美国南卡罗来纳大学博士后职位招聘–教育、心理学、社会学、公共卫生、STEM领域
Position Description
Advertised Job Summary
This Postdoctoral Scholar Position is established in support of expanded, grant-funded research activities. Duties for the Postdoctoral Scholar include engaging in rural research related to STEM education and workforce development with a focus on using current measurement science/psychometric techniques.
Additional and more specific responsibilities include leading, assisting with, and/or managing graduate students and research staff in designing measures and databases; collecting and managing data; completing psychometric analyses; publishing scholarly articles; preparing and delivering research presentations; identifying and assisting with and/or leading writing of proposals for procuring externally funded grants; pursuing training and use of state-of-the art measurement techniques; producing reports related to the scope of work for rural STEM education research projects at the Child Development Research Center and with collaborating partners; and engaging in teaching, training, and other activities to support career development.
Required Education and Experience
The position requires a terminal degree (Ph.D.) in education, psychology, sociology, public health, STEM fi elds (e.g., mathematics, science), or a related fi eld from an accredited institution at the time of the appointment within the last two years. Evidence of substantive interest, knowledge, and background in rural STEM education research, practice, and/or policy. U.S. citizenship or permanent residency status is required.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in (1) developmental science and/or education, (2) engaging in research and a strong track record of publication, (3)statistical background to at least the intermediate level of multiple regression, (4) computer literacy with knowledge of at least one statistical softwarepackage (e.g., R, Mplus, Stata, SAS), and (5) working collaboratively and effectively with colleagues and/or external stakeholders.
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
Candidates must have intermediate knowledge in development, measurement, and statistics. Candidates musthave demonstrated expertise in the knowledge of best practice, evaluation, assessment, research methods, and/or statistical analyses related to ruralresearch. Candidates also must have experience in and be capable of planning, undertaking, and summarizing the results of statistical analyses.