The Institute for Health Equity Research (IHER) seeks a skilled Assistant Scientist to join our research team to help design, develop, obtain funding for, and direct epidemiologic, behavioral science, health services, or related research projects that are consistent with IHER’s mission and scientific priorities. The successful candidate will lead and support innovative research to achieve health equity, utilizing diverse tools and methods to understand and eliminate health disparities.

IHER’s mission is to bring together diverse collaborators across all communities, sectors, and scientific disciplines to generate evidence and innovate solutions that drive equity in health and health care. Our work is informed by four Core areas: health care delivery science, community engagement, data and research, and research workforce. Each Core encompasses multiple projects and initiatives led by our multidisciplinary team of nationally renowned health equity researchers. Our multi-pronged approach allows IHER to conduct clinical, translational, and health services science that transforms practice and policy in a comprehensive and enduring way.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in health services research, implementation and improvement science, systems science, epidemiology, public health, nursing, psychology or related field
• Two years experience conducting health equity research, including working with large data bases, survey data ,electronic medical record and/or health systems data
• The candidate must be able to consistently demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors necessary to design and conduct culturally sensitive research with diverse communities.
• Ideal candidates will also demonstrate strong communication and leadership skills as well as a commitment to health equity science and promoting diversity in research.

Non-Bargaining Unit, 811 - Population Health Science and Policy - ISM, Icahn School of Medicine

Responsibilities

• Conducts research to develop methodologies, instrumentation and procedures related to health equity science, analyzing data and presenting findings.
• Participates in the design, conduct and analysis of clinical and health services related research.
• Develops methods and designs research tools and techniques.
• Explores research area of interest, and defines scope and selection of problems for investigation through conceptually related studies.
• Develops hypotheses to be tested and methodology for evaluating results.
• Will prepare manuscripts and other dissemination materials, including text writing, tables, figures, and supplementary material preparation, as well as oversee submission and publication processes.
• Develops new proposals for research and obtain support for new and/ or continuing research activities.
• Makes decisions and recommendations that have a major impact on extensive scientific research activities.
• Collaborates with IHER investigators, internal and external partners, including academic, community and industry stakeholders
• May mentor data analysts, students and interns as needed.