Principal Public Health Researcher

at AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Principal Public Health Researcher
Job Location

US-Remote | US-VA-Arlington | US-NC-Chapel Hill | US-IL-Chicago | US-MD-Rockville | US-CA-Sacramento | US-MA

Job ID 
12982  

 Job Location  
United States  

Category 
Research
Overview

Join AIR as a Principal Public Health Researcherwith our Youth, Family, and Community Development program to foster equitable pathways for young people, families, and communities to thrive. This position will focus on Public Health approaches to prevention to support teams aiming to build evidence on equitable pathways to thriving. This position will require collaboration within and outside AIR, including with program providers, subject matter experts, as well as federal, state, and local agency officials. The researcher will provide data collection, management, analysis, and dissemination support for contract and grant research and evaluation projects. The ideal candidate is committed to a strengths-based perspective as well as mitigating the impacts of both personal and systemic biases in research. Candidates with relevant lived experience, including military service, are encouraged to apply.
Related projects aim to use culturally responsive science to focus around one or more areas, including but not limited to:
Content areas:
Addressing inequities in social determinants of health, including
housing and economic security
environmental justice
reproductive justice
Primary prevention of violence, such as
intimate partner and sexual violence
child maltreatment and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
violence that impacts youth and community
Suicide and mental health
Systems change, including organizational and culture change in the military and other community serving systems.
Public health workforce competencies and career pipelines
This position has the flexibility to work remote from anywhere in the United States or from any of AIR's U.S. office locations. This does not include U.S. territories.
About AIR:
Established in 1946, with headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, AIR is a nonpartisan, not-for-profit institution that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance to solve some of the most urgent challenges in the U.S. and around the world. We advance evidence in the areas of education, health, the workforce, human services, and international development to create a better, more equitable world.
AIR's commitment to diversity goes beyond legal compliance to its full integration in our strategy, operations, and work environment. At AIR, we define diversity broadly, considering everyone's unique life and community experiences. We believe that embracing diverse perspectives, abilities/disabilities, racial/ethnic and cultural backgrounds, styles, ages, genders, gender identities and expressions, education backgrounds, and life stories drives innovation and employee engagement. Learn more about AIR's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Strategy and hear from our staff by clicking here.

Responsibilities

The responsibilities for the position include:
Serve as Principal Investigator, directing or helping to direct and manage large, complex research projects or a series of smaller projects.
Oversee the planning, design, and implementation of research projects, including methods, procedures and reporting.
Develop conceptual frameworks that address research and evaluation topics.
Lead others in the review, analyses, and syntheses of data and information using appropriate practices and techniques and ensure that projects are designed around client needs with sound methodology.
Serve as an expert in the field and disseminate findings through publication of papers, progress and technical reports, and presentation at seminars and research conferences.
Lead proposal efforts, maintain excellent business development relationships, and serve as a primary client contact for research and evaluation projects.
Curate external relationships and visibility by engaging thought leaders, innovators, and implementation partners across the public health policy arena.

Qualifications

Education, Knowledge, and Experience:
PhD in related subject area (Anthropology, Economics, Sociology, Public Health, Psychology, or related field) with a minimum of 7 years of relevant experience
Extensive experience and expertise in issues related to a public health approach to prevention and demonstrated ability to apply this knowledge to real-world policy and programmatic decision-making
Thought leader with sophisticated understanding of the policy landscape and evidence gaps in public health, as demonstrated through... For full info follow application link.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability.