JOE Listings (Job Openings for Economists)

August 1, 2022 - January 31, 2023

Michigan State University

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College of Education
EPIC
Postdoctoral Research Associate

JOE ID Number: 2022-02_111471365
Date Posted: 01/10/2023
Date Inactive: 01/31/2023
Position Title/Short Description
Title: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Section: US: Other Academic (Visiting or Temporary)
Location: East Lansing, Michigan, UNITED STATES
JEL Classification: I2 -- Education and Research Institutions
Keywords:
Economics of Education
Education Policy
Full Text of JOE Listing:

The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) at Michigan State University invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate who is skilled in quantitative research methods and has an expertise in K-12 education policy, with a specific interest in policy and program evaluation.

EPIC is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate to work with an interdisciplinary team of scholars including Dr. Katharine Strunk and other EPIC faculty affiliates and researchers to evaluate the impacts and implementation of Michigan’s early literacy policy, the Read by Grade Three Law. The Postdoctoral Research Associate will be tasked with using large-scale state administrative panel data and survey data collected from students, teachers, and principals across the state of Michigan in both descriptive and quasi-experimental econometric analyses.

There will also be opportunities for the Postdoctoral Research Associate to engage in research regarding teacher labor markets, the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the provision of K-12 education and student/educator outcomes, and efforts towards learning recovery. In addition to engaging in EPIC research, the Postdoctoral Research Associate will be supported in establishing their own research agenda within EPIC’s major focus areas.

Applicants must apply online at: http://jobs.msu.edu. Posting available at: https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/513165/research-associatefixed-term. Application review begins on February 1st, 2023.

Application Requirements:
  • External Application Link
Application deadline: 05/01/2023