Spring 2012
Type: Job Posting
Title: Post-Doctoral Research Fellow
Organization: Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Description: 12 month limited term position in the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at Auburn University immediately available. The Research Fellow will work with the Principal Investigator across several on-going research projects related to relationship dynamics and development among a diverse population of individuals and families. Study samples include economically and ethnically diverse youth, young adults, nonmarried parents, and married and nonmarried couples in first families and stepfamilies. The work will include management of datasets and the utilization of empirical knowledge and advanced statistical skills for the preparation of reports and manuscripts. Work may also include resource development for professionals working with stepfamilies. Minimum qualifications require a Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies or a closely related field, as well as advanced statistical skills and writing skills. ABD applicants will be accepted if all requirements for degree have been completed. Expertise with latent growth modeling and structural equation modeling is required. Experience with hierarchical linear modeling, dyadic data analyses and qualitative coding methods is desirable. Knowledge of relationship and marriage research and stepfamily research, and/or applied or prevention research experience is desirable. The selected candidate must be eligible to work in the US at the time of employment and continue working legally for the proposed duration of the appointment and must be able to communicate effectively in the English language. A 12-month renewal of employment will depend upon satisfactory performance in the position and availability of funding. Screening of applications will begin June 8, 2012 and will continue until candidate is selected. Send resume, college transcripts, 2 letters of recommendation, and copies of up to three publications to Dr. Francesca Adler-Baeder 263 Spidle Hall, Auburn, AL 36849 or email to Francesca@auburn.edu. Auburn University is an AA/EOE. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: 6/8/12
Date Posted on CRF: 5/7/12
Type: Job Posting
Title: Post-Doctoral Research Position
Organization: University of California Davis
Description: We are recruiting for a postdoctoral research position beginning August or September 2012. The position is supported by a four-year grant directed by Kali Trzesniewski, Ph.D., Associate Director of Research for the Statewide 4-H Program. This study seeks to evaluate a new positive youth development program that is being delivered throughout the state of California. The program, 4-H Thrive, is modeled after the Step-It-Up-2-Thrive program. October 2012 is the beginning of a three-year randomized control trial to test the efficacy of the 4-H Thrive program for youth aged 9 to 19. This first trial will be conducted in the 4-H community club program. In October 2013 a separate three-year randomized controlled trial will be conducted in 4-H partnered afterschool programs.
The Scholar will be responsible for: a) working with county staff throughout the state to ensure quality and timeliness of data collection; b) managing the data; c) hiring, training, and supervising undergraduates to code open-ended survey responses and videos of program delivery; d) developing and updating coding manuals as needed; e) managing IRB protocols; f) working with county staff to recruit participants into qualitative focus groups/interviews, facilitating focus groups/conducting interviews, and analyzing mixed-methods data; g) ongoing data analysis; h) ongoing dissemination of findings throughout the project, including peer-reviewed journals, extension journals, policy reports, newsletters, etc.
Eligibility: Completion of the doctorate prior to the start of the position is required. The candidate will have a doctorate in developmental psychology or related discipline with academic interests in positive youth development and applied and/or evaluation research. Knowledge of 4-H preferred, but not required.
Stipend and benefits: Compensation for this Postdoctoral Scholar position takes into account NIH salary guidelines. The appointment will come with the commensurate benefits offered for this position at UC Davis.
To apply: Email application materials (including a vita, two letters of recommendation, and cover letter explaining research experience, reason you are interested in the position, and career goals relevant to the position) to Dr. Trzesniewski (ktrz@ucdavis.edu) by June 1, 2012 for full consideration. Applicants will be considered until the position is filled. UC Davis is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.
Deadline: 6/1/12
Date Posted on CRF: 5/7/12
Type: Conference
Title: 15th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
Organization: the Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation in the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Description:
For fifteen years, the Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference has been a leading forum for welfare and poverty researchers, State and local administrators, practitioners and program operators and Federal officials and policymakers to network with peers and discuss cutting-edge research on welfare and related programs and policies.
This year's conference will feature presentations and discussions on the following topics:
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- Education, Training and Success in the Labor Market
- Child and Youth Well-Being
- Fatherhood, Relationships and Strengthening Families
- Evaluating Social Programs: Building and Using Evidence
- Approaches to Alleviate Poverty and Strengthen the Safety Net
To register or for more information, including important dates, a preliminary agenda, travel options, hotel reservations and information about live streamed sessions, please visit the conference website. There is no cost to attend the conference, although all participants, those attending in person and those viewing the live stream, should register in advance through the conference website.
