Postdoctoral Fellow – Infrastructure and Leadership for Special Education

Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow – Infrastructure and Leadership for Special Education

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Hiring Department:

Educational Leadership and Policy

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Aug 15, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Aug 15, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes

The University of Texas at Austin provides employees a competitive benefits package that includes health insurance (premiums covered 100% for full-time benefits-eligible employees), retirement plans, and paid leave, in addition to other programs and services. We offer robust free training access through LinkedIn Learning, professional conference opportunities, and expansive employee discount program including athletic tickets. Free access to UT Austin's libraries and museums with staff ID card. Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card.

For more details, please see:

https://hr.utexas.edu/prospective/benefits and https://hr.utexas.edu/current/services/my-total-rewards

Purpose

A postdoctoral research position to work on a qualitative research project funded by the Spencer Foundation that examines the infrastructure and leadership shaping the implementation of special education. This study will answer questions about how districts across Texas implement special education policy.

Responsibilities

• Conduct interviews

• Code interview transcripts

• Co-author and lead academic papers

• Mentor graduate student co-authors as appropriate

Required Qualifications

• PhD in education or related field (i.e., sociology, political science) by the start date. (PhD must have been received with the past three years)

• Successful applicants must have a good command of qualitative methods used in the social sciences

• Experience publishing academic articles

Salary Range

$65,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

• Typical Office Environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nond