Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Public Health

at  California State University

Job no: 540006
Work type: Research Fellows
Location: San Diego
Categories: Excluded, Temporary, Full Time, Research

POSITION SUMMARY

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator (PI; Dr. Erik Storholm), the Postdoctoral Research Scholar will be primarily involved in National Institute of Health (NIH) funded research projects related to improving the health of all sexual and gender minorities.
The Sexual and Gender Minority Health and HIV Prevention Postdoctoral Research Scholar will primarily be responsible for pursuing independent data analysis/manuscripts on multiple existing datasets focused on improving mental health, reducing substance use, preventing violence, and decreasing HIV/STI transmission.
The Scholar will have opportunities for mentorship in career development and grant writing, and will be encouraged to develop their own career development award application.

In addition, the Postdoctoral Research Scholar will assist the PI and Program Manager with other research-related activities, including IRB renewals, grant reports, grant proposal supplementary materials, and research participant recruitment and retention efforts.

• Opportunity for obtaining supervised postdoctoral clinical research hours to count towards licensure as a psychologist.

This is a full-time (1.0 time-base), benefits eligible, temporary position. The duration of the fellowship is two years - a one year appointment term renewable for an additional year, contingent on funding and performance. This position is designated as exempt under FLSA and is not eligible for overtime compensation. Position to begin on or after July 1. 2024.
Questions regarding this position may be directed to Dr. Erik Storholm (estorholm@sdsu.edu).

DEPARTMENT SUMMARY

The Sexual Health Equity Lab (SHEL) in the School of Public Health at San Diego State University conducts applied research with the express purpose of improving the health and well being of all sexual and gender minorities. Through innovative behavioral and biomedical interventions, we strive to address inequities by improving mental health, reducing substance use, preventing violence, and decreasing HIV/STI transmission. With a commitment to inclusivity and collaboration, we aim to empower communities and drive positive change in sexual health outcomes.
For more information regarding the SHEL, click here, SDSU School of Public Health, click here.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Doctoral degree in clinical psychology*, epidemiology, public health, social and behavioral sciences, or related fields.
• Training and experience in quantitative and qualitative research methods.

KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Actively participate in regularly scheduled lab meetings and project meetings.
• Participate in mentoring current students and research staff.
• Attend seminars, colloquia, and other regularly scheduled educational activities at San Diego State University, the University of California San Diego, and other identified locations.
• Experience conducting statistical analysis with large databases.
• Experience with longitudinal research methods and data analysis.
• Experience using statistical software programs Stata and R.
• Experience with clinical interventions.
• Experience working with sexual and gender minority populations.
• Experience with clinical interventions.
• Experience working with sexual and gender minority populations.

Please refer the Job description for details