Link: http://www.wrconference.net/
Date: May 30 - June 1, 2012
Date Posted on CRF: 4/19/12
Type: Job Posting
Title: Post-Doctoral Position in Developmental Psychology
Organization: Max Planck Research Group
Description: The Max Planck Research Group, Communication before Language, 1- to 2-year post-doc position starting as early as May 2012 or thereafter. Research addresses the social and cognitive development in infancy with an emphasis on prelinguistic gestures, attentional processes and social cognition in interaction.
Link: http://www.mpi.nl/research/research-projects/communication-before-language
Deadline: Not Available
Date Posted on CRF: 3/12/12
Type: Conference
Title: Pursuing Justice for Choldren and the Poor with Urgency and Perisistence
Organization: Children's Defense Fund
Description: When 16.4 million children are poor, 8.3 million children don’t have health care, and a majority of children cannot read or compute at grade level in the fourth, eighth, and 12th grades – we have a growing national crisis that demands an urgent response in these politically volatile and polarized times.
Please join us for cutting edge plenary sessions and dozens of compelling workshops as we focus on the latest research and best practices, community building models, and community and youth empowerment strategies to close the gap between what we know works and what we actually do for our most vulnerable – children and the poor.
Link: http://www.childrensdefense.org/national-conference/index.html
Date: July 22-25, 2012 | Cincinnati, OH
Date Posted on CRF: 4/5/12
Type: Funding Announcement
Organization: Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation of the Administration for Children and Families
Description:
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars: Child Care Research Scholars grants are intended to support dissertation research on child care policy issues. These grants are meant to build capacity in the field by focusing research on questions that will inform child care policy and practice as well as foster collaboration between researchers, early care programs, and policymakers.
Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Graduate Student Research Grants: Head Start Graduate Student Research grants are intended to support dissertation research Head Start issues. These grants are meant to build capacity in the field by focusing research on questions that will inform early education policy and practice as well as foster collaboration between researchers, Head Start programs, and policymakers.
Link: http://www.acf.hhs.gov/grants/open/foa/office/opre
Date: N/A
Date Posted on CRF:4/5/12
Type: Conference
Title: Fathers and Fathering in Contemporary Contexts
Organization: National Center for Family and Marriage Research | Bowling Green, OH
Description: Join the NCFMR and our esteemed panel of scholars for the Fathers & Fathering in Contemporary Contexts research conference. The goal of this conference is to move forward our understanding of fathers and fathering in contemporary contexts and examine their linkages to well-being. The panel of interdisciplinary researchers will discuss cutting-edge topics on fatherhood and fathering by sharing new theoretical, empirical, methodological, and measurement insights. Further, researchers will address how their work informs current policy debates.
Link: http://ncfmr.bgsu.edu/page107701.html
Date: May 23-24, 2012 | Bethesda, MD
Date Posted on CRF: 4/5/12
Type: Conference
Title: Growing Minds and Hearts…Children, Families, and Communities
Organization: Birth to Three Institute | Washington D.C.
Description: The Birth to Three Institute (BTT) is a professional development opportunity for early childhood professionals working in Early Head Start, Head Start, Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, American Indian/Alaska Native, and other group care or home visiting settings that serve pregnant women, infants, toddlers, and their families.
Link: http://www.ehsnrc.org
Date: June 11-14, 2012
Date Posted on CRF: 3/14/12
Type: Job Posting
Title: Postdoctoral Position - Infant Development Lab
Organization: Infant Development Research Center | Florida International University
Description: The Infant Development Research Center (infantlab.fiu.edu) in the Department of Psychology at Florida International University invites applications for a two-year NIH funded postdoc in infant perceptual/cognitive/social development to start as soon as possible. The applicant will work with the P.I., Dr. Lorraine Bahrick, her students and staff, to coordinate a research program on infant attention, perception, and memory for social and nonsocial events using habituation, visual preference, and eye tracking measures. Emphasis is on an ecological/developmental systems perspective. Opportunities for collaborative research, developing an independent research program, interfacing with research on atypical development in autism, and training in manuscript writing and grantsmanship. Supervisory, organizational, and writing experience necessary. Preference will be given to candidates with especially strong statistical, computer, and technical skills. Salary is competitive and includes benefits. E-mail inquiries to Dr. Lorraine E. Bahrick, bahrick@fiu.edu. Send vita, statement of research interests, and names of potential referees. FIU is an EO/EA employer.
Link: infantlab.fiu.edu/
Deadline: Unavailable
Date Posted on CRF: 3/12/12
