The expected base pay salary range for this position is $62,132 - $74,088. The referenced salary range reflects base pay, which is based on faculty rank and years in rank. This salary range does not include all components of the School of Education's faculty compensation program or pay from participation in the School of Education's incentive compensation programs. Therefore, the actual compensation paid to the selected candidate may vary from the salary range stated herein. For more information, please contact the hiring department. Johns Hopkins University seeks a Postdoctoral Fellow for a year-long appointment in the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools (CSHS), School of Education (SOE), beginning Spring 2025 (or by July 1 at the latest). The fellowship will be under the direction of Odis Johnson, Professor and Director of the Center for Safe and Healthy Schools. Scholars who have completed a Ph.D. in education or a related field and strong quantitative or mixed methods methodological skills are invited to apply to work on cutting edge research and development to advance our understanding of how to increase safe and healthy schools for historically underserved students. CSHS is dedicated to understanding the obstacles historically underserved students face when it comes to public transportation, school infrastructure, school nutrition, after school programs and social-emotional learning. CSHS works collaboratively with students, schools, districts, and state across the nation in co-understanding, co-developing, and spreading effective evidence-based practices. Spring 2024 fellowship focus: Fellows are expected to engage full-time on research projects that align with the CSHS and the Nobody Asked Me Campaign research themes noted above, with an emphasis on two related on-going projects: a) one that involves school districts, United States Department of Transportation, State Departments of Education, State Departments of Transportation, and local community partners in efforts to improve transportation, school nutrition, school infrastructure, after school programs and social- emotional learning for all youth, by better creating safe and healthy supported pathways through k-12 schooling, and b) one that involves Baltimore City School District, Maryland Transit Administration, elected officials in Baltimore, community partners, and Governor Office of Children of Maryland in efforts of providing Baltimore students, parents, and community members with safe and healthy public transportation, schools, nutrition and recreational places. Interested candidates will provide a brief proposal that articulates how their research interests align with the goals and projects of the Center. Final goals and objectives will be jointly established at the start of the fellowship, and will include elements of research design, data collection and analysis, grant writing, mentoring experience, interacting with school, district, and state partners, preparation of publications, and career development. The Fellow will work closely with the other members of the research and development team (researchers and practitioners) and have opportunities to learn about and collaborate with research teams in CSHS and throughout the JHU community in a collaborative and interdisciplinary research environment. The fellowship provides a competitive stipend, a conference and travel stipend, and other benefits for a year. The selected candidate will be appointed as a postdoctoral fellow through the School of Education where training will include access to the rich academic environment (seminars, colloquia, teaching opportunities, etc.) and conduct research as part of the CSHS research team. Education: + Must have a PhD or equivalent degree in a relevant field of study. + PhD must be completed prior to acceptance. Students in the process of completion must provide assurance that all degree requirements will be complete prior to start. Required skills: + Experience in educational research. + Demonstrated background in research design and statistics + Facility with statistical software and willingness to learn additional platforms + Comfort with working in online platforms for research and collaboration Preferred Skills: + Experience and scholarship in curriculum and instruction + Knowledge of field of Gifted and Advanced Learning + Experience working with K-12 students/schools + Light programming/coding in one or more languages (R, Access, Java, SQL, etc.) Salary: $62,132 - $74,088 To apply, please submit the following documentation: + Cover letter expressing interest in the fellowship + Current curriculum vita + Statement of Research Interest & Career Goals + Research proposal of up to 1500 words (approx. 3 pages) Additional Information Salary Range The referenced salary range represents the minimum and maximum salaries for this position and is based on Johns Hopkins University's good faith belief at the time of posting. 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