This position is a full-time appointment in the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA)Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA). The Associate Program Director will be responsible for building and maintaining relationships with community organizations throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area, focusing on organizations active in disadvantaged communities in the region. The successful candidate will work with CURA's Community Based Research (CBR) programs that provide applied research assistance to nonprofit organizations and local government agencies in Minnesota. The Associate Program Director will work with other staff at CURA to design and implement CBR programs that carry out CURA's mission to connect the resources of the University of Minnesota with the interests and needs of urban communities.

Review of applications will begin on November 14, 2011 and will remain open until the position is filled.

For a complete position description, qualifications, and application instructions, visit the online posting at employment.umn.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=98697. Application materials must be submitted through this online posting.