Job Title: Postdoctoral Fellow
PVN ID: PH-1901-002878
Category: Research
Location: CUNY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH & HEALTH POLICY

Job Description

General Description

The Center for Innovation in Mental Health (CIMH) at the City University of New York Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy is seeking a Postdoctoral Fellow with strong data analysis skills to support research related to the evaluation of ThriveNYC, the largest urban mental health initiative in the world. CIMH is the academic arm of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Mental Health Innovation Lab (DOHMH MHIL) and is partnering with DOHMH on ThriveNYC evaluation activities. CIMH provides coordination between DOHMH and other researchers, investigators, and academic institutions, as well as direct research and evaluation services to assist DOHMH on all aspects of mental health quality improvement, technical assistance, evaluation, best practices dissemination, and data development, analysis, and management related to ThriveNYC. CIMH has extensive expertise in quality improvement, implementation science, qualitative and quantitative evaluation and operations and can provide opportunities to develop a research career in these areas. 

Other Duties

The goal for this position is to build upon mental health implementation science evidence using opportunities from the ThriveNYC initiative.Working under the direction of the CIMH Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation and other senior research associates, The Postdoctoral Fellow is responsible for supporting quantitative data analysis as part of the evaluation and research activities, including 1) identification of metrics for the Thrive Initiative, 2) designing evaluation and research studies in mental health and implementation science, 3) analysis, presentation, and manuscript and report preparation, and 4) supporting and leading grant applications to develop new projects. The Postdoctoral Fellow will work with a range of evaluation and community partners, as well as initiative leads and implementing organizations. The individual in this position will be expected to have conducted primary research using quantitative and (ideally) mixed methods, led analyses, written manuscripts, managed specific evaluation projects, put together research presentations, and contributed to grant development.

Qualifications

Core Competencies

  • Expertise with data and data management from health and mental health delivery systems such as administrative, programmatic, and insurance claims data;
  • Strong quantitative research skills including ability to use statistics software program such as R, SPSS, SAS, or STATA;
  • Experience with grant development and project management;
  • Ability to promote the development of an active and coordinated body of research across a diverse community of investigators, programmers, and institutions;
  • Experience collaborating with diverse community, health care system, academic, and policy stakeholders;
  • Ability to offer technical assistance to develop monitoring and evaluation plans with appropriate measures, processes for data collection, analysis and write-up, and provide guidance on effective implementation in diverse programmatic contexts;
  • Ability to operationalize research projects (e.g., submit IRB applications, establish data storage and use protocols and agreements);
  • Ability to organize and effectively direct a team of researchers and support staff, including external partners and constituents, to achieve the goals of the project within deadlines and budget constraints;
  • Ability to exercise intellectual leadership in resolving issues, re-conceiving and redirecting project activities as needed, and maintaining clarity of goals;
  • Ability to train and direct junior research and program staff in the techniques, applications, and practices pertinent to the projects;
  • Ability to communicate effectively and convey concepts, processes, and statistical findings to other researchers, supervisors, students, sponsors, administrators, and (importantly) the public or a non-expert audience;
  • Ability to listen and respond to the concerns/ideas of partners and stakeholders;
  • Ability to author, publish, and present findings to a community of scholars in the field, utilizing professional publications, colloquia, symposia, reports, demonstrations, performances, etc. consistent with the scope and nature of the project and the requirements of the sponsor.

 

Qualifications

  • An earned Ph.D. in an appropriate field of study (public health field, epidemiology, statistics, etc.) from an accredited institution, and ideally not fewer than two (2) years of experience working within the subject, scope and complexity of this project, of which at least one (1) years have been overseeing the work of others; AND
  • Developing record of research, publishing, and scholarship in the related field; AND
  • Possession of the core competencies determined to be required at the time of hire; AND
  • Timely availability to begin the project; AND
  • Willingness to comply with all RF policies and procedures regarding staffing, budgeting, safety, reporting, and grants administration as evidenced by signing an attestation at the time of employment.

 

To Apply:

  • Please submit a cover letter, CV, and writing sample.

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Center for Innovation in Mental Health
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$50,000.00 - $70,000.00
Closing Date
Mar 02, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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