Postdoctoral Scholar

University of Central Florida • Orlando, FL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

The University of Central Florida's (UCF) department of Industrial Engineering and Management Systems (IEMS) invites applications for two Postdoctoral Scholars to support the research program of the National Commercialization and Translation Institute (NCTI), a $20 million national pilot funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). The Postdoctoral Scholars will play a central role in implementing the NCTI research program. Responsibilities will include instrumenting and maintaining the national registry; leading baseline and longitudinal data collection under the registered research protocol; conducting case-based, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and LLM-assisted qualitative analyses; and leading the development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, public-use datasets, and a transferable intervention playbook. The Scholars will work closely with the Principal Investigator (PI), Co-Principal Investigators (Co-PIs), and the independent external evaluator, RTI International.

Requirements

• Ph.D. from an accredited institution in a relevant field, such as innovation and entrepreneurship, economics, management and organization science, science and technology policy, public policy, computational social science, or a related discipline.
• The Ph.D. must be conferred before the commencement of employment in the Postdoctoral Scholar position at the University of Central Florida.
• All applicants must be authorized to work for any U.S. employer.
• Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

Nice To Haves

• Researchers in innovation and entrepreneurship, economics of innovation, science and technology policy, management and organization science, computational social science, or AI-assisted research methods who want to produce publishable, policy-relevant evidence from a live national experiment.
• Strong qualitative, configurational, or computational methods skills are especially welcome.

Responsibilities

• Instrumenting and maintaining the national registry
• Leading baseline and longitudinal data collection under the registered research protocol
• Conducting case-based, qualitative comparative analysis (QCA), and LLM-assisted qualitative analyses
• Leading the development of peer-reviewed manuscripts, public-use datasets, and a transferable intervention playbook

Benefits

• As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you’ll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You’ll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you’ll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you’ll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

What This Job Offers

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