Requisition Number 33804
Research Director
Graduate School of Education
Wide-scale Interactive Development for Educators (WIDE)
Cambridge
Full-Time
Salary Grade 058
Date Posted 05/02/2008
Duties And Responsibilities
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Research Director guides formative, summative, and
collaborative action research for WIDE. WIDE World offers research-based online professional
development courses for educators in the US and around the world to align and improve
performance of students, teachers, coaches, leaders, and systems. The Research Director is
part of the Leadership team that defines and advances WIDE's mission.
Develop and coordinate a comprehensive, multi-faceted research program using multiple
methods to assess and promote program quality and impact; direct a team of researchers in
research design, data collection, analysis, and dissemination of results to inform multiple
audiences; build research-related relationships with multiple constituencies, e.g., clients, funders
& educational researchers; promote continuous learning of WIDE staff around research and best
practices on online professional development, instructional leadership & systemic change; help
develop innovative offerings that connect research with WIDE's programs, e.g. evaluation
consulting & online collaborative action research. This is a term position with an end date of
December 31, 2008 with a likelihood of continuation.
Required Education, Experience And Skills
BASIC REQUIREMENTS: Doctorate in education, psychology, or related field; 5+ years
experience using mixed methods of online research & action research in academic settings.
Competency using technology for research & presentation. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
Ability to lead multiple projects collegially under strict deadlines with minimal supervision.
Excellent analytic, written & oral communication, leadership, and teamwork skills. Ability to read
Spanish, Chinese, and/or Arabic is desireable, but not required
Additional Web Position Listing
Conduct site visits; prepare research communications, e.g., scholarly reports, updates for WIDE
World publicity materials, & presentations at academic and professional conferences; identify
fundraising opportunities & write grant proposals; manage the research budget and staff,
including a full-time researcher and student employees and interns. We seek a collegial leader of
strategic opportunities to improve educational research and practice.
Required Screening Harvard University requires pre-employment reference and background screening.
Harvard University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
