JOBS: Research Fellow Positions, Survey Research Center, University of Michigan
The Survey Research Center (SRC) in the Institute for Social Research (ISR) at the University of Michigan invites applications and nominations of outstanding candidates for Research Fellow positions in any area of social science research including anthropology, demography, economics, education, geography, psychology, public health, social epidemiology, social work, sociology, survey methodology, statistics, and urban studies. The Research Fellow position is designed to be the launching appointment of a tenure-track career within the Survey Research Center, with a tenure decision as early as 3 years and as late as 6 years after promotion into the Research Professor track. Joint appointments with interested and appropriate academic departments and units at the University of Michigan are possible. Research Fellow positions provide full salary support for three years, placement within an active group of research professors, experience in writing individual and team proposals for external grants, mentoring in scientific publications and research entrepreneurship.
We anticipate hiring several (up to five) research fellows. Both new PhDs and those with post-doctoral or tenure-track experience will be considered. Salaries of Research Fellows are highly competitive, with 12 month support between $90,000 and $120,000 per year for new PhDs, depending on discipline; salaries of those with post-PhD experience will be appropriately adjusted.
Examples of important social science questions being pursued at SRC:
· How do the social environment and social networks affect health outcomes?
· What are the causes and consequences of the use of alcohol, tobacco, and other (illicit) drugs among youth and young adults?
· How do families respond to changes in income and employment, and how do these shocks affect the cognitive and emotional development of their children?
· What makes for effective teaching in US classrooms?
· What are the causes and consequences of exercise, eating habits, and obesity?
· How do social context or values and beliefs shape change and variation in family formation or family relationships over time?
· What are the determinants of retirement decisions, household wealth at retirement, and the quality of life after retirement?
· How do psychosocial factors contribute to different outcomes and trajectories of aging?
· How do we use data to inform the treatment of mental health disorders?
· How do we conceptualize and measure values and beliefs, their dissemination, and their consequences around the world?
· What are the effects of growing nonresponse on the quality of survey estimates?
· How can administrative and geospatial data enhance the scientific value of traditional survey data?
We are interested in productive scholars, including both those completing dissertations and those with some post-doctoral research experience, who can thrive in our entrepreneurial, interdisciplinary, collegial culture, focusing on original data collection.
SRC is a unique, world-renowned social science research center that conducts investigator initiated, survey-based research on theoretical and applied problems of both social and scientific importance (please see our website: http://www.isr.umich.edu/src/).
Applicants may initiate the process by submitting a letter describing their scholarly activities and interests in SRC. Please include a CV, names of (but not letters from) references, and one or two recent publications or working papers.
Please send applications and inquiries electronically to SRCSearch@isr.umich.edu or mail to Survey Research Center Search Committee, Director’s Office, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48106-1248. The University of Michigan is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. Women and minority candidates are encouraged to apply.
