The Joseph C. Cornwall Center for Metropolitan Studies is pleased to announce two Postdoctoral Associate positions in Urban Studies. We are seeking one Associate who specializes in quantitative research methods and one Associate with qualitative expertise. The Associate position will be awarded for a one-year period beginning in September 2024; there is a possibility of a one-year renewal. Very strong preference this year will be given to candidates with backgrounds in educational research, theory, and practice, but other specialties might be considered.
The quantitative Associate will work on projects involving large-scale, longitudinal district and state administrative data. Work might also include designing and administering surveys with students, teachers, school administrators, and parents. Strong quantitative skills and experience working with complex datasets from multiple sources are essential. Cornwall quantitative projects are in partnership with various local and state stakeholder groups and focus on numerous topics in K–12 education. The quantitative Associate will contribute to advanced statistical analysis, data visualization and developing public dashboards, writing public reports and research papers, responding to community data requests and planning and presenting at the Center’s research convenings.
The qualitative Associate may work on projects related to high-quality instruction, critical or transformative education programs and practices, and improving the high school experience in urban schools. The Associate may oversee and conduct interviews and focus groups, engage in participant observation (e.g., of meetings, classrooms, and professional development sessions), manage transcriptions, archive data, code and analyze findings, design compelling visuals, conduct literature reviews, and draft academic manuscripts and public-facing reports that explain the key findings of the Center’s research and its relevance to stakeholders and the broader public. Some of the work over the next year will center on the analysis of positive outliers among schools serving marginalized populations.
Apply via: https://jobs.rutgers.edu/postings/216313
