Senior Research Associate

Date	January 7, 2016
Organization Overview:	The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness (CREC) is a national 501(c)3 nonprofit that is organized to provide research, technical assistance, and training to municipal, state, and regional economic and workforce development agencies on innovative approaches to addressing state growth and development challenges. We manage four membership networks that have individual missions that align with our long-term goals—the Council for Community and Economic Research, Labor Market Information Institute, Projections Managing Partnership, and Association of Public Data Users. We are a mission-oriented organization that focuses on helping state and regional economic development agencies enhance their programs through evidence-based decision making. We also have worked with economic development leaders in nearly every state.
Position Summary:	The Senior Research Associate will apply critical thinking and an entrepreneurial approach when undertaking new and existing CREC projects. The candidate will lead and mentor CREC project managers, serving as coach and supervisor to a young team of talented professionals assigned responsibility for moving forward multiple economic and workforce development-related research, technical assistance, and planning projects. By growing the business and developing staff, the Senior Research Associate will position himself / herself as a dependable leader with attention to detail.
Responsibilities:	The Center for Regional Economic Competitiveness is searching for a Senior Research Associate with a strong regional economic research and planning background. The candidate will be expected to assume a leadership role in design research and technical assistance activities, helping to attract client-driven projects in one or more of CREC’s five lines of business: (1) regional economic and workforce research, (2) regional economic and workforce development policy analysis, (3) leadership development and professional training for economic and workforce development practitioners, (4) regional planning facilitation and technical assistance, and/or (5) economic and workforce development association management. This role is expected to most directly support CREC’s research and training activities. In this capacity, the Senior Research Associate will assist and lead in curricula creation and delivering training in partnership with other instructors through in-person and Web-based platforms. The ideal candidate is open to trying and suggesting new approaches in program delivery. In addition, the role requires that the candidate is able to conduct economic, demographic, and related quantitative research that supports projects and proposals as well as develops policy recommendations based on research evidence. The role also encompasses a business-development component that focuses on supporting CREC efforts to identify and acquire new projects, working in collaboration with other CREC team members. In this capacity, the candidate will assist in identifying opportunities as well as building relationships with existing and new partners.
Qualifications:	Master’s degree required, Ph.D. in a related field preferred Strong work tenure with management experience: 10 years or more Experience conducting quantitative socioeconomic research

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Please send a well-written cover letter and a resume to Sean McNamera at sam@crec.net.

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