Postdoctoral Scholar
Core
Implement a national research program for the National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI) funded by the NSF, focusing on data collection, qualitative analysis, and developing policy-relevant evidence.
Role type
Postdoctoral Scholar (Research)
Builds
Peer-reviewed manuscripts, public-use datasets, and a transferable intervention playbook.
Domain
Innovation, entrepreneurship, science and technology policy, public policy, computational social science.
Deliverable
research
Required skills
Qualitative methods, configurational analysis, computational social science methods, LLM-assisted qualitative analysis, longitudinal data collection, case-based analysis.
Preferred skills
AI-assisted research methods, innovation and entrepreneurship, economics of innovation, management and organization science.
Responsibilities
Instrument and maintain a national registry; lead baseline and longitudinal data collection; conduct qualitative comparative analysis (QCA) and LLM-assisted qualitative analyses; lead the development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, public-use datasets, and a transferable intervention playbook.
Seniority
Postdoctoral (Early-career researcher)