Post-Doctoral Fellow

UWMSN University of Wisconsin Madison; United States; On-site; USD 60,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The Information Quality Lab at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Information School, seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research in research quality, scientometrics, and metascience under the mentorship of Dr. Jodi Schneider.

You will receive mentoring and community support to prepare for permanent appointments both inside and outside of academia. The successful candidate will lead, conduct, and publish research, and write grant proposals, in an interdisciplinary environment.

Qualifications

• Interest in interdisciplinary research.
• Excellent critical thinking, written and spoken English, and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, conduct, and publish research in consultation with Dr. Schneider.
• Design research projects, write grant proposals, and mentor junior researchers.
• Develop and execute a personal development plan to become eligible for permanent positions in your field, both inside and outside academia.

Skills

Interdisciplinary research

Excellent critical thinking

Written and spoken English

Project management

Education

PhD in any field

Job description

Employment Type

Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile

Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Summary

The Information Quality Lab in the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Information School seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow to conduct research in the areas of research quality, scientometrics, and metascience, under the mentorship of Dr. Jodi Schneider. In this role you will receive mentoring and community support to prepare for permanent appointments both inside and outside of academia. The successful candidate will work with Dr. Schneider to create an individual development plan. The successful candidate will lead, conduct, and publish research, and write grant proposals, in an interdisciplinary environment.

Key Job Responsibilities

• Lead, conduct, and publish research in consultation with Dr. Schneider
• Design research projects, write grant proposals, and mentor junior researchers
• Develop and execute a personal individual development plan to become eligible for permanent positions in your field, both inside and outside of academia, under the guidance of Dr. Schneider

Compensation

The expected salary for this position is $70,000 (pro-rated based on FTE.)

Required Qualifications

• Interest in interdisciplinary research.
• Excellent critical thinking, written and spoken English, and project management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Training and/or publications in fields relevant to meta-research or meta-science, such as scientometrics or data-intensive research about science.
• Training and/or publications in formal literature reviewing methodologies.
• Evidence of interdisciplinary research through scholarly publications or translational / implementation science projects.
• Interest or experience in mixed methods research.
• Interest or experience in grant writing.
• Interest or experience mentoring undergraduate and graduate student research.
• The ability to contribute to a positive, collaborative climate with students, faculty, and staff.

Education

A PhD in any field (including, but not limited to, metascience, science of science, informatics, science policy, information sciences, information studies, library & information science, computational social sciences, etc.), earned within the last 5 years.

Contact Information

Amy Maurer, [e-mail], 608-263-2942 Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

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