Postdoctoral Associate (UNL/PINE RIDGE)

28 Sep 2023    

Postdoctoral Associate
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools
University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The Postdoctoral Associate will work with Dr. Katie Edwards, Director of the Interpersonal Violence Research Laboratory (IVRL), housed within the Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families, and Schools (CYFS) at UNL on several federally funded projects specific to violence prevention and response with Indigenous populations. Responsibilities will include project management and coordination, training and mentoring students and staff, interfacing with community/tribal partners, data analyses, dissemination efforts, and contributing to grant writing and sustainability efforts. The person in this position will ideally be located in the Pine Ridge, SD office but options for working in the Rapid City, SD or Lincoln, NE offices will be considered. The position is ideal for individuals wishing to ultimately pursue a variety of career paths including a tenure-track faculty position with a combined focus on research, teaching, and mentoring as well as positions in non-academic settings.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. in psychology, sociology, public health, social work, family studies, indigenous studies, criminology, or a highly related field.
• Successful history of scholarly dissemination efforts as evidenced by at least one peer-reviewed publication.
• Experience mentoring undergraduate and/or graduate students in a research laboratory.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the field of violence prevention and intervention.
• Proficiency in data management and the ability to conduct advanced statistical analyses.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing, implementing, and/or evaluating violence prevention and/or intervention initiatives.
• Experience managing large-scale projects within a laboratory setting that engaged undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Experience writing federal and/or foundation grants.
• Experience working with Indigenous populations.

How to Apply

Review of applications will begin November 1, 2023 and will continue until the position is filled or the search is closed. To view details of the position and make an application, go to https://employment.unl.edu/postings/88118. Click “Apply for this Job” and complete the Faculty/Administrative information form. Attach the following documents:

1. Letter of application with a brief narrative addressing the qualifications for the position.
2. Curriculum vitae.
3. Contact information for three (3) professional references.
4. Sample documentation of either a de-identified assessment report, de-identified intake report, or de-identified progress note. If necessary, combine documentation into a single document for upload.

For additional questions, please contact Dr. Katie Edwards, katie.edwards@unl.edu.

The College of Education and Human Sciences respects people, ideas, voices, and perspectives. Diversity strengthens our ability to problem-solve and build more equitable and inclusive solutions for complex settings.

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