Postdoctoral Research Fellow
- Employer
- University of Michigan-Education Policy Initiative
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Salary
- Competitive Salary
- Date posted
- Nov 10, 2021
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Education, Curriculum & Instruction, Other Education, Special Education, Teacher Education, Professional Fields, Public Administration & Policy
- Employment Level
- Post-Doc
- Employment Type
- Full Time
Postdoctoral Training Program in Quantitative Methods for
Education Policy Research
Education Policy Postdoctoral Research Fellow
2022 – 2024
Summary
The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) seeks candidates interested
in deepening their knowledge of rigorous, applied quantitative
education policy research for a two-year postdoctoral
fellowship.
EPI is composed of researchers interested in understanding and
evaluating education policies at the local, state, and national
level. We train fellows to evaluate the causal effects of education
policies and practices, emphasizing the use of state and district
longitudinal data. Fellows should be interested in investigating
topics relevant to ongoing education policy conversations, working
with partners in the field, and using rigorous evaluation methods
in collaboration with other EPI scholars.
Fellows receive close mentorship from professors Brian Jacob, Kevin
Stange, and Christina Weiland, and have the opportunity to work
with cross-disciplinary faculty such as Awilda Rodriguez, Deborah
Rivas-Drake, Matthew Ronfeldt, Joseph Ryan, Nell Duke, Fabian
Pfeffer, Basit Zafar, Robin Tepper-Jacob, and Katherine Michelmore.
The University of Michigan (UM) is home to a dynamic community of
researchers, with ample opportunity for professional
development—via participation in seminars and trainings, as well as
through exposure to high-profile speakers.
Fellows engage in ongoing education-related research projects and
participate in all aspects of the research process, including
design, IRB administration, analysis, and presentation. They
collect, compile, and analyze data; design surveys; participate in
research planning; write papers; present results at seminars and
professional meetings; and supervise research assistants. Integral
to our training program, fellows learn how to develop a research
partnership with practitioners or public agencies and to
communicate results to non-technical audiences. Fellows will devote
about a third of their time toward working with U-M faculty to
build new collaborations at the university. They will devote
another third of their time to existing EPI research projects and
products that support the center. Finally, the remaining third of
their time may be spent on independent research projects.
EPI strives to foster an inclusive work environment that is home to
scholars with a wide range of backgrounds and research interests.
We do so by bringing in a diverse set of speakers who do research
directly on racial inequality in education, encouraging trainings
and collaborations across campus, surveying community members about
our seminar culture, and self-evaluating ways to make our
research—from start to finish—more equitable. We are interested
in recruiting applicants with diverse backgrounds and life
experiences and from a diverse pool of academic disciplines and PhD
institutions. We welcome fellows who will expand the types of
research questions asked by our current community, including
questions at the intersection of education policy and social
equity, racial inequality and racism, and gender inequality.
Originally established in 2011, the Postdoctoral Training Program
in Quantitative Methods for Education Policy Research at the
University of Michigan is currently supported by grant R305B170015
from the United States Department of Education’s Institute for
Education Sciences. This is a 2-year fellowship beginning in the
summer of 2022 with competitive salary and benefits plus funds for
research expenses and related travel.
Qualifications
Applicants must have completed their PhD in a relevant social
science discipline prior to August 31, 2022, have an interest in
researching education and receiving further training in causal
inference methodology, and have academic research experience in
public policy, economics, education, quantitative methodology, or
other similar fields. The University of Michigan is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action employer.
Application Process and Deadline
We will accept applications submitted online. Please visit our
website (https://edpolicy.umich.edu/training/postdoctoral-fellowship)
for instructions. Complete applications include a 2-3 page
statement of interest, writing sample (job market paper or recent
publication authored / co-authored by the applicant), CV, and three
confidential letters of recommendation. We will begin reviewing
applications on November 1 and will continue until the position(s)
are filled.
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