Faculty Position in Early Learning: Mechanisms and Interventions

stanford • Palo Alto, CA

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About The Position

The Stanford Graduate School of Education seeks a faculty member at the assistant or associate professor level whose research focuses on developing, testing, and studying interventions that support young children’s learning and development. We are particularly interested in scholars who conduct theoretically grounded research in applied settings — including homes, schools, early childhood programs, and community contexts — to identify mechanisms of learning and developmental change, evaluate intervention effectiveness, and examine the conditions that support successful implementation. This work may draw on implementation science to inform the development, adaptation, and delivery of scalable interventions and enrich developmental science. Research areas may span foundational domains of learning and development, including cognition; early mathematics and STEM learning; early language and literacy; social-emotional development; creativity; and related skills that support children’s educational success. Applicants should focus on learning and development from early childhood through the early elementary years. Preference will be given to applicants whose research attends to cultural and contextual variation in learning, addresses issues of educational opportunity and equity, and includes children and families from historically underserved communities.

Requirements

• Ph.D./Ed.D., or enrollment in a Ph.D./Ed.D. program with anticipated degree conferral by the time of appointment.
• Brief cover letter.
• Research and teaching statement (no more than 3 pages total).
• Curriculum vitae.
• Three scholarly publications and/or well-developed papers.
• Provide the names of three references.

Nice To Haves

• Research that attends to cultural and contextual variation in learning.
• Research that addresses issues of educational opportunity and equity.
• Research that includes children and families from historically underserved communities.

Responsibilities

• Develop, test, and study interventions that support young children’s learning and development.
• Conduct theoretically grounded research in applied settings.
• Identify mechanisms of learning and developmental change.
• Evaluate intervention effectiveness.
• Examine the conditions that support successful implementation.
• Inform the development, adaptation, and delivery of scalable interventions.
• Enrich developmental science.
• Focus on learning and development from early childhood through the early elementary years.

Benefits

• Consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
• Reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree