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Dickinson College is a premier four-year residential liberal arts institution chartered in 1783 and widely recognized as a leader in global and sustainability education. Dickinson College is located in Carlisle, named a “most livable city” by Forbes and is minutes from the state capital of Harrisburg. The campus is connected to a vibrant downtown that offers eclectic dining, shopping and entertainment options. Within a two-hour drive are Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C.; New York City is three hours away.
Dickinson College offers full-time employees a broad range of benefits, including a comprehensive medical insurance plan, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, generous time off, parental leave, homebuyer assistance, and tuition benefits for eligible employees and dependent children under the age of 24. Upon eligibility, the College contributes 8% of an employee’s base salary to a retirement account with an additional .5% matching contribution; all money paid by the college into the employee’s retirement plan is immediately and fully vested in the employee.
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Position Department
Quantitative Reasoning CenterJob Summary/Basic Function
The Quantitative Reasoning Center at Dickinson College seeks an innovative and collaborative leader to expand data-driven, quantitative, experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students. This individual will cultivate partnerships with on-campus stakeholders, as well as business, nonprofit, government, and community organizations and develop project-based experiences through which students apply data analytic tools to real-world challenges. The position will provide leadership for applied student projects, mentoring programs, and data-oriented campus workshops. Conceived as a five-year appointment, this position is designed to build new infrastructure for applied analytics partnerships and experiential learning, with opportunity for innovation and program growth.
Essential Functions:
Direct and expand data-oriented experiential learning opportunities, including the existing Q-Fellows program. The Q-Fellows program pairs students with campus partners for data-driven research projects and is supported by the Quantitative Experiential Learning Fund.
Supervise and mentor individual students and project teams engaged in applied analytics work, including developing mentoring structures that support student learning, professional development, career readiness competencies, and collaborative problem solving.
Guide student teams in project management, communication of findings, and engagement with project partners.
Cultivate partnerships with faculty and on-campus organizations, as well as businesses, nonprofits, government agencies, and other groups to generate applied project opportunities for students.
Collaborate with partners to shape meaningful student projects grounded in authentic data problems.
Contribute to the strategic growth of the QR Center’s role in experiential and applied quantitative education.
Advance new programs, partnerships, and project models that expand applied learning opportunities.
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For full consideration, we request applicants to upload a resume and cover letter outlining their qualifications and interest in the position. Please use the "Apply" link above to begin the application process and upload both documents in the "Resume and Cover Letter" upload section.
EEO/Diversity Statement:
The College is committed to building a representative and diverse faculty, staff, and student body. We encourage applications from all qualified persons.