Postdoctoral Fellow

Job Details

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General Notes

Position may require additional hours as needed and requested.

Responsibilities

Research design, data acquisition, data analysis, and manuscript preparation to include assessing the impact of health care polices on vulnerable populations, comparing medication utilization and outcomes, describing the treatment patterns of opioid use disorder, and identifying factors associated with health disparities in cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, and survivorship

Develop skills in health outcomes, health care policy, and quantitative research

Attend seminars and conferences, with opportunities to publish and present study results at professional meetings

Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

PhD or equivalent degree from an accredited doctoral program in health outcomes research, health economics, public health, clinical pharmacy or a related field by the start of the fellowship, or within 3 years

Excellent database management skills including quantitative data analysis skills (SAS, R, or STATA preferred)

Able to work independently and in teams

Excellent communication and writing skills

Highly motivated with a great work ethic

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with large health care data (such as public and/or private health insurance claims data, electronic health records, registry data, or national survey data)

Salary Range

$48,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

May work around standard office conditions

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

Use of manual dexterity

Climbing of stairs

Lifting and moving

Work Shift

Position may require working flexible hours. May require working additional hours during peak periods.

Required Materials

Resume/CV

Statement of research interests

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important   for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:  You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded. Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:  As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

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Employment Eligibility:

Please make sure you meet all the required qualifications and you can perform all of the essential functions with or without a reasonable accommodation.

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Retirement Plan Eligibility:

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length. This position has the option to elect the Optional Retirement Program (ORP) instead of TRS, subject to the position being 40 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

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Background Checks:

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

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