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SAMPI, Western Michigan University,
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Applications are invited for the following position.  Review
of applications will begin on December 11th and continue
until the position is filled.
Preferred start date January 4, 1999.

PRINCIPAL RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

The person sought will develop grant proposals in response to
RFPs or in accordance with priorities of funding agencies and
have the credentials and reputation to serve as principal
investigator for these proposed evaluations or programs.
Other functions include: developing the detailed evaluation
plans for funded projects, designing and carrying out
research studies using either a quantitative or a qualitative
or a mixed method approach, developing sampling plans,
authoring evaluation reports both technical and those
designed for audience accessibility, authoring scholarly work
related to the evaluations conducted, and administering the
day-to-day operations of the evaluations including training
and supervising team members as needed.

Terms: The position is soft-funded, non-tenure track, 12
month, full time basis.  Western Michigan has an excellent
benefits package, salary is negotiable, commensurate with
experience and qualifications.

Requirements: The person holding the position must have an
earned doctorate in a relevant field with course work or
professional development in evaluation and research methods.
The person must also have a track record with funding
agencies in order to be approved for the lead evaluator role.
This latter qualification presumes experience in the field of
evaluation.  Experience in public school education K-16 is
also required.

Inquiries may be made to either Mark Jenness (  HYPERLINK
mailto:janness@wmich.edu   jenness@wmich.edu ) or Zoe Barley
(  HYPERLINK mailto:barley@wmich.edu   barley@wmich.edu ) at
616-387-3791.  Applications including a letter of interest, a
curriculum vita, reference names, and a report sample should
be sent to SAMPI, Western Michigan University, College of
Arts and Sciences, Kalamazoo MI 49008.

SAMPI, part of the Department of Science Studies, College of
Arts and Sciences is a wholly soft-funded entity conducting
evaluations and technical assistance for a variety of local,
state, and federal clients.  SAMPI established its reputation
with evaluations and technical assistance in mathematics and
science programming and has expanded to include standards-
based reforms typically focused at systemic change at a
district level.  Currently SAMPI is conducting the evaluation
of the Annenberg Challenge Grant in Detroit, the NSF-funded
Vermont Statewide Systemic Initiative, the Kellogg-funded
Galileo Leadership Project, and an Advanced Technology Grant
in Michigan.  SAMPI operates in a collaborative team mode and
partners with a number of other evaluation firms.

THE CITY OF KALAMAZOO

Kalamazoo, the home of WMU's main campus, is the fifth
largest city in Michigan, with a county population of more
than 220,000 residents. The city is located midway between
Chicago and Detroit, 140 miles from each.  The city is home
to the Kalamazoo Ballet, the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra,
and the prestigious Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard
Festival.

Theater is alive and thriving in Kalamazoo. In addition to
performances at WMU and at Kalamazoo College, there are
several commercial and community theatre companies, perhaps
most notably the Kalamazoo Civic Theatre--one of the oldest,
largest, and most-respected community theatres in the United
States.  The area also offers a wide variety of opportunities
for entertainment, culture, recreation, and employment.

WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY

Western Michigan University, founded in 1903, is an ascending
national university, standing among the state's five
graduate-intensive, research-oriented public universities and
designated as its only public Doctoral I university. Cited
for its quality at both the graduate and undergraduate level,
WMU also has gained national and international recognition
for its research and academic programs.

With more than 26,000 students, WMU is the nation's largest
Doctoral I university and ranks among the 60 largest
universities in the United States. It offers a broad range of
bachelor's, master's and doctoral programs - 244 in all - and
attracts students from every state as well as from 97 other
countries.

Western Michigan University is an Equal Opportunity,
Affirmative Action Employer and encourages applications from
a diversity of backgrounds

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