Immigration Integration Research and Policy Postdoctoral Research Fellow

The State University of New York, or SUNY, is the largest comprehensive system of public higher education in the United States, with 64 colleges and universities spanning the state from Long Island to the Adirondacks to Buffalo. SUNY System Administration employees, based in Albany and New York City, provide critical support for SUNY campuses, employees, and students to advance SUNY's mission of providing high-quality, affordable higher education for all.

Across a wide range of roles, from finance and legal counsel to student support, academic affairs, IT, admissions, and more, our employees work toward advancing the four priority pillars established by SUNY Chancellor John

B. King Jr. and the SUNY Board of Trustees: student success; research and scholarship; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and economic development and upward mobility. SUNY System Administration is a mission-driven workplace with robust New York State benefits including health insurance, retirement, time off, and paid family leave.

This Institute on Immigrant Integration Research and Policy (IIIRP) seeks to advance the economic, social, and civic integration of foreign-born New Yorkers and to promote responsive policies and practices. With the guidance of the advisory board, the Institute identifies gaps in knowledge and implements a comprehensive applied research agenda, disseminates seed funding for immigrant integration researchers, maintains a data portal that informs policy on socio-economic integration of immigrants, and cultivates a training ground for aspiring researchers and practitioners through a fellowship program.

The postdoctoral research fellow will support the IIIRP in designing, implementing, and disseminating research projects. The fellow will conduct literature reviews, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, maintain research databases, prepare reports and presentations, coordinate with project partners, and contribute to manuscripts, policy briefs, and grant proposals. The fellow will also help ensure data quality, ethical compliance, and the timely completion of project activities.

The postdoctoral research fellow will work with the IIIRP executive director, IIIRP staff, board members, and other team members at the Rockefeller Institute of Government, as well as outside stakeholders including policymakers, agencies, and the public  position is a maximum two-year term, contingent on funding availability.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities Include (But Are Not Limited To):

• Data analysis for IIIRP and or sponsored projects.
• Writing and communicating findings to sponsors, peers, and the public.
• Development and execution of one's own research agenda, including designing new research studies, collecting original data and/or identifying appropriate secondary data sources, and conducting the appropriate analyses to answer corresponding research questions, under supervision of IIIRP leadership.

Demonstrated Competence in the Following:

• Strong analytical, organizational, writing, and communication skills
• Analyzing policy issues.
• Proficiency with relevant research methods and data analysis tools.

Qualifications:

A candidate must have a terminal degree (e.g., PhD or equivalent). ABD candidates may apply but must earn a terminal degree before their start date. The candidate must have completed coursework in quantitative, qualitative, or mixed-methods social science research in a relevant field (including immigration law, migration policies, social justice, economics, public health, psychology, public policy, or political science).

Additional requirements include:

• Advanced data analysis capabilities
• Experience with data management/analysis software such as SPSS, R, or STATA.
• Strong organization and critical thinking skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Preferred Qualifications include:

• Experience with GIS
• Experience with data visualization, including use of Tableau or similar software

• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.
  
  VISA sponsorship is not available for this position.
• The state title for this position is Postdoctoral Associate (SL-1) and ispart of the United University Professions Union.
• This is a temporary position for up to 12months.
• Excellent Benefit Package which includes:…