Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Obstetrics and Gynecology

at  Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Job Type: Regular
Time Type: Full time
Work Shift: Day (United States of America)
FLSA Status: Exempt

ADDITIONAL JOB DESCRIPTION:

The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with expertise in quantitative methods and a strong interest in equity in pregnancy care. The Postdoctoral Research Fellow will work with an interdisciplinary team, under the mentorship of Dr. Elysia Larson and Dr. Rose Molina. The Fellow will contribute to projects related to patient experience, measurement, perinatal mental health, and community engagement. Equity and justice are at the core of all of our projects, which are both focused hyper-locally and globally. In addition to contributing to existing work, the Research Fellow will be supported to develop their own research and training agendas through formal mentorship from Drs. Larson and Molina, as well as through access to seminars, trainings, and conferences across the Harvard Network.
Flexible 2024 start date.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• ScD, PhD, PsyD or similar doctoral degree in epidemiology, economics, biostatistics, or a related field
• Strong statistical programming skills (e.g. Stata, R, SAS)
• Strong oral and written communication skills in English
• Experience working with data in maternal/obstetric health or a related field
• Previous work at the intersection of perinatal health, social determinants of health, and health systems
• Desire to work on diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or advocacy projects

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Native or bilingual proficiency in Spanish
• Experience implementing longitudinal and multi-level models; experience developing or implementing methods related to cluster-randomized controlled trials
• Experience conducting psychometric analyses
• Experience conducting analyses for natural experiments (e.g. ITS, DID, Regression discontinuity)
• Training in implementation science
• Training in qualitative data analysis
• Previous work in diversity, equity, inclusion, and/or advocacy efforts

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Abides by the institutional policies of BIDMC relating to health and safety, equality of opportunity and data storage and management. (essential)
• As a member of the research team, actively pursues research under the supervision of a principal investigator while developing skills for independent work. (essential)
• Receives training in and performs duties contributing to the investigational work of the team including formulation of research questions and design, conduct of experiments, and evaluation of results. (essential)
• Prepares and publishes scientific manuscripts under direction of PI. (essential)
• Develops expertise in desired lab skills/informatics/ physics/clinical research. Develops proficiency with research tools and equipment. Develops ability to work with more independence as the fellowship progresses (essential)
• Develops new ideas that promote current research; brings new expertise to the research program. (essential)
• teaching skills and provide supervision of students and their projects when appropriate. (essential)
• Engages in collaborative meetings with other research groups. Attends and leads scientific seminars. (essential)
• Learns to identify, acknowledge and correct deficiencies in one’s own performance. (essential)
• Under the direction of PI, pursues/secures independent funding near the end of the fellowship. (essential)