Program Manager - Impact, Data, and Evaluation Academy (IDEA)

🇺🇸 Charlotte, NC 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $81K - $90K 💻 Project Management 🗓️ May 22nd, 2026

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UNC Charlotte is hiring a Program Manager - Impact, Data, and Evaluation Academy (IDEA). The role leads multiple concurrent social science research projects, serving as principal investigator for the IDEA community research initiative. Responsibilities include project design, data collection and analysis, community engagement, team supervision, and dissemination of research findings.

Highlights

Lead and manage social science research projects including budgeting and staff assignments.
Serve as principal investigator and leader of the IDEA community capacity-building initiative.
Conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection, statistical analysis, and data visualization.
Develop research proposals and secure funding through grant writing.
Supervise research teams and mentor junior staff and students.
Engage and maintain relationships with community partners and university faculty.
Proficiency with analytic software including SAS, SPSS, R, or STATA and data visualization tools such as Tableau or R Shiny.
Preferred methodological expertise in program evaluation, participatory research, spatial analysis, and multivariate techniques.
Required qualifications: PhD with 3-5 years or Master's degree with 5-8 years experience in social science research relevant fields like urban planning, sociology, or public health.
Salary range from $81,434 to $90,000 annually.