Opportunities
Opportunities in Research
There are rich and diverse opportunities for academic research at the National Center for Children and Families, including the following programs:
***Fall 2008 Research Assistant Opportunity***
The National Center for Children and Families seeks two TC students to assist on a research project. Duties will involve coding videotaped discussions between fifth-grade children and their mothers. Spanish fluency strongly desired. Previous research experience a plus. Will require 15-20 hours/week, possibly through spring semester. Pay: $12/hr. Please email letter and CV to Anne Martin, Senior Research Scientist, at: amartin@tc.edu.
***Fall 2008 Research Practicum in Human Development***
HUDK 5324.002 (3 pts.) Lab of Prof. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn.
This practicum will involve in-depth phone interviews of parents receiving public child care assistance from NYC Administration for Children’s Services. The practicum is designed to provide students with the skills to conduct high-quality phone interview of a diverse low-income population of parents with young children. Students will also learn how to collect data that will provide consumer education information to help policymakers assist parents in making informed choices about subsidized child care. Click here for more information.
***Fall 2008 Research Practicum***
HUDK 5324.002 (3 pts.) Lab of Prof. Jeanne Brooks-Gunn.
Rikers Island Oral History Project
Entering its fifth year, this project is part of Teachers College's Student Press Initiative and the Morse Center for the Professional Education of Teachers. Working with young men and women incarcerated on Rikers Island and voluntarily attending G.E.D. programs, project team members audiorecord and transcribe detainee life histories using the Adult Attachment Interview. These transcripts are then used as texts for detainees to edit and improve literacy skills and are ultimately published by the Student Press Initiative. Presently, NCCF researchers/masters students are coordinating the project, conducting and transcribing interviews, and coding them for adult attachment data.
Contact Jondou Chen for more information.
Center Graduate Fellowships
Teachers College doctoral students with policy research interests in children and families are eligible for Center Fellowships. Fellows learn about the nexus of policy, practice and research by working on specific Center projects related to children and families. Fellows are appointed for at least one year although our desire is to form a long-term mentoring relationship with each fellow. All Fellows to date have been appointed for two years. Individuals interested in applying to our fellowship program should begin by contacting the Center's administrative associate by clicking here.
Research Scientists
Post-doctoral fellows are an integral part of the Center. As Senior Fellows, they participate in the life of the Center in every capacity, including managing specific projects, training master's and doctoral level students, writing policy reports, and attending policy conferences. The Center has about 4 Senior Fellows each year. Individuals interested in applying to our fellowship program should contact the Center's administrative associate by clicking here.
Research Affiliates and Young Scholars
The training of young scholars is particularly important in the area of child and family policy research, as training within a single field does not adequately prepare individuals for this work. Affiliated Young Scholars are those individuals who have recently completed doctoral training and are junior faculty at research universities throughout the country. Young Scholars come from various disciplines including psychology, economics, sociology, social work, and early childhood education. Young scholars are invited to become Research Affiliates at the Center.
Research Practicum
The Center has developed an integrated series of different research experiences for students at Columbia University. The Center offers different research and policy experiences in exchange for course credits. The requirements include readings, attendance at seminars and 9 hours of research work at the Center per week (an equivalent of 3 credits). The 9 hours will be devoted to training, organization, and providing students with active research involvement on an on-going project. In addition, students who are chosen as research assistants from this practice are given priority for Thesis supervision at the Center. Center Graduate Fellows, in collaboration with the Research Scientists, develop these research experiences. Individuals interested in learning more about the Research Practicum should contact the Center's administrative associate by clicking here.
Visiting Scholars
The Center invites scholars, including former NCCF researchers, from academic institutions or centers outside the NCCF to become part of the organization and join work on research projects for a specified term. Visiting scholars collaborate on ongoing research projects while helping to train those newer to the field.
Research Assistants
Research Assistants are positions of substantial responsibility at the Center. Although duties vary depending on individual assignments, Research Assistants help train data collectors and coordinate their activities; contribute to research reports; edit papers; help Co-Directors prepare for their teaching assignments; and assist Research Scientists and Center Co-Directors across a range of activities. For more information, please contact the Center's administrative associate by clicking here.
Training Opportunities
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