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Pending availability of funding, the University of California, Irvine School of Education seeks a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar to join the Digital Learning Lab and support its work on generative AI in postsecondary writing instruction. The scholar will assist with research, training, and national leadership activities focused on ethical and effective uses of generative AI in the teaching and learning of college writing

The scholar will contribute to a national study of generative AI in postsecondary writing and to the development and pilot testing of the PapyrusAI writing platform and instructional resources with community college partners. Responsibilities include planning and carrying out professional development; data collection and management; qualitative, statistical, and natural language processing analyses of survey, interview, observation, writing, assessment, and platform/log data; preparation of research protocols; and coauthored reports, presentations, and publications. Approximately 25 percent effort will support project coordination, including tracking milestones, organizing meetings and materials, and facilitating partner collaboration.

The position will begin September 1, 2026, or as soon as possible thereafter, contingent on the successful candidate's availability and the availability of funding. Salary and benefits will be provided in accordance with University of California policy and commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Qualifications:
Candidates must hold a Ph.D. by the start date in education or a related field relevant to writing, learning, technology, psychology, computing, or quantitative methods. Applicants should have research experience relevant to generative AI, the teaching and learning of writing, digital learning, or educational technology; strong qualitative, quantitative, or mixed-methods skills; and the ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multi-institutional project. Preferred qualifications include experience with one or more of the following: experimental research, multilevel modeling, R or Python, platform data or natural language processing, human-centered technology development, educational partnerships, and scholarly publication. Experience coordinating externally funded research and interest in open science are highly valued.

To Apply: Applications should be submitted online at Browse Open Recruitments or Log In - UCI - Recruit. Applicants will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they arrive.

Please include the materials listed below. Please do not solicit reference letters at this stage. Questions about the position can be addressed to Mark Warschauer, markw@uci.edu.

Document requirements:
● Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
● Cover Letter - Explain your relevant background and interest in this position
● 1-2 sample publications
Reference requirements
● 3 required (contact information only)

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

• “Misconduct” means any violation of the policies or laws governing conduct at the applicant’s previous place of employment, including, but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment or discrimination, as defined by the employer.
• UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy
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• APM - 035: Affirmative Action and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
  

As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.