Cultural Research Data Fellow Supporting a Black Trustee Alliance Project
Company: Southern Methodist University
Location: Dallas
Posted on: April 25, 2025
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Job Description:
Description
Salary Range:
$70k - $75k
About SMU
SMU's more than 12,000 diverse, high-achieving students come from
all 50 states and over 80 countries to take advantage of the
University's small classes, meaningful research opportunities,
leadership development, community service, international study and
innovative programs.
SMU serves approximately 7,000 undergraduates and 5,000 graduate
students through eight degree-granting schools: Dedman College of
Humanities and Sciences, Cox School of Business, Lyle School of
Engineering, Meadows School of the Arts, Simmons School of
Education and Human Development, Dedman School of Law, Perkins
School of Theology and Moody School of Graduate and Advanced
Studies.
SMU is data driven, and its powerful supercomputing ecosystem -
paired with entrepreneurial drive - creates an unrivaled
environment for the University to deliver research excellence.
Now in its second century of achievement, SMU is recognized for the
ways it supports students, faculty and alumni as they become
ethical, enterprising leaders in their professions and communities.
SMU's relationship with Dallas - the dynamic center of one of the
nation's fastest-growing regions - offers unique learning,
research, social and career opportunities that provide a launch pad
for global impact.
SMU is nonsectarian in its teaching and committed to academic
freedom and open inquiry.
About the Department:
SMU DataArts, the National Center for Arts Research, is a project
of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
DataArts' mission is to provide and engage organizations and
individuals with the evidence-based insights needed to collectively
build strong, vibrant, and equitable arts communities. SMU DataArts
compiles and analyzes data on arts organizations and their
communities nationwide and develops research articles and reports
on important issues in arts management, arts ecosystems, patronage,
and equitable access and inclusion. Its findings are available free
of charge to arts leaders, funders, policymakers, researchers, and
the general public. SMU DataArts researchers employ a range of
methodological techniques and high-powered computing to test
hypotheses, build theory, and increase understanding of the arts
and culture sector.
About the Position:
The Cultural Research Data Fellow Supporting a Black Trustee
Alliance Project is a full-time 1-year term with benefits. This
research fellow will focus the majority of their time on a project
with the Black Trustee Alliance for Art Museums (BTA) exploring the
complex tapestry of connection across Black experiences among a
variety of art museum contexts - among all staff, curators,
trustees, and the communities they seek to serve. The BTA research
study will include a national quantitative survey and a series of
qualitative interviews with trustees. The fellow will contribute
substantively to the full arc of research activities, including
instrument design, survey programming and testing, data collection,
interviewing, analysis, and reporting. The fellow will also
contribute to additional DataArts research projects.
This position is contingent on gift/grant funding.
Essential Functions:
Qualifications
Education and Experience:
Bachelor's degree and five (5) years of work experience or master's
degree and a year of experience is required. The fellow should have
a stated interest in the arts and culture sector. Candidates with a
wide range of degrees would be considered for this position,
including African American studies, economics, statistics, data
science, public policy, museum studies, gender studies, etc.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Candidate with a blend of research, arts sector, and consulting
experience is desired. Candidate must demonstrate strong
interpersonal and verbal communication skills, with the ability to
communicate broadly with all of Data Arts connections and develop
and maintain effective relationships with a wide range of
constituencies. Must also demonstrate strong written communication
skills.
Candidate must possess strong problem-solving skills with the
ability to identify and analyze problems, as well as devise
solutions. Must also have strong organizational, planning and time
management skills.
Experience with a statistical software package such as SAS, SPSS,
or Python is preferred.
Deadline to Apply:
May 9, 2025.
Priority consideration may be given to those applications received
by April 21, 2025.
EEO Statement:
SMU will not discriminate in any program or activity on the basis
of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability,
genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, or gender
identity and expression. The Executive Director for Access and
Equity/Title IX Coordinator is designated to handle inquiries
regarding nondiscrimination policies and may be reached at the
Perkins Administration Building, Room 204, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas,
TX 75205, 214-768-3601, accessequity@smu.edu.
Benefits:
SMU offers staff a broad, competitive array of health and related
benefits. In addition to traditional benefits such as health,
dental, and vision plans, SMU offers a wide range of wellness
programs to help attract, support, and retain our employees whose
work continues to make SMU an outstanding education and research
institution.
SMU is committed to providing an array of retirement programs that
benefit and protect you and your family throughout your working
years at SMU and, if you meet SMU's retirement eligibility
criteria, during your retirement years after you leave SMU.
The value of learning at SMU isn't just about preparing our
students for the future. Employees have access to a wide variety of
professional and personal development opportunities, including
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