Applied Playful Learning Postdoctoral Research Associate

The Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL) in the University of Virginia (UVA) and the School of Education and Human Development seeks highly qualied applicants for a post-doctoral research associate position. This position is part of the Active Playful Learning (APL) Project funded by the LEGO Foundation. APL is an educational intervention in which teachers are encouraged to provide active engaging instruction through workshops and coaching.This position can either be in person or remote.

We are interested in applicants with statistical expertise in developmental science or educational psychology who are interested in engaging more deeply with research related to the classroom and instructional contexts that support social and emotional development as well as behavioral and academic outcomes. Specically, we seek applicants whose experiences and/or prior developmental and educational research demonstrates expertise in longitudinal data analysis and economic quasi-experimental methods such as propensity score analysis. Research Associates will have opportunities to apply and extend their expertise in a school-based intervention designed to increase active engaging instructions in a multi-site study. They will also be encouraged to participate and lead in paper writing using data from this project and other projects addressing similar issues.

Research Associates are appointed annually; continuation is dependent upon satisfactory performance.

Role and Responsibilities:

The successful candidate will be expected to:

• engage in statistical analysis of educational research that minimize selection bias issues

• contribute to or lead peer-reviewed papers per year with project collaborators or using extant data addressing similar issues

• engage in the community of scholarship that exists at CASTL, the School of Education and Human Development, and UVA evidenced by participating in work-in-progress meetings, attending speaker series, and attending workshops throughout their fellowship

• complete annual review, planning and goal-setting tasks with their mentor(s) toward the goal of developing a career in education science

Minimum Requirements
Education: Doctoral degree

Preferred Qualifications

A Ph.D. with a focus on qualitative methods in Education, Psychology, Biostatistics or a relevant social science discipline

Strong evidence of expertise in quantitative methods

Evidence of substantive knowledge and background in the eld of developmental science and/or education

Prior experience engaging in research and a strong track record of publication

Strong communication and project management skills

Application Instructions: Apply Now. Internal applicants must apply through their UVA Workday profile, search Find Jobs and then R0068947. Complete an application online and include the following documents:

• CV

• Letter of intent describing research interests in educational research and quantitative methods and a description of how this position at CASTL/the UVA School of Education & Human Development ts with their research training and career goals.

• Graduate School Transcripts

• Names of three references

• Sample publication

All documents can be loaded into the resume submission field, multiple documents can be submitted into this one field. Alternatively, merge all documents into one PDF for submission. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

This position can not offer visa sponsorship. The position will start as soon as possible, review of applications will continue until the position is lled.

For additional information about the position, please contact Peg Burchinal (or visit the APL website.). For questions about the application process, please contact Margaret Weeks, Recruiting Specialist. Before a formal offer of employment is extended, the selected candidate will undergo a background check per university policy.

Physical Demands
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

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