POSTDOC IN EARLY CHILDHOOD TRANSLATIONAL AND APPLIED RESEARCH - BRAZELTON TOUCHPOINTS CENTER, BOSTON CHILDREN'S

Position Description

The Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC) in the Division of Developmental Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital, offers a Postdoctoral Fellowship in Early Childhood Translational and Applied Research. The nature of our work aligns with the philosophy of BTC and the goals of the Division of Developmental Medicine. Our overall aim is to increase knowledge and experience related to diversity in the context of relational community research and evaluation. The aim of the Research and Evaluation Unit is to emphasize the latest practice and applied research techniques with demonstrated efficacy, consider community-level scaling, integrate a developmental perspective, and support ethical, collegial, and responsible applied research practice that includes and goes beyond community participatory research.

Opportunities

• Access to a wide array of evaluation and research projects that are currently active at BTC.
• Work with several teams of researchers to participate in research on interventions with young children and families.
• Collaborate on multiple major projects with tribal nations or their representatives, Latine families, African-American families, and Arab families.
• Engage in complex analytic assessment, and contribute to the development and design of new research projects.
• Participate in a program of grant writing, develop presentations for scientific conferences, write evaluation reports, and contribute to papers submitted for publication in peer-reviewed journals.

Eligibility

Candidate must hold a PhD/EdD in psychology, child development, or a related degree with some emphasis on early childhood or childhood and adolescence. Spanish language skills are a plus. BTC actively encourages applications from women and members of historically underrepresented groups.

How to Apply

To apply, interested applicants should complete the Boston Children’s Hospital Postdoctoral Fellowship application (“Application for Postdoctoral Psychology Fellowship”) and send the completed application, letter of interest, curriculum vitae, three letters of reference, any first-author publications (or publications in which the candidate took a primary role), and a one-page cover letter describing career goals, research interests, and certified transcript of doctoral work to:

• Dr. Catherine C. Ayoub, Director of Research and Evaluation, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, 1295 Boylston, Suite 320, Boston, MA, 02215
• Email: Catherine.Ayoub@childrens.harvard.edu, Elisa.Vele@childrens.harvard.edu

Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer

Boston Children’s Hospital is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability.