E3 Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Equity in Early Education Postdoctoral (E3) Fellowship Program trains the next generation of scholars to conduct research toward equitable, impactful, and sustainable early childhood care and education systems.

Application open: Early October 2022
Application deadline: December 1, 2022
Start date: Flexible, summer-fall 2023
Duration: 2 years

Why the E3 fellowship program? 

To reduce racial and economic inequalities in early childhood, the next generation of scholars will need to collaborate with communities and educational partners to co-produce a base of interdisciplinary scientific evidence. 

This program, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and housed at the Stanford Center on Early Childhood, is designed to train fellows to conduct work that is 

  • equity-focused—centering systemic equity as an outcome

  • interdisciplinary—examining individual development in the context of structural racial and economic inequality using a variety of theoretical and empirical approaches

  • responsive—centering the needs of children, families, the early childhood workforce, and other community stakeholders to co-develop new and effective practices, programs, and policies

 

Who should apply?

The goal of the E3 program is to address issues of equity in applied early childhood settings by promoting skills and experiences adjacent and complementary to those that fellows received during their doctoral training.

This program is for you if you have substantive experience working with research-practice partnerships in community settings or developing curricula or interventions but lack rigorous quantitative evaluation methods training. Or if you have demonstrated disciplinary knowledge and a strong background in applied statistics, but lack experience addressing policy-relevant questions, analyzing large datasets, or working in applied settings.

Applicants from non-traditional backgrounds including, but not limited to, first generation students, veterans, and BIPOC students, are especially encouraged to apply.

Required qualifications:

  • an interest in expanding research skills and experience to address issues of equity in applied early childhood settings

  • a PhD or EdD in education, developmental psychology, economics, sociology, or a related field within two years of the date of application

  • a track record of successfully completing several quantitative methods or mixed method graduate courses

  • a dissertation or published manuscript that relies on a quantitative or mixed-method approach with a broad focus on equity-related issues in education or early childhood development/education processes

 

How do I apply? 

Email the following application materials to earlychildhood@stanford.edu.

  • cover letter addressing requirements

  • research statement (2 pages max)

  • curriculum vitae

  • up to three scholarly publications and/or well-developed papers

  • names and contact information for three references

Tori Pena