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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Educational Leadership & Policy Studies
School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Spring 2025
POSITION: TheSchoolofEducationalFoundations,LeadershipandAviation(SEFLA)intheCollegeof EducationandHumanSciencesatOklahomaStateUniversityisseekingone-year (12-month) Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This position will manage a partnership among OSU researchers, Project ECHO®, and K-12 school districts in Oklahoma implementing Khanmigo (Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant). Further, this position will support the research agendas of both the Brock Chair of Innovative Educational Leadership and the John A. and Donnie Brock Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy. We expect the individual filling this position to focus on project management, data collection and analysis, and research development toward publication.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The main responsibilities of this position will be to collaborate, design, and disseminate research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education as well as other educational leadership research projects currently ongoing in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program. In addition, this position will support and lead the partnership program of Oklahoma school districts implementing Khanmigo. This will include but not be limited to collecting and analyzing data, organizing and managing bi-monthly professional development for AI implementation through the ECHO® platform, organizing and facilitating quarterly on-site professional development with Khan Academy representatives in Tulsa or OKC (travel to other partner districts may also be required) . Other responsibilities will be to develop conference proposals, manuscripts, and grant proposals related to topics mentioned above.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD inEducational Leadership or a closely related field;
Record of excellence in scholarship ;
Expertise in theories, research techniques, and methods associated with the field of Educational Leadership & Policy;
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Expertise in using qualitative and quasi-experimental research methods, particularly those suited for analyzing large datasets;
Experience in research applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education with a track record of publications or evidence of strong peer-reviewed publication potential;
Evidence of research collaborations involving practitioners or other relevant educational stakeholders and evidence of an education policy-oriented research agenda with an interest in working both collaboratively as well as independently;
Interest in developing and conducting research-to-policy-to-practice research with and for education policymakers.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be commensurate with education, experience, qualifications and contingent on available funding. Information on benefits can be found at https://hr.okstate.edu/benefits/index.html .
GENERAL INFORMATION: The Educational Leadership and Policy program offers three Graduate Certificates, two master’s degrees, a Doctor of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Educational Leadership and Policy/School Administration. Workforce and Adult Education courses are embedded in the program. We emphasize the application of psychological theories of human motivation, learning, and cognition to applied educational and organizational contexts. Applicants applying these theories and educational contexts to society will be looked upon favorably. Our faculty work together closely and have opportunities to serve in various leadership roles.
The College of Education and Human Sciences includes 7 academic units, 172 faculty, and nearly 200 full-time staff. Additional information regarding the College of Education and Human Sciences may be found at http://education.okstate.edu/ .
Oklahoma State University, an R1 comprehensive land-grant institution with an enrollment of more than 25,000 students. The university offers 87 undergraduate majors, 84 Master’s programs and 48 programs at the doctoral levels at campuses in Stillwater and Tulsa. Stillwater is a micropolitan community of approximately 49,000 people with high-quality amenities and a comparably low cost of living. Oklahoma City and Tulsa are within a 1-hour drive and cities such as Fayetteville, AR, Joplin, MO and Wichita, KS are within a comfortable 2-3-hour drive time of Stillwater. In addition to excellent healthcare, education (public and private primary and secondary schools), and recreational services, the community affords a rich variety of cultural activities typical of a major university environment, including museums, music, art, and theater. Providing a combination of larger city amenities with an airport and cultural life, while maintaining the charm of a smaller community with affordable housing and excellent schools, Stillwater is ranked one of America’s safest cities. See http://VisitStillwater.org for more information.
APPLICATION INFORMATION: Review of applications will begin December 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. To apply, applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, a writing sample (publication or draft manuscript), and contact information for three references to http://jobs.okstate.edu. For more information about the Educational Leadership and Policy
program, please visit our website at https://education.okstate.edu/departments-programs/educational-foundations-leadership-aviation/educational-leadership/ or direct specific inquiries to the EDLE program coordinator: Dr. Katherine Curry at katherine.curry@okstate.edu . You may contact the Search Committee chair, Dr. Jentre Olsen, at jentre.olsen@okstate.edu .
OklahomaStateUniversity(OSU)strivestoprovideasafestudy,work,andlivingenvironmentforitsfaculty,staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, OSU conducts pre-employmentbackgroundchecksonfinalcandidates.Offersofemploymentarecontingentuponthesuccessful completion of a background check. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is notlimitedto,criminal(felonyandmisdemeanor)history,sexoffenderregistry,motorvehiclehistory,financialhistory, and/oreducationverification.Backgroundcheckswillbeconductedwhenrequiredbylaworcontractandwhen,inthe discretionoftheuniversity,itis reasonableandprudenttodoso.
OklahomaStateUniversity,asanequalopportunityemployer,complieswithallapplicablefederalandstatelaws regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunityforallindividualsanddoesnotdiscriminatebasedonrace,religion,age,sex,color,nationalorigin,marital status,sexualorientation,genderidentity/expression,disability,orveteranstatuswithregardtoemployment, educationalprogramsandactivities,and/oradmissions.Formoreinformation,visiteeo.okstate.edu.
