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Postdoc at the Department of Criminology
Organization: George Mason University
Location: Virginia - Northern, USA
Field: Criminal Justice
Requirements:
Successful candidates will have a Ph.D. in criminology, social work or psychology; outstanding research and quantitative skills including experience with SPSS; and excellent writing and presentation skills. Experience working with offender or disenfranchised populations is important, as is interest in health services methodologies applied to intervention and outcome studies.
Abstract:
The George Mason University, Department of Criminology, Law and Society seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to collaborate with Professors Faye Taxman and Danielle Rudes on research at the intersection of health services, social work and criminology.
Description:
The George Mason University, Department of Criminology, Law and Society seeks a Postdoctoral Research Fellow to collaborate with Professors Faye Taxman and Danielle Rudes on research at the intersection of health services, social work and criminology.
This position is funded by the Center for Advancing Correctional Excellence and is a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded position to work on studies related to improving access to care for people involved in probation, reentry, pretrial and other legal services on substance use, criminal recidivism and HIV-risk behaviors. Many of the studies involve multilevel data including organizational and client-level data. Other studies involve the testing of quality improvement methods on organizational and offender outcomes. Additionally, the studies involve mixed-methods.
One study is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the impact of medically assisted treatments and behavioral therapies on outcomes. Data is also available from several randomized intervention studies with probationers and parolees to reduce substance use, HIV risk and recidivism; as well as to examine the impact of organizational factors on outcomes. Postdoctoral duties include: designing instruments and testing measures; creating and maintaining databases, conducting statistical analyses, collaborating on scholarly articles, assisting in the supervision of our outstanding undergraduate and graduate research assistants; and developing your own studies based on existing data.
Special Instructions to Applicants: For full consideration, applicants must apply online at http://jobs.gmu.edu for position number F9455z; complete the faculty application; and upload a letter of interest and a vita.
In addition, three letters of reference should be submitted, either by e-mail to ftaxman@gmu.edu; or via regular mail to Dr. Faye S. Taxman, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030-4444.
Review of applications will continue until position is filled.
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with national distinction in a range of academic fields. Enrollment is over 32,000, with students studying in over 185 degree programs at campuses in Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William.
Deadline: 03-04-2011
Contacts:
Link: http://jobs.gmu.edu
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