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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Mixed-Methods Education and Credential Validity Research Northeastern University in United States
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Postdoc
Field of study
Education
Funding
Grant-funded fixed-term appointment, contingent on funding and satisfactory performance and renewable based on available funding. Salary is commensurate with experience and consistent with Northeastern postdoctoral scales, with an expected hiring range of $60,315 to $85,192.50 plus standard benefits, including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness and life benefits, retirement, and commuting and transportation benefits.
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Northeastern University
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About this position
Northeastern University is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate for a mixed-methods research initiative examining the validity and implementation of the International Big Picture Learning Credential (IBPLC) as a rigorous and equitable pathway into college admissions.
The project investigates whether IBPLC results predict postsecondary success, whether advisors apply its assessment frameworks consistently, whether the credential measures its intended competencies, and how admissions professionals develop trust in the credential. Northeastern collaborates with Big Picture Learning U.S., Big Picture Learning Australia, and the National Association for College Admission Counseling, with support from the YTL Fund.
The postdoctoral researcher will contribute across the study’s quantitative and qualitative components. Work includes designing and managing longitudinal tracking for IBPLC students; coordinating consent, data collection, and case-study protocols; linking IBPLC scores and assessment data with college grades, persistence, and survey outcomes; and analyzing predictive validity and advisor-scoring reliability across sites.
The role also involves coordinating subject matter expert review of assessment frames across the six Learning Goals, examining alignment between those frames and student performance, and designing and analyzing admissions-leader focus groups, pilot application readings, and advisor and student surveys. The researcher will lead qualitative coding of interview and focus-group data and help maintain the project’s IRB protocols, data-use agreements, and study documentation.
Additional scholarly and professional activities include drafting annual research summaries, a comprehensive final report, peer-reviewed manuscripts, practitioner briefs, and conference presentations. The associate will work closely with the study’s principal investigators and partner organizations in a collaborative research environment focused on educational assessment, alternative credentials, college admissions, and postsecondary outcomes.
The appointment is based at Northeastern’s Boston campus with a hybrid schedule and some domestic travel expected.
Funding details
Grant-funded fixed-term appointment, contingent on funding and satisfactory performance and renewable based on available funding. Salary is commensurate with experience and consistent with Northeastern postdoctoral scales, with an expected hiring range of $60,315 to $85,192.50 plus standard benefits, including medical, vision, dental, paid time off, tuition assistance, wellness and life benefits, retirement, and commuting and transportation benefits.
What's required
Applicants must hold a PhD or EdD in education, educational measurement or psychometrics, sociology, higher education, or a related field by the start date. Required experience includes mixed-methods research, longitudinal, predictive validity, or reliability designs; proficiency in R, SPSS, or comparable statistical software; qualitative data collection and coding using interviews, focus groups, or case studies; survey design and administration with Qualtrics or an equivalent platform; rigorous data management; scholarly writing; and communication of findings to practitioner and policy audiences. Preferred qualifications include experience in competency-based education, alternative credentials, college admissions research, quantitative or psychometric analyses, National Student Clearinghouse or other postsecondary outcome datasets, professional stakeholder focus groups or expert panels, multi-site IRB protocols and data use agreements, and U.S. high schools. A cover letter is required.
How to apply
Apply through the Northeastern University Workday application page. Submit a cover letter and the other requested application materials; applications without a cover letter will not be considered.
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