Postdoctoral Scholar, The Population Research Center UT Austin
The Population Research Center (PRC) at The University of Texas at Austin anticipates having 1-2 openings for an NICHD-funded postdoctoral position starting September 1, 2018. The position is for one year, with the potential for a one-year renewal. The PRC is an interdisciplinary research and training unit of The University of Texas at Austin (UT) that provides infrastructure support services and project development support for a very productive, interdisciplinary group of faculty, postdocs, graduate students, and undergraduate students. Most of the research at the PRC is concentrated in four overlapping and reinforcing thematic areas: Family Demography and Intergenerational Relationships; Education, Work, and Inequality; Population Health, and Reproductive Health.
As part of a research unit with a strong culture of collaboration, postdocs are expected to spend about half of their time working independently and about half of their time working together with faculty research associates. In addition, postdocs are expected to regularly attend the weekly PRC brownbag, present at least once at the brownbag during their period of support, and submit research for presentation at the Population Association (PAA) meetings.
Postdoctoral fellows must have a Ph.D. in sociology, demography, public health, family studies, or a related social science discipline and must be citizens, or Permanent Residents, of the United States at the time of appointment. We strongly encourage potential applicants to contact faculty research associates to identify shared interests and to determine if one or more faculty research associates can serve as mentors to the fellow. Screening of applications will begin on February 1st, 2018, and will continue until the position is filled.
Interested applicants should send the following materials to training@prc.utexas.edu: (1) a letter of interest that includes information about research interests and plans, at least one anticipated postdoctoral PRC faculty mentor, and future employment goals; (2) a CV; and (3) 2 to 3 examples of written (preferably peer reviewed) work. Three letters of recommendation are required. Letter writers should send their letters directly to training@prc.utexas.edu. All documents must be submitted electronically.
For more information about the PRC research activities and faculty see our website: http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/prc/ .
For more information about this position, contact Dr. Elizabeth Gershoff, PRC Postdoctoral Training Director at liz.gershoff@austin.utexas.edu, or the Training Program Coordinator: training@prc.utexas.edu