Postdoctoral Associate

Postdoctoral Associate

The Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics is seeking an enthusiastic and outstanding candidate to fill a grant-funded Post-Doctoral Associate position. This position is under the supervision of Dr. Stephanie Staras, Ph.D., who is Associate Chair of Faculty Development and Associate Professor in Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics. The post-doctoral will play a role in all stages of Implementation Science Research including research design, intervention development, trail management, analysis, and presentation.
The job responsibilities include a full range of research-related tasks, including writing abstracts, leading manuscript authorship, conducting analyses, preparing educational intervention materials and assessments, and developing surveys.

Successful candidates should have an interest in testing the implementation of evidence-based interventions in clinical and community settings, supporting decisions with theoretical methods and evidence, conducting analysis of complex research designs, and presenting results. Additionally, candidates must be committed to working with diverse professional and community populations.

Responsibilities Include:

Manage research project operations including collecting data from participants, meeting with community partners, and developing intervention materials. The individual will learn how to manage large study teams and multilevel projects. 

Perform quantitative and qualitive data management and analysis and assist in the creation of the data collection tools and working with statistical and study team to ensure the safety and rigor of the research data. 

Develop academic and intervention materials including conference abstracts, peer-reviewed manuscripts, PowerPoint slides, assessment materials. 

$56,484

Ph.D. in related fields (statistics, biostatistics, epidemiology, data science, computer science/engineering, biomedical informatics, (applied mathematics, geography, or similar).

Experience writing conference abstracts.

Experience writing manuscripts for journal submission.

Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Practical experience in statistics, data science, predictive modeling, and other related areas.

Knowledge in epidemiology methods.

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

This is a time limited position.

This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.