Postdoctoral Fellow
Opportunities
School of Education and
Social Policy
Northwestern University
Northwestern
University’s School of Education and Social Policy has three open positions for
Postdoctoral Fellows, starting July 1, 2015.
Position 1: Research Use in Schools and School
Districts
We seek a
postdoctoral fellow to work on the IES-funded National Center for Research in
Policy and Practice. This one-year
position begins July 1, 2015 and has the possibility of extension into a second
year. We seek applicants with a strong training in qualitative or mixed-methods
research, and expertise in one or more of the following: the relationship
between research and practice, district decision making, organizational theory,
policymaking, school leadership, or implementation of Common Core Standards in
Mathematics and English Language Arts.
The postdoctoral fellow will participate in a two-year
mixed-methods study of the factors that enable and constrain research use in
four urban school districts. The study, led by Cynthia Coburn and Jim Spillane,
involves an interdisciplinary team from Northwestern University, Harvard
University, and University of Colorado-Boulder. The postdoctoral fellow will participate in all phases of the project
including: developing instruments; data collection; data analysis, and the
publication of results. The principal investigators will encourage the
postdoctoral scholar to develop publications that build on her or his emerging
research agenda. The postdoctoral
scholar must be able and willing to travel to research sites; work both
individually and as part of a multi-campus team; and provide supervision to
undergraduate and graduate research assistants.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants
should have an earned doctorate in education, sociology, political science,
public policy, or related field. The position carries a competitive salary plus
health insurance coverage and has the possibility of renewal, conditional upon
performance and available funding. Review of applications will begin
immediately and will continue until the position is filled.
Northwestern University is
located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. Northwestern University is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
Members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged
to apply. Hiring is contingent upon eligibility
to work in the United States. Employment
eligibility verification required upon hire.
To apply, please
send a cover letter, CV, and two representative publications to: Natalie
Talbert, Natalie.talbert@northwestern.edu. Please put: “NCRPP Postdoc” in the
subject line. For questions, please contact Cynthia Coburn at Cynthia.coburn@northwestern.edu.
Positions 2 and 3: Early Childhood
Mathematics Policy
We seek two
Postdoctoral Fellows to participate in an innovative study of districts’
efforts to create greater alignment preschool through grade 3 in mathematics.
The multi-level, longitudinal study investigates the relationship between
district policy efforts and students’ experiences, learning opportunities, and
mathematics learning. The study is being carried out under the auspices of the
DREME Network (Development and Research in Early Mathematics Education), an
interdisciplinary network of scholars dedicated to conducting innovative
research and development on early childhood mathematics funded by the
Heising-Simons Foundation.[1]
This study is a collaboration of scholars from Northwestern University, UCLA,
University of Denver, and Vanderbilt University.
Both positions begin July 1, 2015 and have the possibility of
extension into a second year, pending funding. We seek applicants with strong
training in qualitative research methods and expertise in one or more of the
following: mathematics education in K-12 or early childhood settings,
professional development, instructional policy, and/or policy implementation. The postdoctoral fellow will participate in
all phases of the project including: developing instruments; data collection;
data analysis, and the publication of results. The principal investigators will
encourage the postdoctoral scholar to develop publications that build on his or
her emerging research agenda. The
postdoctoral scholar must be able and willing to travel to research sites; work
both individually and as part of a multi-campus team; and provide supervision
to undergraduate and graduate research assistants.
QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants
should have an earned doctorate in education, developmental psychology, sociology,
public policy, or related field. The position carries a competitive salary plus
health insurance coverage and has the possibility of renewal, conditional upon
performance and available funding. Review of applications will begin
immediately and will continue until the positions are filled.
Northwestern University is
located in an attractive lakefront community adjacent to Chicago. Northwestern University is an Equal
Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer.
Members of historically underrepresented groups are strongly encouraged
to apply. Hiring is contingent upon
eligibility to work in the United States.
Employment eligibility verification required upon hire.
To apply, please
send a cover letter, CV, and two representative publications to: Natalie
Talbert, Natalie.talbert@northwestern.edu. Please put: “DREME Network Postdoc” in
the subject line. For questions, please contact Cynthia Coburn at Cynthia.coburn@northwestern.edu.
[1] Members of the DREME Network include:
Deborah Stipek, Stanford University (Director); Amy Claessens, University of
Chicago; Doug Clements, University of Denver; Cynthia Coburn, Northwestern
University; Eric Dearing, Boston College; Dale Farran, Vanderbilt University;
Megan Franke, UCLA; Herb Ginsburg, Columbia University Teachers College; Susan
Levine, University of Chicago; Michele Mazzocco, University of Minnesota;
Deborah Phillips, Georgetown University
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