Postdoctoral Research Associate in Public Health Sciences and Cancer Center

20 hours ago


Charlottesville, Virginia, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly qualified Postdoctoral Research Associate to join our team at the University of Virginia Department of Public Health Sciences in the School of Medicine. This is a one-year position with the possibility of extension to three years based on satisfactory performance and funding availability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Support the implementation of current trials, including research activities related to IRB approval, survey measure development, and data collection.
  • Clean and analyze data collected through previous studies involving mobile health smoking cessation and tobacco prevention interventions.
  • Support the implementation of tobacco prevention and control interventions delivered through mobile health, including data collection and assessment of intervention impact.
  • Run advanced quantitative analyses using software such as SAS, R, Mplus, etc.
  • Generate research questions for analysis utilizing quantitative data collected from prior trials.
  • Lead and co-author papers for submission to peer-reviewed journals.
  • Communicate research findings at key conferences.
  • Contribute to submission of federal and private grant proposals.
  • Contribute to the intellectual environment of the Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control Research and Precision Health Initiative.
  • Provide near-peer-mentorship to students and other early-career-scholars.
Requirements
  • An earned Ph.D. in a research-oriented field, such as Psychology, Public Health, Research/Statistics/Evaluation, or a related field.
  • Experience working with large datasets and cutting-edge statistical methods.
  • Knowledge or interest in remotely delivered interventions and/or tobacco control and prevention.
  • Methods expertise in survey data analysis, conducting applied research in community settings, and implementation of randomized controlled trials.
  • Administrative expertise, including proficiency with Box, Microsoft Suite, Zoom, Qualtrics, and ability to learn new software quickly.
Preferred Qualifications
  • Content expertise in tobacco prevention and control, intervention development, implementation, and evaluation.
  • Methods expertise in one or more of the following areas: survey data analysis, conducting applied research in community settings, implementation of randomized controlled trials.
  • Administrative expertise, including proficiency with Box, Microsoft Suite, Zoom, Qualtrics, and ability to learn new software quickly.
What We Offer

This is a 12-month appointment with the possibility of renewal contingent upon satisfactory performance and funding availability. Salary is commensurate with education and experience. This is an Exempt level, benefited position.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, color, disability, gender identity or expression, marital status, national or ethnic origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, veteran status, and family medical or genetic information.



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