[Jobs] postdoc

[Leora Lawton]

*Post-doctoral State Policy Fellowship in Early Childhood*

Beginning September 1st, 2017, SRCD will be supporting full-time, year-long
positions for two Post-doctoral State Policy Fellows with placements in
state Executive Branch offices that focus on early childhood. This
post-doctoral fellowship is intended to be an immersion experience in which
child development scientists have the opportunity to build skills in policy
research and implementation and develop a greater understanding of the
interplay of science and policy. SRCD would expect academic mentors in the
students’ home institutions and policy mentors in their placements to
provide guidance to the State Policy Scholars. It is SRCD’s intent for
academic mentors to benefit from closer ties with a state policy office and
develop greater understanding of the research and policymaking issues of
highest priority to the office, and for state agencies focused on early
childhood to benefit from the expertise of a child development researcher.
Academic mentors are not asked to design a project with the fellow in
advance, but to support the fellow as the immersion experience proceeds and
the potential for bringing child development and research expertise to the
placement office is clarified.

*Program Requirements:* Applicants must have a doctoral-level degree (e.g.,
Ph.D., Ed.D., M.D.) in a discipline involving child development research.
Candidates with expertise in family engagement, early math skills, and/or
the development of dual language learners in early childhood will be
prioritized, but placement activities may focus on early childhood policy
more broadly. Candidates must have completed their doctorate no more than
two years before the start of the fellowship, must be U.S. citizens, and
must be members of SRCD. A brief letter of intent of no more than three
pages single-spaced is requested as a first step. Letters of intent should
be submitted jointly by a post-doctoral candidate and a professor or senior
researcher (at a university center or research organization) interested in
serving as the academic mentor for the Post-doctoral State Policy Fellow. A
selection committee will follow up with invitations for full applications.
Among the requirements for the full application will be a letter of
commitment from a state Executive Branch agency confirming that it will
provide a placement. More information about the program and submission of
letters of intent is available here
<http://harvard.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5d3c49a166756ff4290c7d60b&id=5b2440676c&e=bc0dab8461>
.

*Deadline to submit letters of intent:* December 19, 2016

More information about the pilot State Policy Programs is available online
at http://srcd.org/policy-media/state-policy-programs
<http://harvard.us14.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5d3c49a166756ff4290c7d60b&id=36d41e20e5&e=bc0dab8461>.
For questions, please email policyfellowships at srcd.org.

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Leora Lawton PhD
Executive Director
Berkeley Population Center
360 Barrows Hall
(of) 510-643-1270
(m) 510-928-7572
www.popcenter.berkeley.edu
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