Associate Research Scientist (Data)
Qualifications:
Education Required
A PhD in health services research, public health, behavioral health, or other social science discipline, or related field is required.
Required Qualifications
- Required 3 years of experience.
- Extensive experience with SPSS, SAS or R.
- Demonstrated experience with multiple regressions methods such as logistic regression, linear regression or survival analyses.
- Demonstrated experience with sensitivity analyses.
- Demonstrated ability to promote collaborative teamwork, creativity, and open communication with diverse constituencies.
Highly Desirable Qualifications
- Previous work in health-related research.
- Extensive experience with large, secondary datasets.
- Knowledge of health care systems, services and theories.
- SQL programming skills.
- Demonstrated development of data documentation.
Desirable Qualifications
- At least one published manuscript (first author not required).
- Previous experience reporting health outcomes.
- Experience with survival analyses.
- Presentation skills.
- Demonstrated success obtaining external funding.
Application Details and Instructions:
Upload the following documents and mark them as a “Relevant File” to the submission:
- Cover Letter
- Resume
Job openings are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days and may be removed from posting and filled any time after the original posting period has ended. Successful candidates will be subject to a criminal background check and verification of academic credentials. Up to 5 professional references will be requested at a later step in the recruitment process.
Contact: Sarah Tillman (sarah-tillman@uiowa.edu)
Equal opportunity/affirmative action employer
The University of Iowa is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment free from discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related conditions), disability, genetic information, status as a U.S. veteran, service in the U.S. military, sexual orientation, gender identity, or associational preferences.
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