The Partnerships for Native Health at Washington State University is seeking applications for aPostdoctoral Research Associate in health economics. The Partnership for Native Health is a program within the Initiative for Research and Education to Advance Community Health (IREACH), a team of about 50 faculty and staff engaged in conducting community-centered, multidisciplinary research, training and education, and outreach with underserved populations. Partnerships for Native Health is a unit under the IREACH umbrella that focuses on improving the health and quality of life of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander populations. Research includes both observational and behavioral intervention studies, many of which involve randomized controlled effectiveness trials. Health economics questions relevant to sustainability and short- and long-term impact of interventions is of great interest to research funders and our community research partners. The position can be located in either Seattle or Pullman, Washington.
This is a one year postdoctoral fellowship with subsequent renewals subject to satisfactory performance, mutual consent, and available funding. The appointment is in IREACH, with an academic appointment with the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University. The position emphasizes health economics and empirical analyses of both randomized control trials and observational data.
The successful applicant will work with IREACH faculty, including a senior health economist, physicians, epidemiologists, psychologists, and biostatisticians, on the analysis of randomized control trials, all with American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities. IREACH supports a Research Methods Core, a collegial group of quantitative methodologists from various disciplines that are responsible for study design and quantitative research support for studies led by IREACH and other Washington State University investigators; the postdoctoral fellow will be a member of this group.
Current research with a priori specified health economics aims includes an NIH-funded Center with three multilevel behavioral intervention trials for improving blood pressure control in people with hypertension: a community-based intervention to increase the availability of healthy foods (American Indians); a provider- and patient-based intervention using home blood pressure monitoring and targeted physician alerts in a healthcare organization (Alaska Natives); and a peer-facilitated educational intervention that emphasizes low salt, healthy diets based on traditional foods (Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders). Another NIH-funded Center comprises three trials of behavioral interventions to reduce alcohol-related morbidity and mortality in American Indian and Alaska Native people: an intervention to prevent alcohol-exposed pregnancies among women of child-bearing age engaged in risky drinking behaviors; an intervention that incorporates a traditional cultural practice for reducing alcohol use among for individuals with alcohol use disorders; and an intervention to facilitate the transition from alcohol detoxification to appropriate outpatient treatment programs.
In addition to the IREACH methods core, the postdoctoral fellow will integrate into the Research Methods Cores for both of these NIH Centers, and will attend weekly meetings with a team of epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and other specialists to coordinate all aspects of providing quantitative research methods support to the Center projects. The final trial evaluates a system- and behavioral intervention to prevent suicide by enhancing social connectedness among urban American Indian and Alaska Native young adults. IREACH is involved with numerous other research studies with potential for health economics science, and the postdoc will receive mentoring and support in grant writing and other activities necessary to obtain funding for additional projects based on their interests and professional goals. The postdoc will be assigned other duties related to Native Health as appropriate.
In addition, Partnerships for Native Health is involved in analyzing observational data collected by the Indian Health Service at 15 care-delivery sites from across the continental United States and Alaska. Initially, the analyses will examine diagnosis, treatment, and service utilization of patients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. We expect to expand the analysis of this data to other health conditions. The fellow also will be expected to participate in efforts to acquire additional funding through competitive grant applications.
The postdoctoral fellow will be directly supervised and mentored by a senior health economist in the School of Economic Sciences and by the director of the Partnerships for Native Health. Additional support and mentoring will come from faculty in other disciplines, as appropriate and needed.
Additional Information
Competitive benefits available hrs.wsu.edu/benefits
The University
Founded in 1890 in Pullman, Washington State University (WSU) is Washington’s land-grant university with an overarching mission of improving the quality of life for all citizens – locally, nationally, and globally. WSU is committed to innovation and excellence in research and scholarship. WSU has a current enrollment of over 30,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students and approximately 6,000 faculty and staff at its five campuses (Pullman, Spokane, Tri-Cities, Vancouver, and Everett), as well as its numerous other locations across the State of Washington and online through its Global Campus.
U.S. News & World Report’s 2016 “America’s Best Colleges” rankings place WSU in the top 75 public national universities. WSU was one of only three Northwest universities to be placed in the top two tiers, along with the University of Washington and the University of Oregon. WSU is ranked as a “highest research activity” institution by the Carnegie Foundation and is in the top 12 percent of research universities as reported by the National Science Foundation. Also, WSU was recognized by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for its engagement activities with its Community Engagement Classification.
WSU employs approximately 6,000 faculty and professional staff and the University deeply values diversity among its faculty, students, and staff. WSU students represent diverse social, economic, and ethnic backgrounds: approximately 10 percent of WSU students hail from outside the state of Washington, and approximately 6.8 percent are international students. WSU annually awards more than $280 million in scholarships and financial aid to approximately 17,000 undergraduate students.
Anticipated Start Date 11/01/2018 Tenure Track No Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time Appointment Status Temporary Position Term in Months 12.00 Monthly Salary $4,036.00 Required Qualifications
PhD in Economics or related field by time of appointment and experience in statistics or biostatistics.
Preferred Qualifications
Aptitude for communicating clearly about health economics concepts, study design, and research findings to non-specialists and lay-audiences.
Experience analyzing randomized controlled trials.
Experience working with data.
Experience with Native populations.
Background Check Yes
Posting Detail Information
Type of Recruitment
Open Recruitment
Posting Open Date
09/07/2018
Screening Begin Date
09/23/2018
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