Post Doctoral Research Associate
Post Doctoral Research Associate
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About UMass Amherst
The flagship of the Commonwealth the University of Massachusetts Amherst is a nationally ranked public landgrant research university that seeks to expand educational access fuel innovation and creativity and share and use its knowledge for the common good. Founded in 1863 UMass Amherst sits on nearly 1450acres in scenic Western Massachusetts and boasts stateoftheart facilities for teaching research scholarship and creative activity. The institution advances a diverse equitable and inclusive community where everyone feels connected and valuedand thrives and offers a full range of undergraduate graduate and professional degrees across 10 schools and colleges and 100 undergraduate majors. We believe every member of our university community can contribute to our ongoing success by striving for the highest level of excellence as we seek breakthrough solutions to mounting environmental social economic and technological challenges in our world.
Job Description
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will have the opportunity to assist in both the research and the communitypartnered approaches to conducting this research. Responsibilities include writing scientific papers quantitative and qualitative data collection and/or analysis literature reviews community engagement and grant writing. Overall goals and specific activities will be determined collaboratively between the postdoc and Dr. Mackie but can include multiple first authored and coauthored journal articles development of project leadership skills research proposal submissions (PCORI National Institute of Health foundations) methods training community engagement conference presentations and formal and informal mentorship and networking opportunities.
Requirements
- Ph.D. in Health Services Research Economics Sociology Psychology Economics Health Public or Social Policy or other related social science or health services research fields completed within the past 2 years.
- Research experience in the area of mental healthcare perinatal healthcare implementation science and/or health equity.
- Strong analytical skills (quantitative qualitative and/or mixed methods)
- Strong writing skills
- Strong oral communication skills
- Ability to work across diverse cultural and socioeconomic contexts
- Excellent organizational skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Some travel to conferences and possible occasional evening and/or weekend meetings with community partners.
Additional Information
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will contribute to a science of engagement award funded by the PatientCentered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) investigating a novel approach to improve community partnerships and related outcomes in research studies.
Application Instructions
- A cover letter that includes a statement of research experience and interests
- A curriculum vitae
- PDF copy of a recent publication or writing sample
- Contact information of three professional references.
UMass Amherst is committed to a policy of equal opportunity without regard to race color religion caste creed sex age marital status national origin disability political belief or affiliation pregnancy and pregnancyrelated condition(s) veteran status sexual orientation gender identity and expression genetic information natural and protective hairstyle and any other class of individuals protected from discrimination in employment admission to and participation in academic programs activities and services and the selection of vendors who provide services or products to the University. To fulfill that policy UMass Amherst is further committed to a program of affirmative action to eliminate or mitigate artificial barriers and to increase opportunities for the recruitment and advancement of qualified minorities women persons with disabilities and covered veterans. It is the policy of UMass Amherst to comply with the applicable federal and state statutes rules and regulations concerning equal opportunity and affirmative action.
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Employment Type
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