Postdoctoral Fellow

Conduct research at the IC² Institute, a “think and do” tank at The University of Texas at Austin concerned with understanding communities outside major urban corridors and how they can become more collaborative and resilient through a human-centered approach. Work under the supervision of Professor Art Markman. The initial assignment is for one year from initial hire date, renewable for additional one-year periods (up to a total of 3 years) based on performance and funding. This position will include a full-time benefits package.

Responsibilities

• Perform research on various topics related to rural or remote communities and economic development.

   

• Participate/assist in writing of publications in scholarly journals.

   

• Present research progress and finding at meetings and conferences.

   

• Train and mentor undergraduate research assistants or graduate research assistants.

   

• Assist in grant writing.

   

• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary research team.

   

Required Qualifications

• PhD received within the past 3 years in psychology, sociology, anthropology, communications, or a social science with emphasis on both quantitative and qualitative data and one that allows an interdisciplinary approach.

   

• Experience publishing research findings.

   

• Demonstrated expertise with both quantitative and qualitative data gathering and analysis, including regression analysis and structural equation modeling.

   

• Experience programming in R for data analysis

   

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with large-scale survey data management and analysis.

   

• Experience programming in Python, Java, C++, SQL, or other language relevant to data analysis

   

• Experience with longitudinal or geospatial data analysis.