Research Associate – Gender Specialist

School: Bloomberg School of Public Health
Department: International Health
Supervisors:
Rosemary Morgan, Associate Scientist, Health Systems Program
Anna Kalbarczyk, Assistant Scientist, Global Disease Epidemiology and Control Program

General summary/purpose:

Assist with the coordination, implementation, and evaluation of the Gender and Health Summer Institute. Identify new funding opportunities in global gender and health teaching, training, and research and support application development and submission. Provide technical assistance on gender and health related projects which could include research and program implementation.

Project Description

The Gender and Health Summer Institute provides training in gender and health with a particular focus on applied methods, including gender analysis, using data to promote gender equity and health, gender transformative interventions, conducting gender assessments, conducting secondary analysis of data to support gender analyses, gender and monitoring and evaluation, organizational change and leadership, creating an enabling environment for gender integration, advocacy and communication for gender equity, and gender-based violence research methods. Gender as applied to public health is a burgeoning field, and many NGOs have specific gender specialist positions.

We maintain a portfolio of gender and health research and programs which we are looking to grow. Current areas of research include but are not limited to the role of gender in COVID, service delivery, nutrition, RMNCAHN, immunization, and women’s leadership.

Specific duties & Responsibilities:

Specific duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following.

• Coordination activities include:
o Support Institute faculty in identifying course material, generating their course

sites, and other administration as needed.
o Support the development and submission of new course applications.
o Plan, attend, and take notes on relevant Institute meetings.
o Design and implement a communications plan to ensure global promotion of the

Institute.
o Support Institute applicants and respond to internal and external queries.
o Coordinate the Institute’s scholarship initiative.
o Maintain the Institute website.
o Regularly search for and share new funding opportunities in global gender and

health.

o Support the preparation and submission of funding applications. This may include conducting rapid literature reviews to inform proposed activities, soliciting and organizing documents from partners, drafting proposal sections, and preparing documents for submission.

o Coordinate international partner meetings and program implementation activities.

• Scholarly product development and activities include:
o Develop tools and processes to conduct monitoring and evaluation of the

Institute.
o Conduct research as needed based on newly funded applications. This may

include conducting desk reviews, qualitative research, quantitative research,

data analysis, and synthesis.
o Assist in the development of manuscripts and other dissemination products. o Prepare workplans and progress reports for funders.

Minimum qualifications (mandatory): Master’s degree in related field. Additional education may substitute for required experience, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

Preferred qualifications: At least 1-2 years of experience working with diverse teams.

Special knowledge, skills, and abilities: The candidate should have an interest in and be familiar with gender in relation to global health and should be able to express how health equity is affected by issues in this area. Experience with Microsoft Word and referencing software. Experience with literature reviews, qualitative research, quantitative and mixed methods preferred.

Proposed work schedule and location: This is a full-time faculty position at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. We welcome virtual candidates with consistent access to strong internet connections. Our team maintains flexible work schedules based on the ebb and flow of ongoing and emerging projects. We expect a teammate to be flexible but most importantly, responsive. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S.

Annual starting salary is anticipated at $65,000.

How to apply: Applicants should upload a 1) a statement of interest including the names of 3 references and 2) a resume/curriculum vitae to this Dropbox link: https://www.dropbox.com/reques t/cPT5rEl4U0MyEZlPBtuP

All materials should be uploaded by September 06, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST.

The Postdoctoral Fellow will work as part of a multidisciplinary team engaged in HIV and other infectious disease research. The Fellow will help with conducting epidemiological studies of HIV and other infectious/chronic diseases among marginalized populations and use these data to inform the development of primary and secondary HIV prevention interventions and/or further longitudinal epidemiological investigations. The Postdoctoral Fellow will be eligible for up to 2 years of salary support, with the potential for an additional year (up to $120,000/year). Ideal applicants are those who have successfully completed their doctoral training and plan to transition to a full-time academic position (Assistant Professor) after the Fellowship period.

The Fellow will hold an appointment at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, and UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health. The PI, Dr. Matthew Mimiaga, is Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology; Director of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health; and has a strong and successful history of mentoring early career investigators in achieving research independence and attaining faculty positions at top-ranked R1 research universities. The Fellow will be based in Los Angeles working closely with UCLA investigators and research staff, as well as funding agencies and research collaborators across the US to direct research projects, analyze quantitative data, prepare research results for scientific manuscripts and annual reports to granting agencies, and assist in publishing findings.

The successful candidate will be mentored in writing and submitting an NIH grant as PI and writing first and co‐ authored publications throughout the duration of the Fellowship. The primary focus of this Fellowship is to enhance the research capacity of the UCLA Center for LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Research & Health by fostering existing research collaborations and leading the development of new research grants and protocols.

Required:

• Applicants must hold an ScD, PhD (or MD) in epidemiology or behavioral science aspects of public health (or equivalent degree in a related field).

• Demonstrated academic background in HIV/other infectious disease research and/or work experience with sexual and gender minority populations or other groups disproportionately at risk of HIV.

• Prior experience working on federally funded (e.g., NIH) research.

• Advanced training in quantitative methods, data analysis and statistics (longitudinal modeling), and

  statistical programming (e.g., SAS, R, SPSS).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to work harmoniously with diverse individuals, including sexual and gender minorities, racial and

  ethnic minorities, and individuals living with HIV.

• Have no more than two years of postdoctoral experience.

  Preferred:

  • Experience leading or assisting in the writing of successful NIH‐funded research grants.

  • Demonstrated potential for achieving research independence by procuring future NIH funding.

  • A history of published research in the area of HIV prevention and/or LGBTQ+ public health.

    Funding and Review of Applications:

  • The two-year fellowship (with the potential for an additional year) provides funding in the amount of up to $120,000/year, and fellows are eligible for UCLA’s generous benefits package.

  • Review of applications will commence on July 20, 2023 and all applicants will be considered until the position is filled.

    The most important selection criteria will be evidence of superior qualifications and productivity, demonstrated interest in research with sexual and gender minorities, and career goals that will clearly benefit from the fellowship training. Competitive applicants will have a record of outstanding achievements, be highly motivated, think independently, and work well as part of an integrated multidisciplinary research team.

    Please submit a cover letter detailing your interest and fit for the position, CV, and three academic references to Dr. Matthew Mimiaga: mmimiaga [at] ph [dot] ucla [dot] edu. We are committed to recruiting and training a community of diverse scholars from minoritized groups and fostering a welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually enriching environment.