Eduventures is the industry leader in research and consulting for higher education institutions. Through our membership research programs, Eduventures facilitates the exchange of best practices among members and conducts actionable research and analysis on shared challenges. Additionally, Eduventures expert analysts and practitioners work with each member institution to address specific institutional needs. Eduventures Consulting Services provide proprietary consulting to a diverse group of colleges and universities. Consulting clients benefit from our deep in-house expertise on education as well as the insights gathered through our work with our 300+ partner institutions of higher education through our membership programs. More about Eduventures can be found at www.eduventures.com.
The Opportunity
Eduventures offers exciting opportunities for individuals with quantitative and qualitative research /consulting experience combined with a strong interest in P-12 and/or higher education. The Company has immediate openings for Associates and Analysts to join our practice areas serving provosts and deans. Associates and Analysts contribute to our work that guides the strategic decision-making of academic leadership teams at universities –including provosts, presidents, and deans. Our work in these areas focuses on the following issues, among others: teacher preparation program effectiveness and policy, student learning outcomes, market research for higher education, faculty productivity, and operational effectiveness. Eduventures seeks strong individual performers who can also contribute effectively to teams executing a range of qualitative and quantitative research methods to meet the specific needs of our college and university clients. Team members are also expected to use Eduventures proprietary data and insight to effectively advise clients on critical decision-making activities related to their organizational success.
Key Responsibilities
Key responsibilities of these roles include, but are not limited to:
Building and maintaining relationships with clients
Managing and conducting qualitative and quantitative primary and secondary research to support client needs
Designing and scoping project plans that use appropriate methodologies to deliver solutions to client needs
Common tasks include:
Primary and secondary research to support program assessment, accreditation, and development
Benchmarking and best-practices research
Literature reviews and syntheses on timely higher education topics
Data analysis, modeling, and reporting (utilizing SPSS and Excel)
Moderating roundtable discussions of expert panelists
Leading the research, development, and writing of client-specific work products addressing the market research, benchmarking, assessment, or other information needs of individual clients
Delivering on-time, high-quality deliverables that exceed client expectations