Position Details

Position Information

Recruitment/Posting Title	Postdoctoral Fellow (LGBTQ Public Health)
Job Category	Staff & Executive - Research (Laboratory/Non-Laboratory)
Department	SPH-Ctr for Hlth,Idnty,Beh,Prv
Overview	New Jersey’s academic health center, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS) takes an integrated approach to educating students, providing clinical care, and conducting research, all with the goal of improving human health. Aligned with Rutgers University–New Brunswick and collaborating university wide, RBHS includes eight schools, a behavioral health network, and six centers and institutes that focus on cancer treatment and research, neuroscience, clinical and translational research, advanced biotechnology and medicine, environmental and occupational health, and health care policy and aging research. Our faculty are teachers, clinicians, and scientists with unparalleled experience who advance medical innovation and provide patient care informed by the latest research findings. We offer an outstanding education in medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, public health, nursing, biomedical research, and the full spectrum of allied health careers. Our clinical and academic facilities are located throughout the state including New Brunswick, Piscataway, Newark, Scotch Plains, Somerset, Blackwood, and other locations. Clinical partners include Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, University Hospital in Newark, and other affiliates. Through this community of healers, scientists, and scholars, Rutgers is equipped as never before to transform lives.
Posting Summary	The Center for Health Identity Behavior & Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) (www.chibps.org) situated at the School of Public Health, Rutgers University has an exciting opportunity for a postdoctoral fellow. This is 2-year position with appointment available immediately. The overall goal for the post doctoral program is for the candidate to develop a high caliber scholarly portfolio in LGBTQ public health. In addition to research activities, the post doc will coordinate activities for Annals of LGBT Public & Population Health, partake in the LGBTQ MPH concentration, and further development of LGBTQ health at Rutgers Health, as well as undertake active community dissemination activities. The candidate will work directly with Dean Perry N. Halkitis, a world recognized leader in LGBTQ health who directs CHIBPS as well as the myriad LGBTQ-public health-focused faculty at the School of Public Health. A list of faculty members can be seen here https://rutgershealth.org/lgbtq-community The Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) has been a nationally recognized center dedicated to conducting rigorous scientific research that advances Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning (LGBTQ) health since 2000. In particular, the work at CHIBPS focuses on understanding drivers of health disparities including HIV and other STIs, substance use, and mental health burdens. The CHIBPS research team includes individuals from a variety of disciplines such as psychology, public health, social work, and neuroscience. The fellow will work on an all CHIBPS funded studies from inception to dissemination.
Position Status	Full Time
Hours Per Week
Daily Work Shift	Day
Work Arrangement
FLSA	Exempt
Grade	99S
Position Salary	$60,000
Annual Minimum Salary
Annual Mid Range Salary
Annual Maximum Salary
Standard Hours	37.50
Union Description	Non-Union
Payroll Designation	PeopleSoft
Benefits	Rutgers offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees. For details, please go to http://uhr.rutgers.edu/benefits/benefits-overview . Rutgers also offers a benefit program to eligible full-time postdoctoral fellow students. For details, please go to https://finance.rutgers.edu/healthcare-risk/insurance/postdoctoral-health-insurance.
Seniority Unit
Terms of Appointment	Staff - 12 month
Position Pension Eligibility	None

Qualifications

Minimum Education and Experience
Certifications/Licenses
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities	PhD, ScD, MD or an equivalent doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, public health, social and behavioral sciences (e.g., sociology, psychology), or related fields with strong emphasis on quantitative methods or applied statistics Must have extensive experience conducting statistical analyses with large databases using SAS or Stata. Strong applied quantitative data analytic skills and experience conducting statistical analyses with large databases. Strong writing and verbal communication skills. Knowledge of transgender health, LGBTQ health disparities, and HIV-affected populations. Track record of, or strong potential for, independent funding.
Preferred Qualifications
Equipment Utilized
Physical Demands and Work Environment
Special Conditions

Posting Details

Posting Number	23ST2644
Posting Open Date
Special Instructions to Applicants	All applicants must upload/attach two (2) peer-reviewed journal articles in which they are listed as an author.
Regional Campus	Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences (RBHS)
Home Location Campus	Newark (RBHS)
City	Newark
State	NJ
Location Details	Newark, NJ

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