Post Doctoral Fellow - (496867 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 59,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

The Humana Institute at the University of Houston invites applications for a Postdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in mixed methods research and an interest in digital health. This one-year appointment supports academic-industry and community-engaged research projects across a collaboration with Humana Inc.

and UH’s research enterprise. The role involves designing and conducting mixed methods studies, mentoring, manuscript development, and grant proposal activities to advance health

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in health services research, public health, psychology, sociology, health informatics, or a related field
• Demonstrated capabilities in qualitative research design, data collection, and analysis
• Interest in digital health, chronic disease management, patient engagement, or technology-supported care

Responsibilities

• Design and conduct mixed methods research examining the adoption, implementation, and outcomes of digital health interventions.
• Develop interview guides and other data collection instruments; conduct interviews, focus groups, and field research with patients, providers, and community partners.
• Conduct qualitative analyses, including codebook development and thematic or framework analysis.
• Integrate qualitative and quantitative findings to understand patient experiences, technology usability, engagement, and barriers to sustained use.
• Apply implementation science frameworks to assess how digital health tools fit into clinical workflows and community settings.
• Lead and contribute to manuscripts, publication-ready tables and figures, and conference presentations.
• Contribute to grant proposals, research protocols, and analysis plans.
• Communicate research findings to diverse audiences, including clinicians, healthcare payers, and community partners.

Skills

Qualitative research design

Data collection

Data analysis

Education

Ph.D. in health services research, public health, psychology, sociology, health informatics, or related field

Job description

Department: Humana Health System SciInstSalary: starting salary of $65,000

The Humana Institute at the University of Houston (UH) seeks aPostdoctoral Research Associate with expertise in mixed methodsresearch and an interest in digital health to supportacademic-industry and community-engaged research projects. Drawingon UH’s substantial research enterprise and its partnership withHumana Inc., the Institute advances healthcare transformation byaddressing the interrelated social, economic, and environmentalfactors that contribute to health disparities.

The Postdoctoral Research Associate will contribute to researchexamining how digital health tools support chronic diseasemanagement, patient engagement, and access to care. The postdocwill design and conduct qualitative and quantitative research,integrate findings across methods, and collaborate withinterdisciplinary teams and research partners. Opportunitiesinclude field research, data collection and analysis, manuscriptdevelopment, presentations, and grant proposal development, withmentorship to support an independent research career. The positionis a one-year appointment based at the University of HoustonCollege of Medicine and is renewable depending on performance andfunding.

Essential duties include:

• Design and conduct mixed methods research examining theadoption, implementation, and outcomes of digital healthinterventions.
• Develop interview guides and other data collection instruments;conduct interviews, focus groups, and field research with patients,providers, and community partners.
• Conduct qualitative analyses, including codebook developmentand thematic or framework analysis.
• Integrate qualitative and quantitative findings to understandpatient experiences, technology usability, engagement, and barriers to sustained use.
• Apply implementation science frameworks to assess how digital health tools fit into clinical workflows and communitysettings.
• Lead and contribute to manuscripts, publication-ready tablesand figures, and conference presentations.
• Contribute to grant proposals, research protocols, and analysisplans.
• Communicate research findings to diverse audiences, includingclinicians, healthcare payers, and community partners.

Required qualifications:

• Ph.D. in health services research, public health, psychology,sociology, health informatics, or a related field
• Demonstrated capabilities in qualitative research design, datacollection, and analysis.
• Interest in digital health, chronic disease management, patientengagement, or technology-supported care.

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The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.