Postdoctoral Researcher

Position Overview

The Institute for Policy & Social Research (IPSR) is a designated research center for the social sciences, supporting social science researchers at the University of Kansas. IPSR supports faculty‑led research centers, their directors, and a network of more than 100 affiliates and staff. The postdoctoral position will work closely with the PI and project staff to support analysis and research on health records for women within the United States.

KPC has a portfolio of projects around the newly developed Care Board dashboard. The position is part of the research team and will work on projects closely tied to the Care Board and conduct independent research. The position is housed within the Kansas Population Center in IPSR and reports to Dr. Misty Heggeness. This is a limited‑term appointment with an end date of 2/28/2027, with the possibility for extension.

• 40% – Conduct quantitative modeling and research utilizing Stata or R on data obtained by the COBRE team consisting of health records of women who gave birth between 2018 and 2020. Methods include OLS, Logit, and Poisson modeling, along with descriptive quantitative techniques and figure making. This work will be done with the assistance of the team's data scientist.
• 40% – Lead at least one manuscript to completion throughout the course of the work on the topic of new mother health. Tasks include conducting literature reviews and writing the paper. The position holder will be the lead author on this paper. The topic can be chosen by the position holder, or the holder can take over one of the existing preliminary manuscripts.
• 20% – Attend weekly team meetings on the Lawrence and Edwards campuses, and provide reviews and recommendations to team manuscripts presented in these meetings through shared Word documents.

• PhD in economics, sociology, public policy, or a related area conferred at the time of appointment, not to exceed six months from the date of hire.
• Demonstrated knowledge in working with large household survey and administrative data, as evidenced by application materials.
• Effective communication skills and strong experience working in teams, as evidenced by application materials.
• Demonstrated interest in conducting research on women's health in rural communities and the ability to generate their own research agenda, as evidenced by application materials and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

N/A

Advertised Salary Range: $57,900