Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is seeking a Research Associate I for the Child Health Institute of NJ at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.

The Joint Program in Population and Prevention Sciences of the Department of Pediatrics, and the Child Health Institute of New Jersey (CHINJ)Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences is seeking a qualified candidate for Research Associate I in the Division of Population Health, Quality, and Implementation Science (PopQuIS). The position requires a doctoral degree in public or population health or related, and expertise in child health research or maternal child health research is a plus. We expect that the successful candidate needs to have at least 2 years of career development funding from either a federal government agency or philanthropic organization and has completed or is in the final stages of completing a federally funded T32 award. The successful candidate views themselves as a child health or child mental health services researcher, health policy researcher, population health researcher, and/or implementation scientist. Familiarity with the Future of Families study and its data is a plus. A demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively is essential, and skills in patient/family and/or community engagement are a plus. Strong methodological skills are preferred. Other topic areas of research training include studies of the health and well-being of children with the potential additional focus on social determinants of health, and environmental and other systematic predictors of health and health care, including factors related to resilience and deprivation. As divisions of Rutgers University, PopQuIS and CHINJ embrace a diverse workforce, and we encourage applications from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and a variety of prior life experiences.

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