"Postdoctoral Research Scholar"

Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Company: North Carolina State University

Job Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

Category: Higher Education

Type: Full-Time

Position Number: 00111617

Essential Job Duties: The Postdoctoral Research Scholar will serve as a member of the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs (OUIP). The successful candidate will take a macroecological/big data approach to consider questions related to university outcomes. These outcomes may include student success, disruptive science, and innovation. Often, attempts to measure and develop programming around university and student success are largely a-quantitative.

We seek a candidate who can identify metrics and model these phenomena. For example, metrics of student outcomes could include graduation rates, time to graduation, salary upon graduation or, well-being. Similarly, metrics related to disruptive science could include the number of patents produced versus the number of faculty and per capita funding. These models would be used to identify universities that are outliers in success-related outcomes for potential future case studies. We hope that this base approach could be applied to future studies on additional topics, such as resilience against the COVID pandemic and more.

The Postdoctoral Research Scholar will also receive dedicated support for their personal and professional growth. The Postdoctoral Research Scholar will receive mentorship, support and opportunities from the OUIP to develop their skills, knowledge, and networks necessary for a successful transition to the next phase of their career. Through guidance and opportunities, the OUIP will ensure their continued success both within our institution and in their broader professional journey.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop macroecological/big data approaches to study questions related to university outcomes, including, but not limited to, innovation and student success.
• Design a model to quantify university and scholarly outcomes that can be applied to multiple related questions and studies.
• Identify factors that cause outliers within these models for potential further case studies.
• Provide valuable insights and recommendations based on research findings to inform decision-making within the Office of University Interdisciplinary Programs. Help shape programming and initiatives that enhance university-wide success.
• Convene groups of leaders to decide upon key metrics

Departmental Required Skills:

• Interest in the future, present or past of innovation and discovery
• Excellent research and data analysis skills, especially with respect to big data and modeling approaches
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Evidence of effectively finishing projects

Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:

• Proven experience in program evaluation by demonstrating the ability to assess and measure outcomes and achievement of initiatives within higher education settings.
• The ability to design and implement impactful studies and analyses that assist the university in understanding metrics of student achievement and disruptive science.
• Extensive experience in big data analysis and quantitative modeling, including measuring outcomes of whole systems, be they forests, microbiomes or universities.
• Evidence of curiosity

Minimum Experience/Education: Ph.D. or Ed.D. in Higher Education, Higher Education Administration, or related field

Department: 230101 - Interdisciplinary Programs - SVP

Location: Raleigh, North Carolina

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