Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist

About the role

The Postdoctoral Fellow/Research Scientist position is located within the Psychology department at Fordham University's Rose Hill campus. Fordham University, founded in 1841, is the Jesuit University of New York with a diverse student body of over 16,000 students across nine colleges and schools. The university offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, life insurance, short and long-term disability, employee assistance program (EAP), tuition remission, and generous time off.

Responsibilities

• Constructs surveys needed for the study.
• Collections and analyzes data.
• Publishes publications and presents at conferences.
• Applies for additional funding.
• Mentors graduate and undergraduate lab members.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Sociology, Education, or relevant social science.
• Minimum of one year of experience with at least one large, longitudinal dataset.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a collaborative research laboratory environment.
• Expertise with marginalized groups (e.g., ethnicity, race, immigration status, gender, sexual orientation, and weight).
• Experience with multi-level methods (e.g., experience sampling, longitudinal surveys, biomarkers, observational methods, experimental designs, interviews, focus groups).

Benefits

The successful candidate will be eligible for Fordham University’s comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and vision insurance; flexible spending accounts; retirement plans; life insurance; short and long-term disability; employee assistance program (EAP); tuition remission; and generous time off.

Pay

Starting salary range: $62,232 - $65,640. Salary is commensurate with qualifications, experience, and skills.

Schedule

The position is renewable contingent on funding and is scheduled for 35 hours per week.