Post Doctoral Associate (Implementation Science)

University of Miami; Coral Gables (FL); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

The Post Doctoral Associate at the University of Miami, Coral Gables campus, will conduct scientific research under the supervision of managing staff and contribute to the field of implementation science addressing HIV and behavioral health disparities. This full-time, in-person role requires collaboration with the PI and research team.

Responsibilities include leading stakeholder workshops, data collection, developing implementation strategies, and contributing to manuscripts and reports.

Qualifications

• Education: Doctorate degree in relevant field required.
• Experience: No previous experience required.
• Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Learning agility, teamwork, technical proficiency, communication.

Responsibilities

• Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned.
• Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing.
• Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories.
• Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
• Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

Skills

Learning agility

Teamwork

Technical proficiency

Communication

Education

Doctorate degree

Job description

CORE JOB SUMMARY

The Post Doctoral Associate performs scientific research and studies under the supervision of managing staff. Moreover, the Post Doctoral Associate promotes institutional recognition through literal contributions to the scientific community.

CORE JOB FUNCTIONS

• 1. Conducts research on specific areas of study as assigned.
• 2. Prepares research reports and technical papers for publishing.
• 3. Investigates the feasibility of applying a wide variety of scientific principles and theories.
• 4. Maintains substantial knowledge of state-of-the-art principles and theories.
• 5. Develops advanced analytical models and systems and provides solutions and analyses to support strategic and tactical decisions.
• 6. Adheres to University and unit-level policies and procedures and safeguards University assets.

This list of duties and responsibilities is not intended to be all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties or responsibilities as necessary.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS

Education:

Doctorate degree in relevant field required

Experience:

No previous experience required

Certification and Licensing:

Refer to department description for applicable certification requirements

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Learning Agility: Ability to learn new procedures, technologies, and protocols, and adapt to changing priorities and work demands.
• Teamwork: Ability to work collaboratively with others and contribute to a team environment.
• Technical Proficiency: Skilled in using office software, technology, and relevant computer applications.
• Communication: Strong and clear written and verbal communication skills for interacting with colleagues and stakeholders.

This is a core job profile description and is not reflective of all duties that may be assigned to a specific position in each individual department. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and primary responsibilities of this core job profile. Specific duties and tasks may vary based upon departmental needs. Other duties may be assigned to the above consistent with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for the job.

Department Specific Functions

The Postdoctoral Associate (Implementation Science) will support research activities under the direction of a PI (Audrey Harkness, PhD) or designee of the PI. Dr. Harkness' research team uses implementation and behavioral science to address HIV and behavioral health (mental health/substance use) disparities affecting key populations affected by the HIV epidemic, with a focus on Latino men who have sex with men.

The position is full-time and in-person at the School of Nursing and Health Studies at the Coral Gables campus of University of Miami. The position is not eligible for remote/hybrid work.

We anticipate that the Postdoctoral Associate will primarily support two federally funded research projects:

JUNTOS HIV Self Testing : JUNTOS is a website/app that centralizes information about HIV prevention, treatment, and behavioral health services across South Florida. It was originally developed to address the needs of Latino MSM but is being expanded through this funded research project to become available to everyone who orders at-home HIV self-test (HIVST) kits from participating organizations in South Florida. The goal of the project is to improve the reach of HIV prevention, treatment, and behavioral health services among individuals who order HIVST kits. Through co-design workshops, we will develop and then evaluate the effectiveness of different reach strategies to engage HIVST kit users with relevant services through JUNTOS.

Within this project, the Post-doctoral Associate will work with the PI and a Research Coordinator to:

• Lead facilitation of stakeholder co-design workshops to develop and refine implementation and reach strategies
• Oversee data collection activities and ensure adherence to study protocols and research procedures
• Lead development and refinement of implementation strategies and blueprints designed to integrate JUNTOS into organizational workflows
• Collaborate with study staff to ensure appropriate participant screening, consent, enrollment, and randomization procedures
• Conduct or support qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods analyses related to implementation and intervention outcomes
• Assist with evaluation of intervention acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility
• Contribute to interpretation and dissemination of study findings through manuscripts, presentations, and reports
• Lead or support secondary analyses arising from the project

LGBTQ-Affirmative CBT Implementation Trial : This ongoing R01 study is led by colleagues at Yale University, which is evaluating the impact of variou