Ph.D. Research Associate Position, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Psychology
We are seeking a highly motivated Ph.D. researcher to contribute to research as a Research Associate in the areas of socioeconomic disadvantage, urbanicity, early care and education, and human development across the life span. The applicant will work on several studies in these areas funded by NICHD, NSF, and private foundation support that are being conducted in the Child Development Across Context Lab at the University of Pittsburgh. This position involves analyzing data from several large, nationally representative studies of child development including the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study birth and kindergarten cohort studies (https://nces.ed.gov/ecls/) and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth -1979 (https://www.bls.gov/nls/nlsy79.htm) to better understand how socioeconomic status shapes development over the life course and identify mechanisms driving the intergenerational transmission of socioeconomic disadvantage. This position will also require work with administrative data from several federal sources including the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey, Toxic Release Inventory, and the FBI Crime Database. The Research Associate will work under the direction of Dr. Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal in the Department of Psychology in the Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences. This position offers the opportunity to work in a high quality research environment with strong collaborations with local and national world-renowned researchers. We seek an exceptional Ph.D. researcher with a degree in psychology, demography, or epidemiology with extensive experience analyzing large, nationally representative data. Advanced data analytic skills are necessary in regression, structural equation modeling, multilevel modeling, and GIS methods. Prior experience working with administrative data is necessary as is knowledge in human development, poverty, urbanicity, and early care and education. Strength in writing, organizational skills, research methods, and demonstrated ability to take initiative and follow through and communicate effectively with colleagues and students are necessary. The Research Associate position is a senior staff-level full-time appointment in support of research and scholarship. The appointment is renewable and is not viewed as preparation for another position. Specific duties for this position will be to perform extensive coding of individual and geospatial data, analyze data to address research questions, and provide consultation and supervision to post-docs and students in the lab. There will be opportunities to remain active in publishing and co-authoring manuscripts and to present research at national and international meetings. The start date is June 1, 2017. Applicants should be willing to commit to a minimum two-year appointment. Interested applicants can send their CV, a cover letter describing their research interests and career goals, and contact information of three referees to Elizabeth Votruba-Drzal ([email protected]). Applications will be reviewed on an on-going basis until the position is filled. The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer. EEO/AA/M/F/Vets/Disabled
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