Research Associate

Full Time
Pittsburgh, PA
Posted
Job description

Research Associate

LRDC - Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh - (22007420)


This position is at the Learning Research and Development Center (LRDC), a multi-disciplinary center for research to advance the science of learning by bringing together leading researchers in the cognitive, social, and educational sciences.

LRDC is seeking a qualified candidate for the position of Research Associate.

This Research Associate would contribute to The STEM Pathways for Underrepresented Students to HigherEd (STEM PUSH) Network, a National Science Foundation (NSF)-a funded project which is establishing a national network of STEM pre-college programs and a mechanism to strengthen and accredit these programs for college admissions consideration.

The responsibilities are to drive the design and pace of new work around equitable access to college admissions and accreditation of pre-college STEM programs.

The Research Associate will be required to independently plan, conduct and analyze tests of change and design, collect, and analyze surveys of network participants and higher education stakeholders.

The Research Associate will be required to contribute to the design and evaluation of an accreditation credential and to prepare and report data for analysis, presentation, and publication.

The candidate must be able to work within the context of a multi-disciplinary team of Research Associates and design pilot studies to be executed with college admissions and pre-college program partners.

A qualified candidate has a doctoral degree in either a STEM, STEM education or evaluation field with strong experimental design and data analysis skills.

The ideal candidate has experience with pre-college STEM programs and racially diverse populations.

The candidate must have strong interpersonal, writing, and communications skills, and be committed to addressing racial inequity in STEM. `


The University of Pittsburgh is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and values equality of opportunity, human dignity and diversity. EOE, including disability/vets.
The University of Pittsburgh requires all Pitt constituents (employees and students) on all campuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have an approved exemption. Visit coronavirus.pitt.edu to learn more about this requirement.
Assignment Category Full-time regular
Campus Pittsburgh
Required Attachments Curriculum Vitae

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