Hiring Department: Institute of Health Research and Policy

Location:  Chicago, IL USA

Requisition ID: 1021746

Posting Close Date:

About the University of Illinois Chicago

UIC is among the nation’s preeminent urban public research universities, a Carnegie RU/VH research institution, and the largest university in Chicago. UIC serves over 34,000 students, comprising one of the most diverse student bodies in the nation and is designated as a Minority Serving Institution (MSI), an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPSI) and a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI). Through its 16 colleges, UIC produces nationally and internationally recognized multidisciplinary academic programs in concert with civic, corporate and community partners worldwide, including a full complement of health sciences colleges. By emphasizing cutting-edge and transformational research along with a commitment to the success of all students, UIC embodies the dynamic, vibrant and engaged urban university. Recent “Best Colleges” rankings published by U.S. News & World Report, found UIC climbed up in its rankings among top public schools in the nation and among all national universities. UIC has nearly 260,000 alumni, and is one of the largest employers in the city of Chicago.

Description:

Position Summary
The Postdoctoral Research Associate will primarily be working with the Coordinated Oral Health Promotion (CO-OP) Chicago Program and the Children's Environmental Health Initiative (CEHI) to assist with the project's data analysis.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Focus on neighborhood-level analyses of the cohort.
• Data collection will include family oral health behaviors, child plaque, child caries, psychosocial factors, and neighborhood factors.
• This will be conducted in partnership with the CO-OP Chicago investigators and experts in epidemiology, statistics, and geospatial analysis at CEHI.
• Lead several publications in Year 1.
• Analyses of ongoing cohort data will continue throughout the second and third years.
• Collaborate with Principal Investigator, Co-Investigators, Biostatisticians and other team members to identify analyses, prepare manuscripts, finalize manuscripts, and submit to scientific journals.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications

• PhD
• Experience with longitudinal cohort implementation and analyses

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