RESEARCHER (PROJECT/TEMPORARY)
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About The Position
The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research organization at the University of Washington (UW). Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD), Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world's most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which are cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members. IHME has an excellent opportunity for a Temporary Researcher on the Environmental, Occupational and Dietary Risks team with joint collaboration from an IHME team that focuses on neurological and other non-communicable diseases. This role will study environmental and behavioral risk factors for Parkinson's disease. Responsibilities will include assessment of all available quantitative data through formal systematic review and then use of established modeling tools and creation of novel code to estimate how different risk factors impact Parkinson's disease burden. Researchers working on risk factors provide comprehensive assessments of the magnitude of exposure, relative risk, and attributable burden of disease. You will be integrally involved in producing, critiquing, improving, and disseminating results. You already have a command of epidemiology, statistics, disease modeling, or related interests, and we will help you develop an understanding of our core research and methodology. Our Researchers work with senior research leads and external collaborators and take part in the intellectual exchange about how to improve upon and disseminate the results. You are expected to interact successfully with a wide range of partners and to describe complex concepts and materials concisely. As part of this project, you will collaborate with multiple teams at IHME as well as external experts, present results to stakeholders, and draft results for peer review. Overall, Researchers are critical members of agile, dynamic research teams. This position is contingent on project funding.
