Postdoctoral Scholar-Health Sciences Research Institute
Company: University of California - Merced
Location: Merced
Posted on: March 1, 2025
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Job Description:
Position overview
Position title:
Postdoctoral Scholar
Salary range:
See Table 23 for the salary range for this position. A reasonable
estimate for this position is $66,737 - $80,034
Percent time:
100%
Anticipated start:
Open until filled
Position duration:
2 years
Application Window
Open date: February 19, 2025
Next review date: Wednesday, Mar 5, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific
Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the
committee.
Final date: Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but
those received after the review date will only be considered if the
position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Nicotine and Cannabis Policy Center (NCPC) at UC Merced seeks a
postdoctoral scholar who will be qualified and well-positioned to
become a leader in the development and implementation of substance
use research in tobacco prevention and control, public policy, and
public health. The Scholar will work under the advisement of Drs.
Durazo and Yen and will have the opportunity to coordinate research
and collaborative projects with the engagement of undergraduate and
doctoral student research assistants to conduct coding and analyses
of data. For more on NCPC, visit https://ncpc.ucmerced.edu/.
Specifically, we seek a scholar with a strong commitment to
community-engaged and transdisciplinary research with a background
in health, social, behavioral, and/or policy sciences and with
experience in mixed methods and quantitative skills. The Scholar
will conduct quantitative, qualitative, and mixed-methods analyses,
employ multiple social scientific methods, often in conjunction,
including data collection and statistical analysis of large-scale
data, among other approaches."
Qualifications
Basic qualifications
Additional qualifications
Quantitative skills: Proficiency in statistical software (e.g., R,
SAS, STATA) for data management and analysis of health related
datasets.
Mixed methods approaches: background in integrating both
quantitative surveys and qualitative data or policy analysis.
Preferred qualifications
Demonstrated research competence in areas aligned with tobacco
control, such as public health policy, health disparities and
community health, and/or epidemiological methods or data science
related to health disparities.
Application Requirements
Document requirements
Reference requirements
Apply link:
https://aprecruit.ucmerced.edu/JPF01882
Help contact: violetarios@ucmerced.edu
About UC Merced
As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to
disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or
judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that
they committed any misconduct, left a position during an
investigation for alleged misconduct, or have filed an appeal with
a previous employer.
"Misconduct" means any violation of the policies or laws governing
conduct at the applicant's previous place of employment, including,
but not limited to, violations of policies or laws prohibiting
sexual harassment, sexual assault, or other forms of harassment,
discrimination, dishonesty, or unethical conduct, as defined by the
employer.
Required Authorization of Information Release may be found here.
Please complete, sign, and upload the required Authorization of
Information Release to your application.
Additional links: UC Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Policy,
the UC Anti-Discrimination Policy, and APM 035: Affirmative Action
and Nondiscrimination in Employment.
The University of California, Merced, is the newest of the
University of California system's 10 campuses. With over 9,000
undergraduate and graduate students
(https://cie.ucmerced.edu/analytics-hub/student-statistics), UC
Merced is committed to interdisciplinary excellence in research and
teaching as well as to diversity, equity and inclusion. Ranked as
one of the best public universities in the nation by U.S. News and
World Report, UC Merced provides outstanding educational
opportunities to highly qualified students from the heart of
California, the nation, and abroad. The campus has special
connections to nearby Yosemite National Park; is on the cutting
edge of sustainability in construction and design; and supports the
economic development of Central California. The Merced 2020 Project
doubled the physical capacity of the campus, and enhanced academic
distinction, student success, and research excellence
(https://merced2020.ucmerced.edu/).
The University of California, Merced is an Equal
Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive
excellence. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for
employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age,
protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by
the UC nondiscrimination policy.
Please refer to the University of California's Affirmative Action
Policy and the University of California's Anti-Discrimination
Policy.
As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all
applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining
agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or
local government directives may impose additional requirements.
This includes the University of California Policy on Vaccination
Programs:
https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/5000695/VaccinationProgramsPolicy.
Job location
Merced, CA
Keywords: University of California - Merced, Merced , Postdoctoral Scholar-Health Sciences Research Institute, Healthcare , Merced, California
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