Postdoctoral Fellow - Project MALES

Job Posting Title:

Postdoctoral Fellow - Project MALES

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Hiring Department:

Educational Leadership and Policy

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Position Open To:

All Applicants

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Weekly Scheduled Hours:

40

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FLSA Status:

Exempt

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Earliest Start Date:

Feb 01, 2024

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Position Duration:

Expected to Continue Until Jan 31, 2025

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Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

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Job Details:

Purpose

Project MALES invites applications for a Postdoctoral Fellow (Postdoc) appointment that will be an integral member of the research project South x West Texas Research Initiative: Improving the educational outcomes of male students of color in Texas postsecondary institutions . This position will support the implementation of a research-in-action partnership between the Project MALES/Texas Education Consortium and ten South & West Texas postsecondary institutions (e.g., two- and four-year institutions) across various rural and metropolitan regions in Texas.

The research initiative is housed in Project MALES and the Texas Center for Equity Promotion (TexCEP) at The University of Texas at Austin. TexCEP supports and conducts high quality applied culturally-centered research, disseminates evidence-based information, and trains future professionals regarding the nature, origins, contexts, effects, and elimination of inequalities in education and health. Specifically, Project MALES (Mentoring to Achieve Latino Educational Success) is a comprehensive research team focused on conducting social science empirical research focused on the educational experiences of collegiate men of color.

This position presents an opportunity for a post-doctoral scholar in the following key areas:

• To conduct research in a comprehensive state-wide research study

• To collaborate with institutional leaders, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers

• To have all expenses paid to travel to institutional sites and national research conferences (i.e., only if a conference proposal is accepted).

• To learn and work with nationally recognized scholars in higher education research

• To develop essential project management skills

• To co-publish or sole publish academic research journals and public policy documents

The Postdoc will work directly to Dr. Victor Saenz, Professor and Associate Dean at UT Austin, and Dr. Emmet Campos, Director of Project MALES/Texas Education Consortium at UT Austin, and Dr. Luis Ponjuán, Director of Project MALES/Texas Education Consortium Research Activities and Strategic planning and Associate Professor at Texas A&M University.

This position is funded for one year with the possibility of continuation based on performance and funding.

Responsibilities

• Research

  • Conducting large scale qualitative research projects

  • Recruiting interview and focus group participants (e.g., students, staff and faculty)

  • Conducting semi-structured individual and focus group interviews

  • Working with qualitative software programs to help develop codes and thematic analysis

• Research Project Management

  • Excellent interpersonal skills to engage with each institutional sites

  • Conducting institutional campus site visits

  • Team management and interpersonal skills with doctoral students

  • Ability to act as a liaison between Project MALES and TexCEP teams

•  Academic and Research

  • Extensive experience with different qualitative research methods (e.g., case study, phenomenological, ethnography, document analysis, etc.)

  • Prior experience with writing and publishing for peer-reviewed academic journals

  • Prior experience with creating conference proposals for education conferences

  • Prior experience with working on teams to co-write academic journal articles

  • Prior experience with using academic research disciplines to develop potential theoretical frameworks.

  • Prior experience to work independently and creating a research agenda within a research team.

  • Working knowledge of basic quantitative skills

Required Qualifications

Ph.D. or Ed.D. received within the past 3 years, with the ability to work independently and as a team, and excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Doctorate in the Education and/or the Social Sciences

Salary Range

$65,000

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Required Materials

• Resume/CV

• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

• Letter of interest

General questions regarding the position may be addressed to:

Dr. Emmet Campos, Director

The University of Texas at Austin

[email protected]

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.  Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers: As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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Equal Opportunity Employer:

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer , complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, disability, religion, or veteran status in employment, educational programs and activities, and admissions.

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Pay Transparency:

The University of Texas at Austin will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information.

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Employment Eligibility Verification:

If hired, you will be required to complete the federal Employment Eligibility Verification I-9 form.  You will be required to present acceptable and original documents to prove your identity and authorization to work in the United States.  Documents need to be presented no later than the third day of employment.  Failure to do so will result in loss of employment at the university.

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Compliance:

Employees may be required to report violations of law under Title IX and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act). If this position is identified a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified and provided resources for reporting. Responsible employees under Title IX are defined and outlined in HOP-3031 .

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