Brown University
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Job Description:
Position Purpose:
The Research Scientist at the School of Public Health is a staff position in research administration responsible for execution of research under the direction of one or more principal investigators. The incumbent will devise, formulate, and execute investigative protocols and disseminate findings through presentations and publications. The incumbent will also provide consultative services in the area of qualitative and quantitative data collection and analytic methods.
With this Research Scientist position, we seek an individual with mixed methods and analytic skills to support faculty-directed grants and contracts. In particular, we seek individuals with research skills and experience involving patient, client and community-focused approaches, including qualitative methods (e.g., individual interviews and focus groups), survey design and development, qualitative data collection in clinic and community settings, medical record review and extraction, and/or participatory research. In addition, we seek candidates with quantitative skills to support applied data analyses. This includes exploratory data analysis, regression-based approaches to cross-sectional and longitudinal data analysis and advanced statistical models (e.g., latent class analysis).
The position will be within the School of Public Health Survey, Qualitative, and Applied Data (SQuAD) Research Core. The mission of SQuAD is to advance survey and qualitative research and data analysis by providing expert services, conducting methodological studies in public health and medicine, and offering training in survey design, qualitative and quantitative data collection, and analysis to support clinical and behavioral research locally and beyond. In addition, SQuAD provides consultative services for Advance Rhode Island Clinical and Translational Research Network (Advance RI-CTR-N), a federally funded program to support biomedical and public health researchers across the state.
This position is hybrid eligible.
All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of a background check and education verification.
This is a fixed-term position with a current end date of October 31, 2027 which may be extended based on the availability of grant funding.
Education and Experience
Doctoral Degree and 4-6 years' experience or equivalent combination of education and experience in qualitative and mixed methods.
Job Competencies
- Experience in qualitative and mixed methods
- Proficiency and demonstrated experience in qualitative research and quasi-experiential designs.