Careers Job Description
General Description
The CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health (ISPH) was founded on the notion that substantial improvements in population health can be efficiently achieved through better implementation of existing strategies, policies, and interventions across multiple sectors. With that in mind, we study how to translate and scale-up evidence-based interventions and policies within clinical and community settings in order to improve population health and reduce health disparities. The ISPH is seeking a highly motivated Postdoctoral Fellow who will work on an NIH-funded project with Dr. Hongbin Zhang. The employee will be an employee of the Research Foundation of CUNY.
Other Duties
The primary responsibility of this position is to work on an NIH-funded project to develop innovative statistical methods for the analysis of HIV surveillance longitudinal data. Specifically, the successful applicant will work with the PI and other co-investigators on methodology development and software implementation, and application of the methods with the developed software to the analysis of a range of HIV surveillance data.
The postdoctoral fellow will have opportunities to participate in the methods and protocol development, development and deployment of software programs, and dissemination activities of the study (data analysis, manuscript preparation, abstract preparation for conferences, etc.). This is an excellent opportunity for individuals looking to embark on their own independent research careers in a similar field of study.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications:
- doctoral degree in statistics, biostatistics, or related quantitative fields
- strong programming skills, preferably in R
- excellent writing skills
- Interest in complexity (such as missing data) with longitudinal data
Additional desired qualifications:
- Prior experiences in statistical methodology development
- A strong background in theoretical development in areas such as mixed effects modeling or computational statistics for high-dimensional data
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
ISPH
Full Time
Depends on Qualifications
Jul 01, 2020 (Or Until Filled)