Professional Research Series
Institute for Global Health Sciences
UC San Francisco

Position Title: Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher - Center for Tuberculosis

Duties and Responsibilities: An Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher position is available in the Institute for Global Health Sciences, University of California at San Francisco (with links to the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics).

The selected candidate will support data management activities for several ongoing projects and projects in development, developing best practice SOPs that can be applied to other projects. The incumbent will have the opportunity to provide data management support for the DRAMATIC trial (https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03828201) as well as for studies within the SMART4TB consortium (https://tb.ucsf.edu/news/smart4tb-ucsf-joins-200-million-global-tb-consortium), including working as part of a team developing RedCAP databases and data management guidelines.

The successful candidate is expected to work closely with the PI to conduct independent methodological research, resulting in the writing of peer-reviewed publications for medical and statistical journals. The successful candidate will also assist the PI to develop grant applications for new methodological projects.

The UCSF Center for Tuberculosis is highly multidisciplinary and collaboration is highly encouraged. The individual will also have opportunities to collaborate with other scientists in the UCSF School of Medicine, and will be encouraged to seek out such collaborations. The expectation will be that the Assistant/Associate/Full Professional Researcher will apply for a Research Career Development Award (K) which would put them in a strong position to apply for a faculty appointment within UCSF.

Required Qualifications:

• Appointees in the Professional Research series must possess a doctorate or its equivalent.
• Expertise and doctoral-level training in health policy, epidemiology, biostatistics, health economics and related fields.
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in TB or infections disease related clinical research.
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently and in teams.
• Excellent methodological training in statistics.
• Experience in design and analysis of randomized clinical trials.
• Experience in data management for complex clinical research projects.
• Excellent programming skills in R or Stata.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

See Table 13B for the salary range for this position. A reasonable estimate for this position is $87,100-$231,800.

Please apply online at: https://aprecruit.ucsf.edu/JPF05038 with a cover letter, CV, statement of research, statement of contributions to diversity, and contact information for three references. Applicant materials must list current qualifications upon submission. The selected candidate must meet all the qualifications at the time of application.

UCSF Institute for Global Health Sciences (IGHS) is dedicated to improving health and reducing the burden of disease in the world's most vulnerable populations. It integrates UCSF expertise in all of the health, social, and biological sciences, and focuses that expertise on pressing issues in global health. IGHS works with partners in countries throughout the world to achieve these aims. IGHS seeks to improve health worldwide, especially in developing countries, through research that informs policy.

IGHS is committed to ensuring a diverse, equitable and inclusive work environment as we work towards becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds. Please see our statement on anti-racism here: https://globalhealthsciences.ucsf.edu/about-us/diversity-equity-and-inclusion/statement-structural-racism

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As a University employee, you will be required to comply with all applicable University policies and/or collective bargaining agreements, as may be amended from time to time. Federal, state, or local government directives may impose additional requirements.

UC San Francisco seeks candidates whose experience, teaching, research, or community service has prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence. The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status.