Postdoctoral Scholar - California Racial Justice Act

Professor Mona Lynch, at the University of California, Irvine, invites applications for a 2-year postdoctoral scholar for the "Measuring Access to Racial Justice in California's Criminal Courts" project. The postdoctoral scholar selected for this position will conduct multi-methods research on the implementation of California's Racial Justice Act (RJA) to assess whether and how it has achieved its policy goals. Start date may be as early as October 1, 2025 and ideally by November 1, 2025.

Specific duties include working with the research team on the design and implementation of a statewide survey, collecting quantitative and qualitative data across the state, conducting quantitative and qualitative data analysis, contributing to the write-up of research reports and manuscripts for publication, and supervision of undergraduate and graduate student research assistants.

Department: https://cls.soceco.uci.edu/pages/department-overview

* Ph.D. or equivalent doctoral degree in criminology, law & society or a related social science field.

* Demonstrated competency in quantitative data analysis, including multi-level modeling.

* Prior research experience on projects related to U.S.-based criminal courts.

• 3-4 required (contact information only)

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

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