Description

Postdoctoral Fellowship 
Center for Research on Educational Opportunity
University of Notre Dame

The Center for Research on Educational Opportunity (CREO) at the Institute for Educational Initiatives (IEI), University of Notre Dame, will have one postdoctoral fellowship available in 2026 – 2027, starting late summer or early fall of 2026.  

We welcome applicants whose research specializes in the sociology of education. Candidates must be citizens or permanent residents of the United States and must have completed all the requirements for the doctorate by the time of the initial appointment. The following will be expected as a part of the fellowship:

will be in residence at Notre Dame
will participate in the intellectual community of CREO and the Department of Sociology
will collaborate with and work on current CREO faculty projects, dedicating 20% of work on these projects
will further their own intellectual development and research, dedicating 80% of work time on their own research. 
 

Researchers will have full access to the collective resources of the Department of Sociology and IEI in computing, print/data libraries, and administrative services. Faculty in IEI come from the departments of Sociology, Psychology, and Economics, and the Fellows associated with IEI come from a broad range of disciplines. For more information about CREO, go to: https://iei.nd.edu/initiatives/creo

Applications are due by March 1, 2026. To apply, send a CV, a short description of your current and future work (no more than 3 pages), names and contact information for 3 references, and copies of two publications or papers electronically (PDF format preferred) to Mayerhofer.2@nd.edu .