Post Doctoral Fellow - Natural Sciences & Math (Part-Time) - (496489 )

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston System is seeking a qualified researcher to contribute to a longitudinal educational project. You will apply advanced social and education research methods, including mixed and quasi-experimental designs, to data cleaning, organization, maintenance, and analysis.

You will prepare results for presentation and publication and advise procedural changes based on findings. Responsibilities include supervising project tasks, evaluating progress, and applying writing and data

Qualifications

• Deals with advanced social or education research methods, including mixed and quasi-experimental approaches.
• Work involves data cleaning, organization, maintenance, dataset construction, and analysis.
• Ability to advise on procedural changes based on findings and recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under supervision.
• Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
• May be responsible for highly technical research equipment.
• May review and evaluate personnel effectiveness.
• May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
• Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
• Receives minimal supervision, with higher level guidance only in unusual situations.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.
• Provides expertise in social or education research methods for longitudinal educational projects, including data processing and analysis.

Skills

Data cleaning

Data analysis

Research methods

Writing skills

Dataset construction

Education

Doctorate degree

Job description

Overview

Department: Dean, Natural Sciences & Math. Salary: Commensurate with Experience/Education.

Description

Possesses, understands, and applies a comprehensive knowledge in the area of specialization. Develops understanding and skills to allow for completion of assignments that cross fields of specialization. Develops leadership and management skills.

Responsibilities

1. Receives/Reviews progress and evaluates results of experiments or projects under control or supervisory responsibility.
2. Recommends changes in research, testing or experimental procedures.
3. May be responsible for a single highly technical and complex piece of research equipment.
4. May review and evaluate the effectiveness of personnel.
5. May plan for and assign personnel to projects under control.
6. Operates with latitude for unreviewed action.
7. May receive general supervision conferring with higher levels only in unusual situations.
8. Performs other job-related duties as required.
9. Provides expertise in social or education research methods, including mixed and quasi-experimental approaches for a longitudinal educational research project. Work will include data cleaning, organization, maintenance, dataset construction, and analysis. Duties include preparation of results for presentation and publication. Adherence to data security procedures and accurate tracking of data processing and analysis is required. Will advise and make practical recommendations to changes in procedures as appropriate. Applies advanced data management and writing skills.

Additional Duties & Qualifications

1. Duties: Varied and not standardized. Performs advanced functions and copes independently with new or complex situations.
2. Supervision: Receives minimal supervision.
3. Doctorate degree preferred.
4. MQ: Requires singular knowledge of a specialized advanced professional discipline or the highest level of general business knowledge, normally acquired through attainment of a directly job-related terminal degree or equivalent formal training in a recognized field of specialization that is directly related to the type of work being performed. No experience is required.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.