| Professors Douglas Rivers, David Brady and Morris Fiorina seek a postdoctoral fellow for assistance and collaboration with survey research and experimentation. This would involve design and analysis of surveys, including the Hoover Institution’s ongoing national polls and the Golden State Poll in California. The term would be up to three years.
Strong candidates will have their Ph.D. completed prior to the start of the appointment; a thesis and/or research papers focusing on American elections; knowledge of survey methodology and statistics, multilevel modelling, and causal inference; strong R programming skills, including Tidyverse packages and experience managing large datasets.
Applications must be submitted through Academic Jobs Online (https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/21426) and include the following information:
1. Cover letter detailing the reasons for the applicant’s interest
2. Curriculum Vitae
3. Writing sample consisting of either a dissertation chapter or a recent published paper
4. R coding sample (or your Github repo)
5. Graduate Transcript showing that all the requirements for the Ph.D. have been completed, or a letter from the Ph.D. advisor stating they will do so by July 2022
6. Two Letters of Recommendation
Stanford University is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to diversity. It welcomes nominations of, and applications from, women, members of minority groups, protected veterans and individuals with disabilities, as well as others who would bring additional dimensions to the university’s research, teaching and clinical missions. |
(posted 2022/03/16, listed until 2022/06/01)