Director, Economic and Business Research Center

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• The Director secures and completes externally funded research
  projects, including the Forecasting Project (econometric models housed
  in Eviews designed to forecast Arizona's state and local economies as
  well as state and local government tax revenues), economic impact
  studies, housing and demographic studies, and other funded research
  projects.
• In order to set the strategic direction of the Center, the director will be responsible for:
  • Regular public interactions with the Arizona community to determine
    needs for economic information (forecasts, analysis, data).
  • Regular interactions with other Arizona economists/consulting firms to
    understand the competitive environment for Center services.
  • Gather information on national firms that offer information on the
    Arizona economy to understand the competitive environment for Center
    services.
• The Center director will implement data management
  skills in understanding how the Center currently delivers data,
  analysis, and forecasts through our websites and smartphone app.
• The
  director will need to understand data management programs/apps (like
  Eviews, R, datazoa.com, drupal) as well as data coming from state and
  federal government agencies (Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
  Bureau of Economic Analysis, Arizona Department of Revenue) in order to
  supervise Center research economists and our webmaster in providing
  data, analysis, and forecasts.
• The Center is part of the
  outreach mission of the College and the University. The Center Director
  routinely engages with the state and local business and government
  communities through large Economic Outlook events, speaking engagements,
  research and writing published on Center websites (Arizona's Economy,
  the MAP Dashboard, Arizona-Mexico Economic Indicators), and contact with
  national, state, and local media.
• The Director leads the EBRC
  and is responsible for setting the strategic direction of the Center,
  managing and supervising staff, and obtaining extramural funding.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs):

• Knowledge in regional economic analysis.
• Knowledge in using econometric models to forecast state and local economies and tax revenues.
• Knowledge/skills in conducting economic impact studies using IMPLAN or REMI.
• Strong
  communication skills in English to conduct economic presentations to
  large and small groups, as well as interviews with national, state, and
  local media.
• Strong writing skills in English to communicate complex economic ideas to a general audience.

• Minimum of 9 years of related work experience, including 5 years of managerial experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Experience leading a team, project, program, or function is typically required.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.

• PhD in Economics, Finance or related field or equivalent experience.
• Experience conducting (and leading researchers conducting) regional economic research.
• Master's preferred.