Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

About the Opportunity

Position Summary:

The Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research and the Center for Health Policy and Law, both at Northeastern University, invite applications for a full-time post-doctoral Research Fellow beginning in Summer 2022 to contribute to our ongoing work on the Salus Populi program. Salus Populi: Educating the Judiciary About the Social Determinants of Health is a project that seeks to provide guidance and training to judges and lawyers on the impact of the law on the social determinants of health. The fellow will work closely with the Salus Populi leadership team, Professors Alisa Lincoln and Wendy Parmet, along with others on the Salus Populi team Northeastern University Public Evaluation Lab (NU-PEL) team to further develop the curriculum to be provided to judges and lawyers, will serve as an instructor in the trainings, train additional instructors, and will help to develop and implement a robust evaluation of the impact of the Salus Populi training on the knowledge and practice of participants. The position is intended to prepare scholars interested in research at the intersection of the social determinants of health and the legal system for future research careers in either academic or non-academic positions.

Responsibilities:

Key responsibilities include:

• Further develop curriculum for judges and lawyers on the social determinants of health and the law including serving as an instructor and training additional instructors
• Develop evaluation plan and methods
• Implement evaluation efforts
• Supervise student research team
• Participate in dissemination plan activities
• The Post-doctoral Fellow will help to supervise the student research team including doctoral students, MPH/MPP students and undergraduate Health Equity Interns.

Qualifications:

Qualifications include a Ph.D. (received or expected by July 2022) in Public Health or a related discipline, or a JD. Candidates should also have strong evidence of a commitment to research with an interdisciplinary focus and a demonstrated interest in public health issues a passion for real-world impact. Experience conducting evaluation research is preferred, as is an understanding of the legal system This position will require comfort with both quantitative and qualitative analyses. Previous experience working with survey design tools such as Qualtrics, NVivo (or other qualitative software), and/ or SPSS (or other statistical analysis software) is highly preferred. We are particularly interested in candidates eager to engage in innovative research and practice partnerships aimed at promoting health equity.

Position Type

Research

Additional Information

Northeastern University is an equal opportunity employer, seeking to recruit and support a broadly diverse community of faculty and staff. Northeastern values and celebrates diversity in all its forms and strives to foster an inclusive culture built on respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds cohesion.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

To learn more about Northeastern University's commitment and support of diversity and inclusion, please see www.northeastern.edu/diversity.


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