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Posted: 13-Jul-23
Location: San Diego, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 4389896
Postdoctoral Research Scholar 0-5 yrs Experience
Req No: 2023-15715
Category: Research/Project
Type: Post Doc
Salary: $5,373.33 - $5,677.42 per month ($64,480 - $68,129 yearly)
Close Date:
Overview
The Society, Equity, Stigma, and Health Lab (SESH Lab), directed by Dr. Arjan van der Star, conducts research focused on multilevel, societal systemic mechanisms driving adverse mental health outcomes among sexual and gender minorities, using a wide range of (social) epidemiological methods. The Body Image, Sexuality, and Health Lab (BISH Lab), directed by Dr. Aaron Blashill, conducts research focused on sexual orientation and gender identity-based disparities in mental health, physical health, and health behaviors. The Cancer Disparities and Cancer Communication Lab is directed by Dr. Kristen Wells. Research in this lab focuses on the development and evaluation of patient navigation, community health worker, and health communication interventions.
Drs. Van der Star, Blashill, and Wells received funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct and facilitate epidemiological research and research on suicide prevention in gender and sexual minority youth and young adults.
This position will be primarily involved in two NIH-funded research projects: 1) an epidemiological data harmonization study on the socioecology of sexual minority stigma and sexual minority mental health and 2) an intervention study focusing on suicide prevention among sexual and gender minority youth. This is a two-year position, with opportunities for extension pending availability of funding. Start date is summer 2023. The Postdoctoral Scholar will interact with multidisciplinary research labs focused on LGBTQ+ health, clinical psychology, health behavior, social and psychiatric epidemiology, and intervention development.
Responsibilities
The Postdoctoral Research Fellow is responsible for but not limited to:
Research Activities
Serving as Project (Co-)Director, the Postdoctoral Research Scholar will oversee day-to-day operations of the two research projects. This individual will report directly to the PIs for the respective projects. The Scholar will be involved in data management and access, harmonization, construction of structural stigma indices, and data integration and analysis, as well as supervise the full-time research coordinators in general project management, supervising of research assistants, and IRB/NIH documentation, correspondence, and compliance reports. The Scholar will also lead weekly project meetings and work with the Co-Investigators on data management, analysis, and manuscript preparation.
In addition to the role of Project (Co-)Director of the projects (i.e., split equally across the projects), the Scholar will have the opportunity to pursue independent data analysis/manuscripts on multiple existing datasets focused on patient navigation, suicide risk, and sexual orientation/gender identity health disparities, more broadly. The Scholar will also have opportunities for mentorship in career development, research methodology, teaching, and grant writing, and will be encouraged to develop their own F, K, or other career development award applications. Structured mentorship will be available from Drs. Blashill and Van der Star, as well as informally from Dr. Wells, across the disciplines of epidemiology, health disparity research, and clinical psychology.
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
Attend seminars, colloquia, and other regularly scheduled educational activities at San Diego State University, the University of California, San Diego, and other identified locations. Attend weekly project and lab meetings. Participate in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and research staff across multiple research labs.
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS Core Knowledge and Abilities Ability to communicate effectively (both written and verbal), including communication with staff, faculty, students, and research participants, as well as groups Ability to train and supervise staff and students Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships and interact effectively with young adults, coworkers, research teams, and administrative staff Knowledge of manuscript writing, grant proposals, and other grant responsibilities such as summary or progress reports Ability to prepare conference presentations and make presentations to groups Ability to mentor undergraduate and postgraduate students and research staff Ability to understand and follow work procedures Ability to be well organized, meet deadlines, display detail orientation, and possess good judgment and common sense Knowledge of sexual orientation/gender identity health disparities in adolescents and young adults Knowledge of suicide risk literature Ability to work with vulnerable, marginalized and diverse populations including sexual or gender minority individuals Ability to demonstrate a high level of cross-cultural sensitivity Experience Relevant research experience (e.g., quantitative research methods and analysis, epidemiological methodologies, intervention development and evaluation) Relevant regulatory experience (e.g., institutional research boards, data and safety monitoring boards, funding agencies, quality management systems, reportable event management) Experience using statistical software programs (e.g., SPSS, Stata, R, Mplus) Experience conducting statistical analysis with large databases Experience with longitudinal research methods and data analysis Experience in leadership, group coordination, or management Required Experience/Education Doctoral degree in clinical psychology, epidemiology, public health, social and behavioral sciences, or related fields Training and experience in quantitative research methods, research design, and statistical methods
Qualifications
Minimum Education
- A doctoral degree in an appropriate field
- 0-5 years of relevant experience
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL SKILLS
- Experience in working with vulnerable, marginalized and diverse populations, including sexual and/or gender minority individuals (preferred)
- Experience in working in an ethnically, culturally, and racially diverse environment (preferred)
ADDITIONAL APPLICANT INFORMATION:
- A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with SDSU Research Foundation.
- Candidate must reside in California or live in a commutable distance from SDSU at time of hire.
- San Diego State University Research Foundation is an EEO/AA/Disability/Vets Employer
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