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Job Title:
Post Doctoral Scholar
Department:
John Glenn | Academic
The incumbent will serve as a post-doctoral scholar with research teams from the John Glenn College and the CHRR at Ohio State University. Both centers collaborate to operate a state administrative data center, and work on extensive applied, evaluation and original research projects. The broad area of work is education and workforce development, and the individual would join an exciting team of interdisciplinary scholars and staff.
The OLDA is an administrative data center operated by the OSU in collaboration with state partners. Since 2012 we have offered the State of Ohio and academics data services. These services include both technical work with administrative data, as well as analytical work. The post-doctoral scholar would become part of a robust team of some 60+ staff/faculty/students.
The post-doctoral scholar is appropriate for individuals seeking experience in applied research in collaboration with government. Past scholars have gone onto academic careers in a variety of disciplines as well as research careers in government, universities, and consulting.
Breakdown of Duties:
Prepare mixed methods research design documents, such as surveys, interview protocols, and focus group instruments. Conduct qualitative data analysis.
Design and build complex regression models. Requires a familiarity with evaluation models including probabilistic matching, Interrupted time series, and regression discontinuity.
Prepare data from OLDA (Ohio Longitudinal Data Archive) and other administrative files. Data preparation will include loading data, merging files from complex panel data, conducting regression and other statistical procedures, preparing files for use with modeling software.
Write reports, publications, and presentations in collaboration with larger team of staff and researchers.
Other duties as assigned.
Additional Information:
This is a grant funded, term position, with potential to be extended based on funding and performance.
The salary for this position will be $55,000.
Minimum Required Qualifications:
Applicants should have a Ph.D. or Ed.D. in a quantitative field, such as Public Administration, Education, Economics, Sociology or Engineering. Must have experience in data analysis, social science, program evaluation, academic writing, and programming skills: STATA, Python, or R
Desired Qualifications:
Advanced econometrics, Tableau, SQL
The Work Environment and Culture:
The John Glenn College of Public Affairs is committed to inspiring and developing the next generation of public and nonprofit professionals who can handle complex issues and make change a reality in civic life. Ranked best in Ohio and 20th nationally all Public Affairs graduate schools in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report ratings, the Glenn College teaches its students how governments, nonprofits, and private firms can work together to serve the public and achieve results. The Glenn College is celebrating over 50 years of turning students’ passions into policy and is housed in Page Hall, a state-of-the-art building in the center of the university’s main campus in Columbus, Ohio.
The Ohio State University, the flagship public university of Ohio, is located in the state’s capital, Columbus. OSU is ranked 17th among the best public universities in the nation. Columbus is the 14th largest city in the United States and offers many cultural and recreational amenities. It was recently rated by Forbes as the #1 opportunity city in the country and by Time as being in the top 10 cities to start a new career.
Location:
Page Hall (0061)
Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)
Scheduled Hours:
40
Shift:
First Shift
Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.
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