Director Center for Education Research Innovation

Director Center for Education Research & Innovation

The SRI Education Opportunity:

SRI International is a nonprofit independent research institute serving government philanthropy and industry to create and evaluate highvalue and innovative solutions to some of the worlds most important problems in education technology the environment safety and health. SRI Education a research division of SRI International conducts research and provides technical assistance that reduces barriers and optimizes outcomes for students of all ages and backgrounds. We work with partners to improve teaching practices curricula and assessment education policies and ultimately student learning. Our rigorous research product development mixedmethods evaluations and technical assistance projects embed our deep content knowledge and methodological expertise to benefit teaching and learning often for learners who are traditionally underserved.

For more than 40 years SRI Education has been at the forefront of research and evaluation of education policies programs and interventions. Our 160 researchers are leaders in the research areas of STEM and computer science digital learning and technology policy literacy and language arts education teaching quality school reform behavior supporting students with disabilities and early learning. Complementing our content expertise are diverse research methods in areas impact evaluations implementation and cost studies largescale survey administration learning analytics and assessment design and validation. We often combine our expertise to develop new products and services and to enhance stakeholder capacity to use data and evidencebased strategies to benefit learners. Our work environment is fastpaced intellectually stimulating driven by the desire to produce highquality and highimpact work and very collaborative.

SRIs Center for Education Research & Innovation (CERI) is seeking a dynamic leader to complement our leadership team and contribute to the longterm success of our research and support programs. The new director will have responsibilities in four key areas:

Business and client development

Talent development

Strategic planning

Efficient effective and equityoriented business operations

CERIs new leader will contribute to the vision strategic direction and oversight for CERIs educational research program providing leadership for our efforts to maximize students access to and success in highquality learning experiences and to strengthen partnerships with schools and districts across the country and with business partners.

Position Overview:

Reporting to Dr. Shari Golan President SRI Education the new Director of the Center for Education Research & Innovation (CERI) will be responsible for managing and growing an ongoing portfolio of education research development and evaluation projects. They will function as a coleader of the group providing vision business strategy and business development expertise and bringing operational strength to manage the budget and personnel for a group with approximately $25M in gross revenue and personnel management for a 70person staff. The Center is organized around four program areas: STEM & Computer Science Digital Learning & Technology Policy Teaching Quality & School Reform and College & Career Pathways.

Key Responsibilities:

Business and client development

o Drive ongoing business development that leads to interesting and impactful new projects especially in the area of STEM & CS

o Collaborating with program area leaders to make strategic decisions about proposal and marketing investments

o Work with SRI federal and commercial BD staff to present CERIs qualifications at business development meetings/venues

o Lead/colead the development of multiple proposals and support other proposal efforts across the Center that build our business and demonstrate our capabilities

o Manage and deliver highquality grant/contract deliverables with ontime and as intended purpose of the client

Talent development

o Attract new talent to enhance CERIs research development evaluation and technical assistance capabilities

o Support and mentor researchers who will be the next generation of leaders with an emphasis on growing staff from within

o Support inspire and invigorate teams to succeed by helping them overcome technical business process and clientrelated challenges

o Provide effective leadership to the Center and the Division to support and inspire advanced capabilities collaboration within and across centers and the morale of our staff

Strategic planning and research leadership

o Provide leadership for and regularly update annual strategic plans to enhance alignment of CERIs research focus and capabilities with current and future market trends facilitating CERI/SRI Education growth and success

o Provide thought leadership in business development and project management that enhances SRI Educations reputation and success in the marketplace

o Support visibility of SRI Education through journal publications and conference presentations

o Leverage relevant content and technical expertise to provide leadership on complex and highvisibility project

o Network to strengthen relationships with schools and districts and business partners

Efficient effective and equityoriented business operations

o Develop and manage annual budgets to achieve bookings and revenue targets

o Provide leadership for CERIs quality assurance and control processes to ensure we are providing highquality products and services onbudget and ontime.

o Lead and contribute to updating CERI and the education divisions processes to consider the perspective of all voices in decision making make decisions about staffing more transparent and increase diversity among staff.

Qualifications:

A demonstrable track record 15 years) of success in the field of Education research including a history of business development and leadership of high visibility and complex projects

Passion and commitment to organizational diversity and equity

A strong disciplinary background in a STEM or computer science education research and a commitment to enhancing interdisciplinary STEM education

Strong reputation and connections in the field with potential clients and partners

Track record as a Principal Investigator for diverse funders such as NSF IES foundations and commercial clients

Demonstrated track record leading successful proposals and helping others to strengthen their proposals

Track record of accomplishment and demonstrable success in leadership strategic thinking and management of large teams

Track record of effectively leading a complex array of initiatives and leveraging strengths across multiple teams and resources

Demonstrated track record supporting researchers career growth through mentoring

Excellent project management skills including developing and managing budgets workplans

Analytic and decisive decision maker with the ability to prioritize and communicate key objectives and tactics necessary to achieve organizational goals

Open to feedback and continuous improvement embracing a growth mindset

Excellent written and oral communication skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks and meet tight deadlines

Preferred qualifications

Research focus on broadening participation and success in STEM disciplines for students from diverse economic ethnic and linguistic backgrounds

Content expertise focused on effective teaching and learning (learning sciences) in classrooms and/or informal learning settings that can inform research and development as well as evaluation studies

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