Postdoctoral Research Associate in Inclusive Undergraduate Education

　　Available Title(s):

　　306-YN_FACULTY - Postdoctoral Research Associate

　　Business Title:

　　Postdoctoral Research Associate in Inclusive Undergraduate Education

　　Employee Type:

　　Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

　　Time Type:

　　Full time

　　Position Term:

　　12 Month

　　Position Details:

　　The Opportunity:

　　The Transformational Change Initiative (TCI), within the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President at Washington State University (WSU), has a Postdoctoral Scholar position available. The TCI is a portfolio of programs focused on increasing student access, participation, and life-long success.

　　You will work closely with Dr. Erika Offerdahl and collaboratively with Institutional Research to identify research questions and hypotheses, evaluate appropriate research approaches (qualitative, quantitative, mixed-methods), execute complex statistical analyses, and contribute to the dissemination of results to university leadership and in peer-reviewed venues.

　　You will identify appropriate research designs to monitor progress toward and document programmatic outcomes; collect, manage, and analyze data; and provide actionable, data-driven insights to inform programmatic activities. You will assist with managing a research team and mentoring graduate students. The postdoctoral scholar will analyze data and co-write papers.

　　More information about the TCI programs can be found at Transformational Change Initiative - About the Initiative Homepage (https://provost.wsu.edu/transformational-change-initiative/about-tci/).

　　The position is located in Pullman, WA, with the option for remote work, depending on experience.

　　Required Qualifications:

　　• PhD at time of hire.

　　• Demonstrable skills in oral and written communication (including a publication record).

　　• Experience and/or knowledge in one of the following: social behavioral sciences, learning sciences, educational psychology, public health, or similar field.

　　• Advanced experience with Excel including pivot tables, macros, VLookup, etc.

　　• Experience with data dashboards and/or data visualization tools such as Tableau and Power BI.

　　• Experience with data mining or utilizing relational databases to extract data for business reports.

　　• Statistical analytical skills and competency using statistical software (e.g., SPSS, R).

　　• Strong data visualization skills.

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　• Skilled working both as an independent researcher and as part of a research team.

　　• Previous engagement in interdisciplinary research.

　　• Experience with student success or educational transformation initiatives.

　　• Ability to work in a team environment and manage multiple concurrent projects.

　　• Demonstrated commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

　　• Qualitative research experience.

　　• Experience using qualitative research software (e.g., MAXQDA, NVivo 14, ATLAS.ti)

　　Additional Information:

　　Area/College: Office of the Provost

　　Department Name: Transformational Change Initiative

　　Department Link: https://provost.wsu.edu/transformational-change-initiative/

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