POSTDOCTORAL ASSOCIATE

Duke Careers • Durham, NC

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About The Position

The Department of Emergency Medicine and the Global Emergency Medicine Innovation and Implementation Research (GEMINI) Center are recruiting a Postdoctoral Associate to the Division of Translational Health Sciences. The position will be focused primarily on analyzing data from projects related to emergency medical services, focused on stroke care, and climate change implementation science. This role will focus on analyzing data using biostatistics tools, systems dynamics methodologies, and implementation of science techniques. This position will also be expected to be writing manuscripts, grants and engaging with the Department faculty in research activities. For the
department-specific work the researcher will analyze data, build academic dissemination products, meet weekly with the Translational Health Sciences Division and the GEMINI Center members, support grant proposal development and engage with research activities in the department. Similarly, there may be some travel opportunities in the global health scenario and domestically for dissemination, and plenty of opportunities for career advancement.

Requirements

• Earned a doctorate (PhD, MD/MPH, etc.) in health systems, social sciences, epidemiology or other health-related fields.
• Demonstrated proficiency through previous developed analytical codes with R Language for Statistical Computing and/or Python

Nice To Haves

• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary multinational research team.
• Collaborate and develop partnerships with local Duke EM partners.
• Strong quantitative skills in the areas of biostatistics, bioinformatics, and/or epidemiology.
• Strong programming skills (R or Python preferred).
• Knowledge or interest in addiction or mental health research, and acute care research.
• Ability and interest in learning new and innovative methods.
• Flexibility in working across a wide array of projects and subject matter.
• Interest in also assisting with recruitment and data collection of ongoing trials and project management.

Responsibilities

• Learn background/research methods of studies for which analysis is conducted with limited direction and supervision.
• Statistical analysis and database management.
• Learn and execute on Systems dynamics modeling and/or microsimulation
• Mixed-methods community engagement methodological development
• Collaborate on multiple research projects at a time.
• Preparing and explaining data reports to primary investigators.
• Preparation of independent research manuscripts for publication.
• Assist with data queries and statistical analysis sections (including power analysis) for research grant proposals.
• Work effectively with other members of the research team.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees