Postdoctoral Employee – Project Manager

 
Job#: JPF07162
 

APPLICATION WINDOW

Open date: September 30th, 2021

Next review date: Friday, Oct 15, 2021 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
 

POSITION DESCRIPTION

One postdoctoral position in the area of disinformation, finance, algorithmic credit scoring and community activism in minoritized communities is available at the University of California, Irvine. The position, funded by a grant from the National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator, a new, interdisciplinary initiative that seeks to accelerate research into practice:

"The Convergence Accelerator's curriculum, consisting of human-centered design; user discovery; team science; early-stage prototyping; and pitch preparation is designed to provide our funded teams the tools to transition their solutions into practice," said Douglas Maughan, office head of the NSF Convergence Accelerator program. Phase one teams are expected to apply the curriculum; as well as focus on cross-cutting partnerships as most national-scale challenges cannot be solved with a single discipline and expertise."

https://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/convergence-accelerator/2021-solicitation.jsp

While formally housed in the School of Social Sciences, the selected fellow will work with faculty and graduate students from multiple departments within Social Science and the School of Information and Computer Science as well as external partners, including non-profits and local community organizations in Orange County.

The postdoctoral fellow’s main tasks will be to: provide overall management of project; convene and manage meeting logistics; supervise undergraduate research assistants, meet regularly with graduate research assistants, maintain communications with community and team partners, contribute to integrated research analysis.

Requirements – Candidates must have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment in a relevant discipline (or interdisciplinary field), such as anthropology, economics, information/computer sciences, political science, science and technology studies, sociology, and other fields. Candidates should also have a research profile that relates to this initiative, e.g. at the interface of finance, technology, and misinformation in society.

The appointment could begin as early as October 1, 2021 for a period of one year. Salary will be commensurate with experience.

Application Procedures – Applicants are required to submit 1) Cover Letter (including research skills), 2) a current Curriculum Vitae 3) Statement of Contributions to Diversity and 4) three names and contact information for references.

Submit materials via UC Irvine's online application system, RECRUIT, located at https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/JPF07162.
 

QUALIFICATIONS
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Candidates must have a Ph.D. at the time of appointment in a relevant discipline (or interdisciplinary field), such as anthropology, economics, information/computer sciences, political science, science and technology studies, sociology, and other fields. Candidates should also have a research profile that relates to this initiative, e.g. at the interface of finance, technology, and misinformation in society.
 

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

• Cover Letter
• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Statement of Research
• Inclusive Excellence Activities Statement - Statement addressing how past and/or potential contributions to inclusive excellence will advance UCI's Commitment to Inclusive Excellence. See our guidance for writing an inclusive excellence activities statement.
• Authorization to Release Information Form - A reference check will be completed only if you are made a tentative offer to a Professor or Professor of Teaching series, at any rank. Download, complete, sign, and upload the form: https://ap.uci.edu/wp-content/uploads/AuthReleaseForm.pdf

• 3 required (contact infomration only)
   

CAMPUS INFORMATION

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC nondiscrimination policy.

JOB LOCATION
Irvine, CA
 

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