Connecting Bridges PostDoc

Position Overview

This position is designed to support the work of Connecting Bridges: Empowering and Supporting Birth Parents, funded by the Sauer Family Foundation. The PostDoc would work with the PI on all study and intervention design aspects to create a community engaged parent support system for birth parents impacted by child welfare. The postdoc would receive training in community based participatory research processes as well as parent intervention development and evaluation. This is a part time position at 15 hours per week.

The University of Minnesota encourages a healthy work life balance for employees. CEHD is committed to an excellent employee experience, offering a flexible work environment that meets the needs of students, staff, faculty, and the communities we serve. Flexible work arrangements may include flexibility in schedule and/or work location. Please note that 100% remote work requires approval prior to offer.

Job Responsibilities

Function 1 (5%)

• Support CBPR processes with the Advisory Board and Development Team

Function 2 (15%)

• Help with qualitative data collection and data analysis

Function 3 (40%)

• Contribute to intervention development processes and organization. This includes protected time for learning about parent intervention development and evaluation. This will include mentoring and developing leadership skills within the research team and in the community

Function 4 (15%)

• Support parent intervention pilot set up, testing, and evaluation

Function 5 (25%)

• Help prepare manuscripts and dissemination plan

Required Qualifications

• Ability to collaborate effectively with people from a variety of communities, backgrounds, and identities
• PhD in Family Social Science or related field
• Qualitative data collection and analysis skills
• Extensive knowledge base of existing parenting interventions
• Experience using data to develop parent training materials
• Organizational and effective communication skills
• Mentoring and Leadership skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Research experience with parents who have trauma history that can be used in intervention development
• Degree in mental health related field

Department Overview

The Department of Family Social Science (FSoS) prepares students to use research to discover and apply knowledge, build interpersonal communication skills, and develop personally and professionally. Considered one of the premier family departments in the United States and globally, our history reaches back to the very first classes taught at the University of Minnesota in 1884. We are leaders in community-based participatory research to develop community-based programs and educational models. We are dedicated to increasing equity, diversity, and inclusion across our academic programs, within our faculty, and in teaching and learning, research, outreach and engagement, and clinical practice.

College Overview

The College of Education and Human Development (CEHD), the third largest college at the University, contributes to a just and sustainable future through engagement with the local and global communities to enhance human learning and development at all stages of the life span. We know diversity is necessary to do our best work and foster our humanity. That's why the CEHD community is collectively dedicated to cultivating an inclusive and equitable environment, embracing and celebrating all identities of our students, staff, and faculty. These values are also a moral imperative requiring continuous proactive measures and a firm stance against prejudice, discrimination, and systemic injustice. https://www.cehd.umn.edu/

Pay Range: The salary for this position is $22,000 annually. Final salary offers are dependent on the candidate's experience, skills, and internal equity within the department.

Retirement plan options are available for Civil Service, Faculty, Labor-Represented, Professional & Administrative, and Temp Casual classifications. Learn more about retirement plans.

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This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.

The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMTC), is among the largest public research universities in the country, offering undergraduate, graduate, and professional students a multitude of opportunities for study and research. Located at the heart of one of the nation's most vibrant, diverse metropolitan communities, students on the campuses in Minneapolis and St. Paul benefit from extensive partnerships with world-renowned health centers, international corporations, government agencies, and arts, nonprofit, and public service organizations.