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Director of Development, Research Programs Job at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA | LinkedIn

Director of Development, Research Programs Job at RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, CA | LinkedIn : Programs Share to social media RAND Corporation Santa Monica, CA Posted 11 days ago 175 views Be one of the  first 10 applicants. Apply on company website Apply to RAND Corporation on their website Job description The RAND Corporation is seeking a Director of Development, Research Programs, who will be responsible for developing resources for research and analysis relating to international and global affairs, including Middle East, Asia, Russia and Eurasia, and global risk and security, and other programs as assigned.   Donors to RAND include U.S. and international leaders in the private and non-profit sectors, former government officials, as well as academia. The Director of Development, Research Programs will work closely with the leadership of several RAND units and centers to identify, cultivate and steward donors for our advisory boards and develop major gift fundraising initiat

WRITING SAMPLE GUIDELINES for RAND Careers

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Writing Sample Guidelines Research publications or other similar writing samples are required for all research and analysis jobs. Excellent analytical skills and the ability to communicate clearly and effectively are necessary for all levels of employment in RAND research, and your writing sample is important in the evaluation of your application. Electronic, Unclassified Samples Preferred The writing sample should generally be in the range of 10-15 pages in published form, or 20-30 pages in manuscript form, and should be one of the following: A journal article for which you are the sole author or first author, published in a refereed source A chapter in a longer report A chapter or other selection (20-30 pages) from a thesis or dissertation, accompanied by the table of contents For Research Assistant applicants only, one upper division research paper or a chapter from a senior thesis Newspaper articles are not appropriate writing samples. One writing sample is sufficient if it

Rand Corporation Position in Health Research - Careers

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Careers : Title Mid- or Senior-Level Health Researcher / Schaeffer Fellow Overview of RAND The RAND Corporation is a research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges to help make communities throughout the world safer and more secure, healthier and more prosperous. RAND’s research and analysis address issues that impact people everywhere, including security, health, education, sustainability, growth, and development. Headquartered in Santa Monica, California, RAND has approximately 1,700 people from more than 45 countries working in offices in North America, Europe and Australia, with annual revenues of more than $260 million. RAND is nonprofit, nonpartisan, and committed to the public interest.  Our research is sponsored by government agencies, foundations, other nonprofit organizations, and the private sector. We rely on philanthropic support to reach beyond the scope of client-sponsored work to tackle questions that may be too big, too complex, or to

Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? |Word of the Day; flivver Dictionary.com Blog

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Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? | Dictionary.com Blog : Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? September 4, 2014   by:  Dictionary.com   427 Comments This is another pair of homophones (words that sound alike but are different in meaning, spelling, or both) that can be very confusing.  Discreet  implies the showing of reserve and prudence in one’s behavior or speech.  Discrete  means something quite different: “distinct, separate, unrelated.” Both words derive from the same Latin word  discretus  meaning “separated.” Until the 1700s, these words were each spelled many different ways including  discrete ,  discreet ,  dyscrete ,  discreete , etc. Eventually  discrete  and  discreet  came to be differentiated in spelling as well as in meaning.  Discreet  has yielded the noun  discretion , but  discrete ‘s noun form is  discreteness.  For most of English history,  discreet  was more frequently used, but today  discrete  i

Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? |Word of the Day; flivver Dictionary.com Blog

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Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? | Dictionary.com Blog : Word Fact: What Is the Difference Between “Discreet” and “Discrete”? September 4, 2014   by:  Dictionary.com   427 Comments This is another pair of homophones (words that sound alike but are different in meaning, spelling, or both) that can be very confusing.  Discreet  implies the showing of reserve and prudence in one’s behavior or speech.  Discrete  means something quite different: “distinct, separate, unrelated.” Both words derive from the same Latin word  discretus  meaning “separated.” Until the 1700s, these words were each spelled many different ways including  discrete ,  discreet ,  dyscrete ,  discreete , etc. Eventually  discrete  and  discreet  came to be differentiated in spelling as well as in meaning.  Discreet  has yielded the noun  discretion , but  discrete ‘s noun form is  discreteness.  For most of English history,  discreet  was more frequently used, but today  discrete  i