Post Doc Research Associate - HPP
Post Doc Research Associate - HPP
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About UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst the Commonwealths flagship campus is a nationally ranked public research university offering a full range of undergraduate graduate and professional degrees. The University sits on nearly 1450acres in the scenic Pioneer Valley of Western Massachusetts and offers a rich cultural environment in a bucolic setting close to major urban centers. In addition the University is part of the Five Colleges (including Amherst College Hampshire College Mount Holyoke College and Smith College) which adds to the intellectual energy of the region.
Job Description
The Department of Health Promotion and Policy within the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at UMass Amherst seeks candidates for a 2year fulltime postdoctoral research associate position. The successful candidate will work directly with Dr. Michal Horn Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management and Dr. Laura Attanasio Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management. This position will provide the successful candidate with the opportunity to examine health care prices access to care and utilization of care using health insurance claims survey and linked vital statisticshospital discharge data within ongoing research projects. The postdoctoral associate will be responsible for cleaning and analyzing data and interpreting and presenting study results. Likely topics include health care affordability health care prices and perinatal health care quality depending on the candidates interest and experience.
Essential Functions
- Data management
- Data cleaning and analyzing health insurance claims data insurance beneficiary surveys and linked vital statisticshospital discharge data
- Working independently on programming analytic and dissemination tasks
- Contributing to the drafting of related manuscripts and other dissemination materials as appropriate
- Collaborating with team members on project planning and implementation
- Participating in team meetings as required
- Performing other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience
Certifications Licensure)
- PhD with research experience in health economics health services research biostatistics epidemiology public health or related discipline
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Understanding of econometric and biostatistical principles and methods
- Advanced knowledge of statistical software such as Stata (preferred) R or SAS
- Data management and analysis experience using survey or administrative data.
Preferred Qualifications (Knowledge Skills Abilities Education Experience
Certifications Licensure)
- Previous experience working with commercial health insurance or Medicare claims data
- Previous experience working with national survey data such as the National Health Interview Survey Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey Medical Expenditure Panel Survey or Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
- Previous experience working with vital statistics and/or hospital discharge data
- Familiarity with a Linux server computing environment
Additional Information
The successful candidate will be supervised by Drs. Horn and Attanasio and have opportunities for mentorship with them and for teaching within the School depending on the interest of the position holder.
Application Instructions
To apply please complete the application form and submit a cover letter a CV and three 3 letters of recommendation or the names and contact information of three 3 references. No other materials are required.
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.
Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Full Time
