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Postdoctoral Job Opening at Stanford |
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| Posted by: | Jon Krosnick |
| Title/Position: | Professor |
| School/Organization: | Stanford University |
| Sent to listserv of: | SPSP, SPSSI |
| Date posted: | May 3rd, 2009 |
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Professor Jon Krosnick of Stanford University (Departments of Communication, Political Science, and Psychology) seeks to hire a full-time postdoctoral staff researcher for a one-year appointment, with possibility of renewal, beginning approximately August 15, 2009. The researcher will work on-site at Stanford University.
This is an excellent opportunity for a Ph.D. social scientist (e.g., psychologist, political scientist, sociologist, communication scholar) with considerable expertise and experience in political psychology and survey research methodology to publish quickly as part of a career in academia and/or industry.
The postdoctoral researcher will work on a number of projects designed by Professor Krosnick to yield publications, including these two:
(1) A project funded by the Woods Institute for the Environment at Stanford, studying American public opinion about global warming through national surveys (see http://woods.stanford.edu/research/surveys.html). Research activities will include conducting sophisticated statistical analyses of data from large surveys of nationally representative samples, preparation of manuscripts for journal publication, preparation of conference presentations and seminars, and supervision of undergraduate research assistants conducting coding of news media stories.
(2) A project funded by the National Science Foundation that evaluates the effectiveness of a new method of survey data collection. In this study, 1,000 Americans were randomly selected from across the country and were given a free laptop computer and a free high-speed Internet connection at home in exchange for answering 30 minutes of survey question each month for 12 months. The value of this method will be gauged, for example, by assessing the representativeness of the sample, attrition over time, the impact of non-response, the extent of survey satisficing, the degree to which various well-demonstrated behavioral and attitudinal processes replicate using this survey mode, and more. Research activities will include complex statistical data analysis, preparation of manuscripts for journal submission, preparation of conference presentations and seminar presentations, and management of undergraduate research assistants.
The person hired in this position can expect to produce a series of publications in high quality journals in close collaboration with Professor Krosnick.
Applicants must have completed a social science PhD and have a history of successful authoring of peer reviewed publications that have appeared in high quality social science journals. Applicants must have classroom training and out-of-the-classroom practical experience implementing and writing up complex statistical analysis procedures, including hierarchical linear modeling, covariance structure modeling, bootstrapping of standard errors, time series analysis, and others.
To apply for this position, please:
(1) Send a letter of application and CV and three writing samples (preferably published journal articles) to Jon Krosnick at krosnickpostdoc@gmail.com.
(2) After May 11, 2009, go to http://jobs.stanford.edu/, click on “Job Search,” search for “34404” to locate this job, and submit all required information online to apply officially for the job.
Evaluation of applications will begin as they come in, and a candidate will be hired as soon as possible.
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