Post-Baccalaureate Research Fellow
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- The University of Texas at Austin
- Location
- Austin, Texas
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- Social Sciences, Psychology & Behavioral Science
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- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The Texas Behavioral Science and Policy Institute (TxBSPI) is recruiting for post-baccalaureate research fellows to assist with research projects and receive training in preparation to apply for doctoral programs in the social sciences. Our aim is to build skills in research and theory among students from underrepresented groups in doctoral programs, including but not limited to underrepresented minorities, first-generation college students, community college transfers, and individuals with disabilities.
Our team uses insights from behavioral sciences to design, administer, and evaluate programs that narrow inequalities in education during adolescence and early adulthood. The fellow will primarily work on the Texas Mindset Initiative, a collaboration with the College of Natural Science at UT-Austin and Texas OnRamps to develop and evaluate scalable interventions to improve instructors’ practices and students’ experiences in high school and college.
Fellows will gain hands-on research experience and mentoring in research skills and professional development under the guidance of the principal investigator and postdoctoral fellows. Anticipated responsibilities and opportunities include:
(1) Assisting in the design of new interventions to support more growth oriented classroom environments
(2) Reviewing and summarizing the literature on teachers’ mindsets, student motivation, student engagement, and teachers’ practices
(3) Managing undergraduate research assistants in research tasks
(4) Analyzing responses to instructor interventions from the fall
(5) Attending and actively participating in weekly project meetings, lab meetings, and research presentations
(6) Receiving structured training in preparation for doctoral programs in social science
The Fellow will receive all of the benefits of a full time University of Texas Employee, including healthcare and retirement. The start date is flexible, preferably by August 2021.
If you have any questions, please contact fellowship coordinator Jamie Carroll (jmcarroll@utexas.edu).
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What starts here changes the world
Like the state it calls home, The University of Texas at Austin is a bold, ambitious leader. UT Austin is the flagship school of the University of Texas System, which includes eight academic universities and six health institutions statewide. Ranked among the biggest and best research universities in the country, UT Austin is home to more than 51,000 students and 3,000 teaching faculty. Together we are working to change the world through groundbreaking research and cutting-edge teaching and learning techniques. Here, tradition and innovation blend seamlessly to provide students with a robust collegiate experience.
Amid the backdrop of Austin, Texas, a city recognized for its creative and entrepreneurial spirit, the university provides a place to explore countless opportunities for tomorrow’s artists, scientists, athletes, doctors, entrepreneurs, and engineers.
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Diversity is an indispensable part of excellence. UT Austin has defended this principle all the way to the Supreme Court, and American higher education has benefitted.
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The university’s Division of Diversity and Community Engagement (DDCE) offers more than 40 programs and initiatives that support this vision. Additionally, in the spring of 2017, the University Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (UDIAP) was created to serve as a blueprint for future diversity and inclusion efforts.
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UT Austin provides access to top research, both inside and outside the university, so you can perform at the highest level. Students and faculty are encouraged to explore and discover across disciplinary boundaries. UT Austin researchers work to fight and treat diseases, devise solutions to global problems, address critically important social issues, and improve the human condition in myriad ways. The university's world-class resources include extensive grant and funding opportunities; broad support networks dedicated to turning ideas into products and companies; and state-of-the-art labs, studios, and facilities.
UT Austin is proud to support its inspiring community of researchers — and is dedicated to sharing their work with the world.
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