Postdoctoral Research Associate

Job Title

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Center for Community Health & Aging

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment   

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.   

Who we are 

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

  

What we want 

This position will work with a research team of several research grants/contracts within the public health field. The position will work with researchers to manage community programs, develop and monitor research protocols, analyze data, prepare reports and presentations, and disseminate information to a national audience through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.

What you need to know

Salary: Will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.  

Special Instructions: A cover letter, resume, and contact information for three professional references (to include at least one previous supervisor) are strongly recommended. You may upload all three on the application under CV/Resume or upon answering the questionnaire you may attach the documents.  

Qualifications

Required Education

• Appropriate PhD in public health related field (e.g. health education, health services research, health sciences, health behavior, epidemiology)

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with public interventions across the life-course, especially with youth

• Familiarity with implementation research

• Ability to be day-to-day program lead for an observational or intervention study

• Two years of related experience in data analysis and/or management

• Documented experience in manuscript preparation, submission, and acceptance in peer-reviewed journals

• Ability to work in a fast-paced and accountable environment  

• Ability to work independently and guide all analytic aspects of project work

• Ability to provide support to lead scientists throughout the project life cycle

• Ability to support drafting materials for project related content as well as internal research

• Ability to summarize research findings and identify key information of interest.

• Ability to provide support about study design, database, and statistical methodology

• Ability to prepare reports (including peer-review publications) and presentations of data and analyses

• Database design for clinical research and cohort studies

• Programming/coding proficiency in statistical software