Position filled: Postdoctoral Research Associate

Responsibilities:

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will support an NSF-funded project to study the diffusion of gender equity ideas through university and scholarly networks. This mixed-methods project will analyze the spread and growth of ideas for organizational change to promote gender equity in STEM fields, seeded through the NSF ADVANCE program. The research associate will join an interdisciplinary team led by Professors Liza Weinstein and Kathrin Zippel in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Assistant Professor Laura K. Nelson in the Department of Sociology at the University of British Columbia Vancouver and will include other collaborators including postdoctoral researchers from social, network, and computer science.

We expect that the research associate will play a leading role in the analysis of quantitative data, including relational, bibliometric, and text data, and/or the analysis of qualitative data (interviews). The research associate will help author reports, papers and journal articles including visualizations using project data; and help coordinate tasks across the research team.

This is a one-year, full-time, benefits-eligible position with option of renewal based on performance. Start date will be Summer or Fall 2022. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• A PhD in social science, data science, network science or related fields prior to the start date
• Knowledge or interest in gender (equity), intersectionality, diversity, organizations, STEM fields, higher education, and the diffusion of ideas
• Proficiency with a programming language, preferably R, Python, Julia, or Go
• Proficiency with or willingness to learn qualitative data analysis with Atlas.ti (interviews and texts)
• Experience with either computational text analysis techniques, social network analysis or both
• Ability to work independently and willingness to work in an interdisciplinary team
• Strong organizational and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Data visualization skills
• Advanced computational text analysis knowledge and/or advanced social network analysis experience
• Experience with mixed methods approach
• Experience with analysis of bibliometric data and databases
• Ability to write and publish in social science journals
• Ability to design and write research grant proposals
• Attention to practices around reproducible and open science

Documents to Submit:

CV, cover letter, and writing sample.

Position Type

Research

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff.  Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other  characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University’s commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.

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