Director of Operations

Research Fellow

The Director of Operations is a strategic and hands-on leadership role responsible for managing the daily operations of the organization, ensuring efficient and compliant systems across administration, finance, human resources, and program delivery. This managerial position works independently under the direction of the President, and support functions of the Executive Director and Principal Investigators (PIs), while maintaining compliance with 501(c)(3) regulations, and overseeing the successful execution of research programs. Possesses strong leadership, mentorship, communication, and organizational skills, and balance financial acumen with creative problem solving. Manages the firm’s resources (people, processes and tools) and assignments with proficiency, fluency and aptitude. Teaches and mentors staff and effectively embodies and expresses the firm’s values and mission of the organization.

The Center for Advanced Design Research and Evaluation is seeking a part-time postgraduate research fellow. The research fellow will be assigned to work within the CAUSE (Coalition for the Advanced Understanding of School Environments) research project. CAUSE aims to develop standardized, open-source post-occupancy evaluation tools tailored to K-12 facilities that capture both educational outcomes and environmental exposures.