Early Childhood Policy Researcher

6 days ago


Irvine, California, United States University Of California Irvine Full time

Overview:

The University of California, Irvine seeks a Postdoctoral Scholar to support a NICHD-funded research agenda examining the impacts of state early childhood policy investments on child, family, and societal well-being.

This is a two-year position with a possible one-year extension. The Postdoctoral Scholar will work under the supervision of Jade Jenkins at UCI, as well as project Co-PIs, Tyler Watts and Ken Dodge. The project aims to understand whether variations in public pre-k investments by states over the past 20 years are associated with better child health, stronger academic achievement, and key family outcomes.

The successful candidate will lead the assembly of a national dataset integrating pre-k funding levels, pre-k program features, state policies, and child and family outcomes. They will execute analyses and author manuscripts related to early childhood policy.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the assembly of a national dataset
  • Execute analyses and author manuscripts
  • Mentor graduate students
  • Present work at annual consortium meetings and relevant academic conferences

Requirements:

  • Ph.D. in any discipline related to child development, public policy, economics, or education
  • Strong skills in quantitative data management and research methods
  • Record of publication related to child development, public policy, economics, or education


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