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Pennsylvania State University Postdoctoral Scholar in University Park, Pennsylvania

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS:

  • CURRENT PENN STATE EMPLOYEE (faculty, staff, technical service, or student), please login to Workday to complete the internal application process (https://pennstateoffice365.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/KnowledgeBaseArticlesSharing/EfiwgKReZ4VAjprFZPKWUm0Bq_sU3KzTmERfpryq0esPKQ) . Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • CURRENT PENN STATE STUDENT (not employed previously at the university) and seeking employment with Penn State, please login to Workday to complete the student application process. (https://pennstateoffice365.sharepoint.com/:b:/s/KnowledgeBaseArticlesSharing/Eeys15Xva4hFokHVtbP1eGIB5i1WFLc-J3k9KHgrFYZ7mg) Please do not apply here, apply internally through Workday.

  • If you are NOT a current employee or student, please click “Apply” and complete the application process for external applicants (https://hr.psu.edu/sites/hr/files/Application_Process_for_External_Applications_Non-Penn_State_Employees_.pdf) .

JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

THE RESTORATIVE JUSTICE INITIATIVE AT PENN STATE

The College of Education invites applications for a Postdoctoral Scholar for Penn State’s Restorative Justice Initiative (RJI). RJI is a university-wide coalition of faculty members, graduate students, staff, and community groups dedicated to empowering individuals that are incarcerated through education and meaningful engagement in civic life. RJI, supported by the Provost’s Office, has initiated a broad effort to expand reentry and education opportunities in the state correctional facilities in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The development of a more comprehensive program is an important next step to widen the scope of RJI’s impact. One of the strategic goals is to credential the courses offered in the correctional facilities and, ultimately, create a prison education program that provides students in the facilities an opportunity to earn a degree. The Postdoctoral Scholar, through scholarship, research, and practice will help RJI build an alliance that can support the infrastructure necessary to sustain a statewide prison education program. RJI aims to reshape the educational and carceral landscapes of the state and provide co-curricular opportunities and career preparation services that will enhance students’ readiness to succeed. In order to support the development of a high-quality program, the Postdoctoral Scholar will provide curricular, supervisory and research support to help the program grow strategically, collaboratively, and responsibly. The Postdoctoral Scholar will support research and evaluation initiatives related to rehabilitation, reentry and education. The role will also support programmatic development, teaching, supervision, and program administration, as well as collaborative efforts to help scale-up the program. The scholar will also help foster cross-collaborative partnerships with faculty and develop curriculum materials and educational resources that facilitate in-person and online instruction. There will be a dual reporting line for the position which will be connected to the Office of the Assistant Dean for Education and Social Equity and the Director of the Restorative Justice Initiative. This is a one-year fixed term appointment with the possibility of renewal. Applicants should have successfully defended their dissertation before beginning this post-doctoral position.

Inquiries regarding the position may be directed to Efraín Marimón eam5761@psu.edu, Director of the Restorative Justice Initiative.

To be considered for this role, applicants will need to include a CV/resume and a cover letter. Your cover letter should clearly explain your interest in joining the Restorative Justice Initiative along with a paragraph describing your personal and/or professional experience with the carceral system. Application review will begin immediately until all available openings have been filled.

WHO WE ARE

RJI is a partnership between Penn State University Park’s College of Education, the College of Liberal Arts, and CentrePeace (a community non-profit organization) whose goal is to empower individuals that are incarcerated or recently released through education and meaningful engagement in civic life. RJI at Penn State consists of faculty members across disciplines, a postdoctoral scholar, a graduate assistant, and education graduate students who teach college classes at nearby correctional facilities. There is also a connected student organization, sRJI. See our website for more information (https://ed.psu.edu/about/deans-office/office-education-and-social-equity/office-education-and-social-equity-team/restorative-justice-initiative) .

OUR WORK

Since 2015, the Prison Education Program of the Restorative Justice Initiative at PSU has offered college-level courses taught by PSU faculty and graduate students to over 500 incarcerated students at SCI Benner Township, SCI Rockview, Quehanna Bootcamp, and Centre County Correctional Facility. In 2019, RJI led a dozen colleges and universities to found the PA Higher Education in Prison statewide consortium, a central goal of which is to leverage the resources of PSU to support and further develop for-credit courses and paths-to-degrees for incarcerated students, including paths to BAs and graduate degrees at Penn State. In the 2021-2022 year RJI is also focusing on developing recruiting and retention support for formerly incarcerated students.

CAMPUS SECURITY CRIME STATISTICS:

Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and the Pennsylvania Act of 1988, Penn State publishes a combined Annual Security and Annual Fire Safety Report (ASR). The ASR includes crime statistics and institutional policies concerning campus security, such as those concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and other matters. The ASR is available for review here (https://police.psu.edu/annual-security-reports) .

Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.

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