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MANAGER, RESEARCH & POLICY
Job Title: MANAGER, RESEARCH & POLICY
Job Code: 1082
FLSA: E
Job Level: 14
Revised Date: 10/01/2009
Job Family: JF 28
Occupational Summary
The Research and Policy Manager is responsible for three interrelated areas of work: advancing the Institutes research agenda; translating research into publicly accessible materials, institutional practices, and public policy; and developing an extramural grant profile across the Institutes core areas of Moral Education and Individual Decision- Making, Organizational and Business Ethics, and Civic and Global Ethics. This position reports to the Director and Associate Director of the Institute. The Research and Policy Associate with work in collaboration with faculty, research analysts, and graduate students.
Work Performed
Research and the development of research products (grants and publications), both individually and in collaboration with Institute faculty and partners.
Preparing institutional reports, grant applications, and publicly accessible communications based on faculty research in the form of working papers, op-eds, etc.
Working with Foundation relations in the service of specific research projects.
Forging partnerships between the Institute and policy-makers, think tanks, non-profits, and businesses that align with research trajectories at the Institute Teaching an undergraduate course depending on area of expertise and needs of the Institute.
Required Qualifications at this Level
Education/Training
Master's degree or other advanced degree required. Ph.D. preferred.
Experience
Minimum of three years of applicable experience required.
Skills
Excellent communication skills; proven writing, editing and publication experience; and experience in translating ideas into public forums.
The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically presented in this description.
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