Postdoctoral Research Associate

Texas A&M • College Station, TX

21h • Onsite

About The Position

The Postdoctoral Research Associate conducts research into their field of expertise that is synergetic with the lab. Utilizes the skills and expertise granted to them by their education and experience to complete research projects in their field of expertise. Writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications. Assists with the preparation and cleaning of worksite. May collaborate with other researchers and/or faculty.

Requirements

• Appropriate PhD in a related field

Nice To Haves

• PhD in data science, and/or public health or related fields including health services research, health informatics, computer scienceExperience in data analysis using statistical software & machine learning (e.g., R, Python, SAS, or STATA)
• Experience working with large population dataset (e.g. EHR, claims data)
• Background in health informatics, population health research, or biostatistics, computer science, data science
• Experience in grant writing and obtaining research funding
• Experience in qualitative research, survey research, mixed methods, and analysis is a plus

Responsibilities

• Research Under general supervision, designs health database studies and conducts the full research including, data management, analysis, and writing reports and papers based on the analysis
• Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in the Population Informatics Lab
• Analyzes research data and summarizes results.
• Writes and contribute to research papers, articles, and publications
• Administrative/Mentoring Assists, mentors, and/or supervises student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on the project
• Presentations Prepares presentation materials on research topics that may be presented to small and/or large groups
• Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors

Benefits

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums
• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

What This Job Offers

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