Post Doctoral Fellows (2 open positions: 1 Quant, 1 Qual)
Montclair State University
Application
Details
Posted: 25-Apr-22
Location: Montclair, New Jersey
Type: Full Time
Sector:
College / University
Additional Information:
2 openings available.
Telecommuting is allowed.
Internal Number: R1002204 and R1002298
SUMMARY:
Reporting to the Co-Directors of the Institute for Research on Youth Thriving and Evaluation (RYTE Institute) at Montclair State University, the Post Doctoral Associate/Research Scientist conducts independent research and works on several grant-funded projects including the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) National Character Initiative Project (examining the training of adult volunteers, and the character outcomes for youth), Greater Good in Action 2.0 (a program of the Greater Good Science Center), and Building Character in Youth through a Game-based Solution to a Community Challenge (a study of a program in Honduras), among others.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Qualitative Position):
Take a lead in the qualitative research of the projects; write manuscripts for publication.
Lead and train students on qualitative data collection, data cleaning, data analysis and coding; develop coding dictionaries; calculate inter-rater reliability.
Conduct qualitative data analysis.
Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Lead efforts to find and develop qualitative and quantitative measures for assessing youth character.
Independently manage data and analysis of mixed-methods dataset.
Present research findings at national meetings.
Conduct grant report writing for funders and other external audiences.
Contribute to grant proposal writing.
Participate in projects focused on evaluation capacity building.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Management retains the right to add or change job duties at any time.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES (Quantitative Position):
Take a lead in the quantitative research of the projects; write manuscripts for publication.
Conduct complex quantitative survey analysis (e.g., multi-level modeling, latent class analysis, growth curve modeling), with multiple waves of youth and adult data.
Publish research findings in peer-reviewed journals.
Lead an effort to develop quantitative measures for assessing youth character.
Independently manage data and analysis of mixed-methods dataset.
Present research findings at national meetings.
Conduct grant report writing for funders and other external audiences.
Contribute to grant proposal writing.
Participate in projects focused on evaluation capacity building.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Management retains the right to add or change job duties at any time.
Ph.D. or Ed.D (or have ABD status and a scheduled date for their dissertation defense) in a social science field with a focus on human development, developmental psychology, or a related field.
Excellent writing ability and publication record.
Experience working in a team environment.
PREFERRED:
Ability to work efficiently and productively in a fast-paced research environment.
Ability to work independently on project goals, and lead the work of doctoral assistants and graduate assistants.
Building on a distinguished history dating back to 1908, Montclair State University is a leading institution of higher education in New Jersey. Designated a Research Doctoral University by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, the University’s 10 degree-granting schools and colleges serve more than 21,000 undergraduate and graduate students with more than 300 doctoral, master’s and baccalaureate level programs. Situated on a beautiful, 252-acre suburban campus just 12 miles from New York City, Montclair State delivers the instructional and research resources of a large public university in a supportive, sophisticated and diverse academic environment.
