Assistant Research Professor - The Clearinghouse for Military Readiness

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness (Clearinghouse) at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, is seeking applications for a non-tenure track Assistant Research Professor to assist in the scientific development, implementation, dissemination, and evaluation of community-based programs, projects, and services across the public and private sector.

The Clearinghouse is an applied research center, nationally recognized for its work on improving the health and well-being of military service members and their families. Projects focus on topics such as parenting, building family resilience, preventing family violence, enhancing child and youth development, suicide prevention, obesity prevention, evaluation of mental health treatments, veteran transitions from military to civilian life, and families at risk, among numerous others.

Role: The Assistant Research Professor will assist with program evaluation and project work around veteran and military families as well as military-connected students. This position will:

• Develop and implement evaluation plans for new and ongoing projects
• Collect, code, and analyze qualitative data for reporting
• Prepare and present evaluation findings to diverse audiences including academic, policy, and community stakeholders
• Write and create content for dissemination including policy briefs, infographics/summary sheets, and technical and impact reports
• Recommend metrics and evaluation designs
• Provide technical assistance to grantees around evaluation (metrics review, survey design, descriptive data analysis)
• Develop manuscripts and conduct literature reviews
• Lead and support special projects across the Clearinghouse

Education and Experience: The position typically requires a Ph.D. in a Social Science related field and 2+ years of experience. Prior experience with qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, web-based data collection tools, and knowledge of program evaluation are strongly preferred.

Work Arrangement: This position will support a hybrid working arrangement with a blend of remote and on-site work.This role might require occasional travel.

Application: Interested applicants must complete the Penn State application process and submit a cover letter, and resume, or CV.The review of applicants will begin immediately.

This is a term appointment funded for one year from the hire date, with an excellent possibility of renewal.

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Penn State offers competitive benefits to full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plans, in addition to tuition discounts (75% discount for spouse and children), and paid holidays. Please visit https://hr.psu.edu/current-employee/benefits for more detailed information.

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