Post-Doctoral Scholar -Institute of Human Development
University of California Berkeley
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Posted: 25-Jan-23
Location: Berkeley, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 3829383
Post-Doctoral Scholar -Institute of Human Development
Position overview Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar - Employee Salary range: $58,000 - $65,000 Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: February 1, 2023 Position duration: 1 year. Thereafter, appointments renewable based on satisfactory performance and availability of extramural funding and support Application Window
Open date: December 22, 2022
Most recent review date: Thursday, Jan 12, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description California schools have received billions of additional dollars to recover from the Covid pandemic, innovate and possibly renew their approaches to teaching and learning. Scholars at the University of California, Berkeley, are conducting research into how local school districts are allocating these new funds, what organizational practices help to explain district allocation decisions, and what effects on student achievement can be discerned in coming years.
Berkeley is searching for a post-doctoral scholar with intellectual interest and deep training in organizational behavior and institutions, education policy, or a related area of study to help co-direct this research project. Our research is conducted with the Public Policy Institute of California, located in San Francisco, and funded by the U.S. Department of Education. We are part of a federal network of research groups looking at recovery and renewal in public schools nationwide.
The bulk of the project will involve field visits and repeated interviews with district and school-level staff in 8-10 California school districts. Eagerness to travel and visit schools in California is required.
Responsibilities:
Assist with conducting research into how local school districts are allocating new funds, what organizational practices help to explain district allocation decisions, and what effects on student achievement can be discerned in coming years.
Communication with participants in the study
Conduct interviews and collect data
Travel and visit schools in California
Direct and conduct research
Meet with the lead professor at Berkeley as well as with Ph.D.-level assistants Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application) PhD (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a PhD (or equivalent international degree) program Additional qualifications (required at time of start) PhD (or equivalent international degree) No more than four years of post-degree research experience by start date Preferred qualifications
Methodological training in qualitative methods
Communications skills
Experience in professional settings
Eagerness to travel and visit schools in California
Ph.D. in organizational behavior and institutions, education policy, or a related area of study.
Significant experience with qualitative field work in diverse communities Application Requirements Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter
Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity).
Reference requirements No references are required with your initial application. Apply link:https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03749 Help contact:cdolino@berkeley.edu Campus Information Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
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As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs - With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being Up-To-Date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
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