Assistant Research Professor

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Job description

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Description:
The Department of Global Health at Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University is recruiting a research track faculty in social determinants of women's health to work on SCALE, a five-year NIH-funded R01; candidate may teach in GHD PhD program in areas of joint interest to Dr. Yount's research team (e.g., Prevention of GBV; women's empowerment; women's health).

The new faculty member will be welcome to attend regular team and departmental seminars, may be invited to develop and to teach 1-2 courses for HDGH; may expect to mentor MPH students who are serving as research assistants on projects and/or who are completing REAL or APE requirements with our team; may mentor doctoral students in research rotations or as a committee member on their dissertation work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: Doctoral degree in public health at the start of employment, with a disciplinary focus in the social and behavioral sciences, including demography, psychology, social epidemiology, social psychology, social statistics, or a related discipline.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: Candidates should have demonstrated experience in collaborative research or "team science," classroom teaching, and research mentoring in one of the above disciplines. Specific research expertise is preferred in the fields of gender and empowerment; gender-based violence; health in adolescence and young adulthood; and/or health equity in populations with considerations to sex assigned at birth, gender identity, and/or sexual orientation. Training in and experience applying advanced quantitative and qualitative research methods in low-resource settings and populations is preferred, including REDCap or similar data system for multisite data collection; design, implementation, and analysis of data from randomized intervention trials; implementation science; psychometric methods; and the collection and analysis of qualitative data from in-depth interviews, key-informant interviews, life-history narratives, and focus group discussions, among other qualitative methods. A track-record of research productivity in terms of first and co-authored publications, and an interest to collaborate as a team member on externally funded research proposals is preferred.

Psychometric methods (factor analysis; alignment optimization)

Item-response theory methods

Development and psychometric assessment of new scales

Survey development, pretesting, and piloting

Cognitive interviewing

Substantial experience working in low-resource settings and populations

Diplomacy and tact in multicultural team setting

Excellent writing skills

Demonstrated record securing external research funding OR contributing to team projects

Demonstrated record leading and co-authoring peer-reviewed publications in tier-one journals

Willingness to travel internationally

Experience conducting field trainings

Topical expertise in gender, empowerment, gender-based violence, intersectional health equity

Prior experience managing international research projects

Drafting and renewal of IRB submissions

Drafting reports to funding agencies

Presentation of scientific findings to science and lay audiences

Emory University is committed to equity and inclusion in the recruitment and retention of faculty. The university diligently supports the training of historically underrepresented and underserved communities. We welcome candidates who can contribute to the diversity and excellence of our academic community.

Candidates should submit their RESUME, cover letter/statement of interest, research statement, and list of references.

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