures (SOPs), oversee regulatory submissions and other compliance/IRB requirements, and generally supervise all study-related activities.
Supervise full-time staff, postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and casual part-time staff (recruitment, performance appraisal, feedback, discipline concerns, separations).
Serve as the Principal Investigator on grants originating from CTY that align with the areas of expertise.
Uses professional judgment in handling information and is sensitive to research team, individual and all levels of organizational concerns; makes use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive modeling and fact-based management to drive decision making; and help investigators develop new insights and understanding of research program data.
Operate independently, with guidance provided by CTY and the Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives.
Develop, organize and participate in research presentations; draft and edit research reports and manuscripts for scientific peer review publication.
Identify and build relationships with faculty and staff at CTY, JHU, and external organizations, providing research presentations to stakeholders.
Responsible for assembling project plans, team and work assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts on a daily basis, identifying resource needs, performing quality review, and escalating functional, quality and timeline issues appropriately.
Provide a framework and guidance for CTY’s test administration, evaluation, and revision for practical test maintenance.
Provide vision and guidance on research and innovation in testing, including support for collaboration with research and external partners.
Provide guidance and support for continuous improvement of the family experience in testing.
Collaborate with other departments to ensure appropriate management of testing vendors.
Provide strategic oversight for CTY’s evaluation suite and its uses, including development of an evaluation framework that aligns to CTY’s programmatic objectives.
Provide support for data analysis of institutional data to support CTY’s accreditation across various accrediting agencies.
Manage staff to produce annual and on-demand reports on data from the CTY evaluation suite.
Other duties as assigned.