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Postdoctoral Scholar-Health Sciences Research Institute.

UC Merced
Merced, CA, US
Full-time

Position description

The UC Merced Center for Health Equity at the University of California, Merced is seeking a talented and qualified postdoctoral scholar to collaborate and advance health equity in Latino / a / x, immigrant, rural communities in the San Joaquin Valley region.

We are specifically seeking a scholar with demonstrated experience in mixed methods and health equity research with a preference for candidates with a strong commitment to community-engaged research principles.

  • The postdoc will work closely with the PIs on various project activities and research including : Strategic research support for community partners;
  • assisting in literature search and review; facilitating interview and focus group if needed; performing quantitative and / or qualitative analysis;
  • carrying data mining, analysis, synthesis, visualization and presentation; converting data into reportable formats for presentations;
  • writing reports and disseminating findings; managing the project's database and overall project evaluation; providing qualitative research skill trainings to community partners and / or undergraduate and graduate research assistants;

and other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Basic qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Public Health, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Community Health Sciences, Health / Public Policy, or other related social, behavioral, or population science field
  • Interest in health equity and rural health research
  • Strong methodological and data analysis skills (quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods)
  • Highly self-motivated individuals who have demonstrated the ability to conduct independent and collaborative scientific research
  • Willingness to mentor and assist undergraduate research assistants

Preferred qualifications

  • Demonstrated evidence of strong contributions to scholarship, including peer-reviewed publications
  • Experience conducting or collaborating on health equity and rural health research studies, particularly investigations with a community-engaged component
  • 30+ days ago
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