Mellon Postdoctoral Research Associate

Responsibilities

• Collecting and organizing data associated with CCL communities of practice
• Co-publishing research with Center Director, Andrea Roberts, PhD
• Conducting qualitative and mixed-methods research related to preservation, planning, cultural landscapes, measuring impact, and descendant communities
• Leading data analysis, visualization, GIS mapping, and digital research infrastructure development to support public engagement, website development, and publishing
• Assisting with the development of the OPI interactive web portal and related digital humanities initiatives
• Producing scholarly publications, reports, and public-facing materials
• Assisting with grant writing
• Supporting integration of research into teaching in urban and environmental planning classes
• Participating in Center programming, workshops, lectures, and public engagement activities

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Doctoral degree in planning, historic preservation, history, geography, anthropology, African American studies, public humanities, cultural heritage studies, digital humanities, data science, or a related field
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience involving undergraduate and graduate students in research projects; Demonstrated expertise in qualitative research methodologies; Experience with database development and management, digital humanities, GIS, spatial analysis, or computational/social data methods; Strong writing, organizational, and collaborative skills; Evidence of scholarly research and publication potential; Interest in community-engaged and descendant-centered research practices; Familiarity with ethnography, preservation policy, land use planning, housing, or cultural landscape studies; Experience with database creation and analysis; Experience with NVivo, ArcGIS/QGIS, Python/R, or web-based research platforms; Web and graphic design experience; Experience with tracking and studying program performance

Qualifications

Physical Demands:

• This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers.
• The job does occasionally require traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

Pay

The anticipated hiring range is $55,000-$62,000. Salary will be commensurate with experience and institutional guidelines.

Schedule

This is an Exempt-level, benefitted position.