School of Educational Foundations, Leadership and Aviation
Spring 2025
POSITION: TheSchoolofEducationalFoundations,LeadershipandAviation(SEFLA)intheCollegeof EducationandHumanSciencesatOklahomaStateUniversityisseekingone-year (12-month) Postdoctoral Research Fellow. This position will manage a partnership among OSU researchers, Project ECHO®, and K-12 school districts in Oklahoma implementing Khanmigo (Khan Academy’s AI-powered teaching assistant). Further, this position will support the research agendas of both the Brock Chair of Innovative Educational Leadership and the John A. and Donnie Brock Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy. We expect the individual filling this position to focus on project management, data collection and analysis, and research development toward publication.
RESPONSIBILITIES: The main responsibilities of this position will be to collaborate, design, and disseminate research on Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education as well as other educational leadership research projects currently ongoing in the Educational Leadership & Policy Studies program. In addition, this position will support and lead the partnership program of Oklahoma school districts implementing Khanmigo. This will include but not be limited to collecting and analyzing data, organizing and managing bi-monthly professional development for AI implementation through the ECHO® platform, organizing and facilitating quarterly on-site professional development with Khan Academy representatives in Tulsa or OKC (travel to other partner districts may also be required) . Other responsibilities will be to develop conference proposals, manuscripts, and grant proposals related to topics mentioned above.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
PhD inEducational Leadership or a closely related field;
Record of excellence in scholarship ;
Expertise in theories, research techniques, and methods associated with the field of Educational Leadership & Policy;
Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated written and verbal communication skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Expertise in using qualitative and quasi-experimental research methods, particularly those suited for analyzing large datasets;
Experience in research applying Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education with a track record of publications or evidence of strong peer-reviewed publication potential;
Evidence of research collaborations involving practitioners or other relevant educational stakeholders and evidence of an education policy-oriented research agenda with an interest in working both collaboratively as well as independently;
Interest in developing and conducting research-to-policy-to-practice research with and for education policymakers.
SALARY AND BENEFITS: Salary will be commensurate with education, experience, qualifications and contingent on available funding. Information on benefits can be found at https://hr.okstate.edu/benefits/index.html .
GENERAL INFORMATION: The Educational Leadership and Policy program offers three Graduate Certificates, two master’s degrees, a Doctor of Education, and a Ph.D. degree in Educational Leadership and Policy/School Administration. Workforce and Adult Education courses are embedded in the program. We emphasize the application of psychological theories of human motivation, learning, and cognition to applied educational and organizational contexts. Applicants applying these theories and educational contexts to society will be looked upon favorably. Our faculty work together closely and have opportunities to serve in various leadership roles.
The College of Education and Human Sciences includes 7 academic units, 172 faculty, and nearly 200 full-time staff. Additional information regarding the College of Education and Human Sciences may be found at http://education.okstate.edu/ .
Oklahoma State University, an R1 comprehensive land-grant institution with an enrollment of more than 25,000 students. The university offers 87 undergraduate majors, 84 Master’s programs and 48 programs at the doctoral levels at campuses in Stillwater and Tulsa. Stillwater is a micropolitan community of approximately 49,000 people with high-quality amenities and a comparably low cost of living. Oklahoma City and Tulsa are within a 1-hour drive and cities such as Fayetteville, AR, Joplin, MO and Wichita, KS are within a comfortable 2-3-hour drive time of Stillwater. In addition to excellent healthcare, education (public and private primary and secondary schools), and recreational services, the community affords a rich variety of cultural activities typical of a major university environment, including museums, music, art, and theater. Providing a combination of larger city amenities with an airport and cultural life, while maintaining the charm of a smaller community with affordable housing and excellent schools, Stillwater is ranked one of America’s safest cities. See http://VisitStillwater.org for more information.
APPLICATION INFORMATION: Review of applications will begin December 15, 2024 and continue until the position is filled. To apply, applicants should submit a letter of interest, curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts, a writing sample (publication or draft manuscript), and contact information for three references to http://jobs.okstate.edu. For more information about the Educational Leadership and Policy
program, please visit our website at https://education.okstate.edu/departments-programs/educational-foundations-leadership-aviation/educational-leadership/ or direct specific inquiries to the EDLE program coordinator: Dr. Katherine Curry at katherine.curry@okstate.edu . You may contact the Search Committee chair, Dr. Jentre Olsen, at jentre.olsen@okstate.edu .
OklahomaStateUniversity(OSU)strivestoprovideasafestudy,work,andlivingenvironmentforitsfaculty,staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, OSU conducts pre-employmentbackgroundchecksonfinalcandidates.Offersofemploymentarecontingentuponthesuccessful completion of a background check. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is notlimitedto,criminal(felonyandmisdemeanor)history,sexoffenderregistry,motorvehiclehistory,financialhistory, and/oreducationverification.Backgroundcheckswillbeconductedwhenrequiredbylaworcontractandwhen,inthe discretionoftheuniversity,itis reasonableandprudenttodoso.
OklahomaStateUniversity,asanequalopportunityemployer,complieswithallapplicablefederalandstatelaws regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. Oklahoma State University is committed to a policy of equal opportunityforallindividualsanddoesnotdiscriminatebasedonrace,religion,age,sex,color,nationalorigin,marital status,sexualorientation,genderidentity/expression,disability,orveteranstatuswithregardtoemployment, educationalprogramsandactivities,and/oradmissions.Formoreinformation,visiteeo.okstate.edu.
