Postdoctoral Scholar Position: Quantitative Methods within Applied Developmental and Learning Science About the Unit: The Kersten Institute for Urban Education (KIUE) at the University of Chicago is an internationally and nationally renowned institute with the aim of promoting applied research on youth development and learning in formal and informal settings. KIUE represents a model for how the higher education community can engage in the systemic improvement of pre- K-12 schooling through its Consortium on School Research, Network for College Success (NCS), To&Through, and Urban Teacher Education Program (UTEP). Across these entities, KIUE conducts rigorous fundamental and applied research, trains researchers and practitioners, operates a preK-12 public school, and provides research-based tools and resources to schools in 62 major cities across 38 states. Position Summary: We invite applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar specializing in quantitative...

Postdoctoral Scholar Position in Developmental and Learning Science Founded more than a century ago as one of the first schools of social work in the United States, the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice has played a leading role in shaping the field. As part of the University of Chicago, the Crown Family School shares the University’s core values and distinctive intellectual culture, with faculty, staff, and students focused on addressing complex social problems through interdisciplinary research, professional training, and sustained community engagement. Scholars at the Crown Family School examine issues such as educational inequality, health disparities, crime and violence, poverty, and child and family welfare through work that spans individual, organizational, and policy levels. With more than 10,000 alumni in leadership roles across academia, nonprofit organizations, business, and government worldwide, the school’s impact is both national and...