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Department:
SOM Department of Population Health
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Population Health Staff
Position Title:
Post Doctoral Fellow - Population Health
Job Family Group:
Professional Staff
Job Description Summary:
A postdoctoral fellowship is available to enhance research capacity in
interventional healthcare delivery research, clinical practice change
and mixed-method implementation science. Fellowship will provide the
successful candidate with opportunity to engage in mentored research,
gaining experience in primary qualitative data collection, integrative
data analysis (mixed methods), implementation science and evaluation,
manuscript preparation, knowledge translation and dissemination through
clinical community engagement.
The Fellow will join a two-state research team, led jointly by Dr. Lee
and Bijal Balasubramanian, launching an NCI U01-funded pragmatic trial
to enhance primary care practice capacity for cancer survivorship care
in federally qualified health centers and other community health clinics
serving minoritized, under- and uninsured individuals.
Based in Kansas City, the fellowship is sponsored by Simon Craddock Lee,
PhD MPH, Chair of the Department of Population Health at the University
of Kansas Medical Center (KUMC) School of Medicine. The Department
provides a highly collaborative and interdisciplinary research
environment. While our faculty draw from different scholarly
disciplines, we share a common goal of remediating health disparities
across Kansas and beyond. In addition to a record of partnership with
state and regional health authorities, our faculty have long-standing
collaborations with many community and clinical partners in both urban
and rural locations, providing a rich environment for impactful
implementation science and community-engaged research. The Department is
the academic home for graduate education leading to the MHSA, MPH, MSCR,
and PhD. Opportunities for limited teaching are possible.
The Department is home to a newly established, NIH-funded Implementation
Science for Equity Center for Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).
Additional collaborating institutional partners based at KUMC include:
The University of Kansas Cancer Center, an NCI-designated Comprehensive
Cancer Center
The Kansas Center for Rural Health
NCATS-funded Frontiers Clinical & Translational Institute
Terms of the Fellowship. The fellowship is a one-year full-time
position, with potential for extension, subject to performance review.
Salary begins at \$65,000 (subject to relevant work experience and/or
years post-PhD), with full benefits. Anticipated start date July 1, 2024
(negotiable). Periodic work travel to Texas is required.
Job Description:
Required Qualifications
Education:
- PhD or equivalent education in public health OR a health
research-focused social science within the last 4 years.
- Students currently enrolled in a doctoral program must provide
evidence of degree-in-hand prior to being offered the fellowship.
Work Experience:
- Experience in qualitative methods.
Preferred Qualifications
Work Experience:
- Experience in fieldwork, and primary data collection
- Experience in social service and/or healthcare delivery, especially
primary care
Skills:
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Bilingual English/Spanish language would be an advantage but is not
required.
Job Duties Outlined:
- The successful candidate will work with Dr. Lee and U01
investigators to tailor Fellowship to individual development plan,
further develop research knowledge a d skills, and establish their
own program of research. The fellowship offers opportunities for:
- Mentorship and training
- Participation as a co-investigator on multi-disciplinary team
science
- Guidance and support in grant writing and budget development
- Development and submission of manuscripts for peer-reviewed
publication
- Pedagogic opportunities to provide lectures and/or small group
teaching
- Campus postdoctoral
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Comprehensive Benefits Package:
Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and
includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if
the employee participates in a qualifying health plan. Employer-paid
life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional
voluntary insurance plans are available. Paid time off, including
vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid