[Jobs] postdoc at UMass Amherst - Employment Equity

[Leora Lawton]

 *Post-doc at Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts,
Amherst*



The Center for Employment Equity, University of Massachusetts, Amherst is
searching for a Post-Doc researcher.  The position has primary
responsibility to manage the development of a user friendly data platform
to give citizens – job seekers, economic developers, employers,
journalists, activists, etc. – access to EEOC data on employment quality
and discrimination complaints. Tasks will include developing a series of
reports on employment equity and a linked web based data platform aimed at
broad dissemination of employment equity data to various publics. The core
data for this project are contemporary employer reports on private and
public sector employers generated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission as well as individual discrimination complaints to the EEOC.
Initial work on developing the data portal and initial reports are nearing
completion. Future work will focus primarily on both policy oriented and
basic science research and research dissemination. You will work closely
with the project PIs and one or more Ph.D. level research assistants.
Current projects include studies of LGBT and sexual harassment
discrimination complaints, employment diversity in Silicon Valley Tech
firms, Black and Hispanic access to living wage jobs. Funding is currently
available for two years. Qualifications: We are looking for a person with
strong statistical analysis and writing skills, experience with data
management, the ability to coordinate complex projects and work
independently, and a willingness to remain in the position for two years.
Ph.D. in social science and/or public policy with a focus on employment
equity preferred. Position: Salary $60,000, plus excellent benefits. Start
Date: Negotiable (preference for June/July) Please respond By May 1, 2018
to Steve Boutcher (boutcher at umass.edu
<https://box6136.bluehost.com:2096/cpsess0580050117/3rdparty/squirrelmail/src/compose.php?send_to=boutcher@umass.edu>)
with a CV and letter of application describing how you meet the job
qualifications, and a list a references.
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