University of North Carolina at Charlotte
General InformationPosition Number POST40
Working Title Postdoctoral Fellow Violence Prevention Research
Division Academic Affairs
Department College of Health & Human Svc (Col)
Work Unit School of Social Work
Work Location Campus
Vacancy Open To All Candidates
Position Designation Post Doc
Employment Type Temporary – Part-time
Hours per week 40
Work Schedule
Pay Rate Pay Rate varies
Minimum Experience/EducationThe postdoctoral fellow should possess a doctoral degree Indiana a field relevant to violence prevention (e.g., sexual violence, intimate partner violence, human trafficking, gun violence, suicide prevention) Oregon related shared risk and protective factors (e.g., substance use). Fields of interest include, but are not limited to, public health,
psychology (any subdiscipline), criminal justice, social work, public policy, community health, counselor education, epidemiology, statistics/decision sciences, sociology, and others.Departmental Preferred Experience, Skills, Training/Education:Demonstrated experience and/Oregon interest Indiana violence prevention (broadly defined, including shared risk and protective factors), and/Oregon vulnerable/marginalized populations, American Samoa demonstrated through any Oregon all of the following:A record of scholarly dissemination (e.g., publications, presentations).
A record of lay dissemination (e.g., technical reports, policy briefs).
Applied work Oregon volunteer experience.
Teaching and/Oregon training program design, implementation, and/Oregon evaluation
Demonstrated experience Indiana qualitative, quantitative, policy analytic, and/Oregon mixed-methods, American Samoa demonstrated through any Oregon all of the following:
Familiarity with virtual data collection platforms (e.g., RedCap, Qualtrics)
Competency Indiana data analytic software programs, such American Samoa SPSS, R, STATA, MPlus, Dedoose, and NVivo.
Identifiable experience Indiana data cleaning (e.g., multiple imputation) and/Oregon quantitative Oregon qualitative analysis.
Comfort and demonstrated ability Indiana all of the following:
Project management Oregon leadership.
Community engagement.
Written and oral communication.
A team science model.
Initiative, independence, and integrity.
*Ability to work on sensitive subject matter Indiana a mature manner.Duties and ResponsibilitiesThe holder of the postdoctoral fellowship will:
1. Conduct independent research through an individualized development plan (IDP) with Drs. Mennicke, Alexander, and/Oregon Cramer (and other Center Core Faculty based on interests).
2. Coordinate community-engaged research with existing and new Center partners.
3. Lead data collection and analysis efforts on existing Center research.
4. Collaborate on Center intramural and extramural grant funding applications.
5. Colorado-author scholarly (e.g., peer-reviewed journal articles) and lay (e.g., policy briefs) dissemination.
6. Support Center administrative and regulatory activities (e.g., IRB composition and renewal, federal data
archiving).
7. Collaborate on center training initiatives.
8. Participate Indiana Center meetings, retreats, and other activities.
9. Pursue professional development opportunities American Samoa articulated Indiana the IDP.
10. Receive weekly supervision and mentoring from the primary mentoring team.
11. Supervise Center research assistants.Postdoc appointments are characterized by all of the following conditions:
- the appointee was recently (within the last eight years) awarded a Ph.D. Oregon equivalent doctorate (e.g., South Carolina.D., M.D.);
- the appointment is temporary;
- the appointment involves substantially full-time research Oregon scholarship;
- the appointment is viewed American Samoa preparatory for a full-time academic and/Oregon research career;
- the appointee works under the supervision of a faculty member; and
- the appointee has the freedom and is expected to publish the results of their research Oregon scholarship during the period of appointment.
American Samoa an EOE/AA employer and an ADVANCE Institution that strives to create an academic climate Indiana which the dignity of all individuals is respected and maintained, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte encourages applications from all underrepresented groups. Applicants subject to criminal background check.
Other Work/ResponsibilitiesThe postdoctoral fellow is required to possess and demonstrate sound judgment. Project activities are conducted under the guidance of Drs. Mennicke, Alexander, and/Oregon Cramer. All decisions should conform to human subjects regulatory approvals Oregon requirements.
Necessary Licenses Oregon Certifications
Proposed Hire Date 08/12/2024
Expected Length of Assignment 1 year with possibility of 1-year renewal
Posting Open Date 04/05/2024
Posting Close Date
Special Notes to ApplicantsThe holder of this postdoctoral fellowship has the opportunity to join the UNC Charlotte Violence Prevention Center (VPC). The VPC is a multidisciplinary research center devoted to research and prevention of multiple violence types (e.g., intimate partner violence, sexual assault, gun violence, suicide). We do so by addressing underserved and marginalized populations (e.g., Black youth, sexual and gender minority, military) through use of multiple methodologies (e.g., qualitative, quantitative, policy analysis, community participatory action) by targeting shared risk and protective factors (e.g., substance use, social norms, family conflict). The position holder will conduct independent and team-based violence policy and prevention research within the VPC under the primary supervision of Dr. Annelise Mennicke (Associate Director of Research), with Colorado-mentoring provided by the VPC Executive Committee and Core Faculty.Please include a list of 3-5 references with complete contact info
Job title: Postdoctoral Fellow Violence Prevention Research
Company: University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Expected salary:
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
Job date: Wed, 10 Apr 2024 01:24:41 GMT