Job Description
Philadelphia Urban Research Project Postdoctoral Research Fellow, 2025-2026
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Open Date: Dec 19, 2024
Deadline: The Philadelphia Urban Research Project at the University of Pennsylvania , directed by Professor Michael Jones-Correa, seeks to appoint up a Postdoctoral Research Fellow for the 2025-2026 academic year. This opportunity is for a one-year, full-time residential postdoctoral research fellowship, with potential to renew for one year, conditional on successful performance and availability of funding. The appointment will begin on July 1, 2025.
Housed in the Department of Political Science , the Philadelphia Urban Research Project will focus on questions around urban space and politics. The postdoctoral researcher will 1) conduct geo-spatial analyses of urban demographic trends, land use, service provision, civic engagement, and voting, and 2) aid in the design and fielding of a new survey of residents in metropolitan Philadelphia. The postdoctoral fellow may also be asked to contribute to projects in other areas/ongoing projects on a variety of different topics related to the broad theme of 'urban space and politics.'
Job responsibilities may include the following: Collect and clean voting and other public use data; program complex surveys in Qualtrics; prepare IRB applications; manage logistical details of field projects; prepare scripts and do-files for statistical analysis in Stata and R; prepare visualizations of quantitative data/results; draft short reports with project results; review/comment on research and working papers; and co-author papers and reports with the project director. The postdoctoral fellow may also be asked to assist with preparing replication files for published studies, to manage with the Director a team of undergraduate and post-baccalaureate researchers, and to help design/manage the project's website.
The postdoctoral fellow will be expected to work three days/week on Philadelphia Urban Research projects under the direction of Professor Michael Jones-Correa, and can pursue their own research for the remainder of their work time. There is no formal teaching requirement. The postdoctoral fellow will also have the opportunity to engage with research by other faculty and graduate students at Penn.
The salary for this position is commensurate with experience and complies with the University of Pennsylvania's policies on post-doctoral fellows ( .)
We seek candidates who share our strong commitment to research, teaching and mentoring, and to a scholarly community shaped by values of inclusive excellence. The Department, the School of Arts and Sciences , and the University of Pennsylvania are committed to creating a community of students, scholars, and staff that reflects the diversity of the world we live in. We create working and learning environments that are affirming, equitable, and inclusive. As a community, we value dynamic interactions and thoughtful discussions, and strive for an environment where everyone is supported and valued. For information on the School of Arts and Sciences' inclusion and anti-racism initiatives, please see:
Qualifications Applications are welcomed from scholars who have received their Ph.D. or equivalent degrees since June 2023, or who expect to complete their degree by June 2025. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis starting on January 15, 2025. Applications will be received until January 30, 2025. The successful applicant will be contacted in February 2025.
The successful applicant will have excellent training in quantitative methods with an emphasis on one or more of the following: statistical analysis, geo-spatial analysis, and/or survey design and methods. Excellent knowledge of the statistical software Stata and R, experience in programming surveys in Qualtrics, and/or experience with geo-spatial programming with ATLAS.ti. Applicants should have outstanding organizational skills, should be intellectually curious, ambitious, energetic, and self-motivated; they should be able to work independently, but also as part of a team and be sensitive to the demands of multiple simultaneously ongoing projects; they should be able to multi-task and respond to feedback quickly. Training in a social science field, such as political science, sociology, urban planning, or criminology, is desirable.
Application Instructions All application materials must be submitted online through Interfolio:
Applicants will be asked to upload a cover letter, CV/resume, one-page research statement, writing sample, unofficial PhD transcript (only required for current graduate students), and two confidential letters of recommendation.
If you have questions, please email the Professor Michael Jones-Correa at: mjcorrea@sas.upenn.edu
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