Postdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term East Lansing, Michigan, United States Education Policy Center 10014017 Area of Interest: Education/Training Full Time/Part Time: Full Time (90-100%) Group: Fixed Term Academic Staff Remote Work: Remote-Friendly Union/Non-Union: Non-Union Faculty/Academic Staff Opening on: Mar 5 2026 Closing at: Mar 5 2028 - 23:55 EST Salary Commensurate with Experience College Of Education 1115594
Position Summary The Education Policy Innovation Collaborative (EPIC) at Michigan State University (MSU) invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar who is skilled in quantitative research methods and has expertise in education policy, with a specific interest in policy and program evaluation. EPIC is a policy lab located within the College of Education at Michigan State University. EPIC partners with state and
school district leaders to produce rigorous and objective multi-method research with consequence that strengthens evidence-based decision making for practice and policy in Michigan, with implications for historically and currently underserved students throughout the country. The EPIC team includes Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato and EPIC staff researchers, EPIC-affiliated faculty, several postdoctoral research associates,
and graduate and undergraduate students. This position will join an interdisciplinary EPIC team conducting a mixed-methods evaluation of TeachMichigan, a state-funded initiative designed to support educator development, leadership, and retention. The broader study, now in its third year, combines interviews with participants and district leaders, biannual participant surveys, and linked state administrative data to
examine both program implementation and outcomes, including educator retention and mobility as well as student outcomes. The Postdoctoral Scholar will primarily support the quantitative components of this work, contributing to the preparation of analytic datasets, conducting descriptive and multivariate analyses, and helping to develop research designs for estimating program impacts. This work will be conducted as
part of an established collaborative team led by principal investigators including Dr. Madeline Mavrogordato, EPIC’s faculty director, and Dr. Jane Arnold Lincove (University of Maryland, Baltimore County), who leads the quantitative components of the study. In this role, the Postdoctoral Scholar will work with linked administrative and survey data, contribute to peer-reviewed publications and policy-facing research
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