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Job Title

Assistant Research Scientist

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Health Policy And Management

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Glimpse of the Job

Join the Texas A&M School of Public Health as an Associate Research Scientist in the area of Health Policy and Management ! As an Assistant Research Scientist, you'll conduct research in your field of expertise, contributing to projects that align with the goals of the Population Informatics lab. You'll leverage your education and experience to complete research projects, write and contribute to research papers, articles, and publications. Additionally, you'll assist with the preparation and cleaning of the worksite and collaborate with other researchers and faculty. If you're passionate about advancing knowledge and working in a collaborative environment, we invite you to apply and be part of our innovative team!

Opportunities to Contribute

+ Research: Design health database studies, conduct research, manage and analyze data, and write reports and papers based on the findings. Utilize your expertise to complete research projects in the Population Informatics Lab, analyze research data and summarize results, contribute to research paper, articles, and publications, and assist with grant writing and acquisition.

+ Presentations: Prepare presentation materials on research topics for small or large groups and actively participate in preparing technical progress reports for research sponsors.

+ Administrative/Mentoring: Assist, mentor, and supervise student researchers and graduate students who are working on the project.

Minimum Required Qualifications

+ Appropriate PhD in a related field

+ Some experiences in a specialized and relevant field of research

The well-qualified candidate will also possess

+ PhD in data science, and/or public health or related fields including industrial and systems engineering, computer science, economics, statistics, mathematics, physics, epidemiology, social work, sociology, and psychology

+ Experience in data analysis using statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, or STATA)

+ Experience in analyzing the data applying machine learning techniques

+ Experience in various other analysis methods (e.g., multivariate regression, time series)

+ Experience working with large population dataset

+ Experience in working with high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and distributed systems to process large-scale data

+ Experience in grant writing and obtaining research funding

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate to the selected hire’s experience.

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.

What you need to do

App ly! Submit a resume/cv and cover letter. These documents will help us with the review process. You may upload these documents on the application under CV/Resume.

Why Texas A&M University?

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration. Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

+ Medical, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/medical/) prescription drug, dental, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/dental/) vision, life and AD&D, (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/life-add/) flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance (https://www.tamus.edu/benefits/long-term-disability/) with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

+ 12-15 days (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/index.html) of annual paid holidays

+ Up to eight hours of paid sick leave (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/sick.html) and at least eight hours of paid vacation (https://employees.tamu.edu/employee-relations/leave/paid/vacation.html) each month

+ Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (https://www.trs.texas.gov/Pages/Homepage.aspx)

+ Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time (https://flourish.tamu.edu/wellness-release-time/)

+ Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning (https://linkedinlearning.tamu.edu/) training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

+ Educational release time and tuition assistance (https://livingwell.tamu.edu/employee-tuition-assistance) for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

+ Living Well , a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume’ or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.