Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow

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Hiring Department:

Population Research Center

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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:

Immediately

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Apr 30, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

General Notes  

The Population Research Center (PRC) is seeking a postdoctoral scholar with a Ph.D. in sociology, human development and family science, demography, developmental psychology, or a related discipline to work with faculty and researchers on two projects led by Dr. Robert Crosnoe and his PRC colleagues in sociology and human development. The first is a current NIA project on the health of mothers of young adult children with health conditions, and the second is a pending NICHD project on racial/disparities in exposure to family deaths and its effects on the transition into adulthood. Both are mixed methods projects, either integrating statistical analyses of population data with a qualitative data collection or combining a population study with a lab-based biosocial data collection. The postdoctoral scholar will join the PRC’s postdoctoral training program, with its many associated professional development, mentoring, and capacity-building activities.

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Purpose

The fellowship is a full-time position that entails project-related research and activities. This position is for twelve months and includes the possibility of renewing for a second twelve-months, conditional on performance and availability of funding. Start date is flexible between now and September 2024. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
 

Responsibilities 

• Perform longitudinal statistical analysis with the National Longitudinal Study of Youth, the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, and other population data sets. Provide interpretations of these results for reports, manuscripts, and briefs.
• Participate in primary data collections, including interviews and lab-based activities, and provide general management of team activities.
• Supervise and mentor graduate students in data analyses, data collection, and preparing manuscripts, reports, and briefs.
• Prepare and lead manuscripts for publication related to the study aims, including as part of collaborative teams, and disseminate study findings through presentations at meetings and conferences.
• Continue independent research activities.
• Participate in seminars and data workshops and working groups for the Population Research Center and the Center for Aging and Population Dynamics.
• Other duties as assigned.
   

Required Qualifications

• Doctoral Degree in sociology, human development and family science, demography, developmental psychology, or a related discipline. Ph.D. to be received no more than three years prior to start date.