PostDoctoral Research Fellow and PHD positions - Global Pediatric Digital Health (Child Health, Epidemiology, data science, and/or digital health)
SUMMARY
We are seeking applications for a 2 positions: (1) Postdoctoral Research Fellow and (2) PHD candidate with a keen interest in Global Child Health, Data Sciences, Epidemiology and/or Digital Health.
The project for these positions are related to global health initiatives utilizing risk-based differentiated care to prevent pediatric mortality and morbidity, enabled through digital health technologies in Africa (Kenya, Uganda + more). The programs have been implemented over 15+ years (Smart Discharges Child, Smart Discharges Mom&Baby, Smart Triage) leveraging evidence-based technologies to support front line healthcare workers in resource limited settings in diagnosing, triaging and discharging children with serious infections, and other co-morbidities.
The exciting next stage of this program will be to expand to multiple countries in East and West Africa, with rigorous evaluation. We are looking for trainees with a desire to embrace the complexity of digital health implementation and data-driven predictive modelling in low-resource settings with passion, resilience, and lots of creativity. Find yourself in new areas of inquiry that urgently require attention if we are to transform the quality of care in these hospitals.
To be successful in this role, the trainees will need to embrace real-world, pragmatic research, using innovative and rigorous research methodologies, alongside strong relation skills need to work in this team. The trainees will likely be required to spend a significant amount of time in Africa.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.
ORGANIZATIONAL STATUS
The co-ordinating centre is located within a collaboration between the Institute for Global Health at BC Children’s and Women’s Hospital, University of British Columbia and the Department of Anesthesiology, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, and BC Children’s Research Institute with support from Mathew Wiens, Bella Hwang, Tex Kissoon, Nathan Kenya, Mark Ansermino and many others.
WORK Activities
The primary activities include:
• Conducting substantive, methodologically rigorous quantitative research analyses
• Participating in study design, quality assurance testing, documenting coding methods, and interpreting results;
• Research coordination
• Organizing and collecting data
• Working with stakeholder and NGO partners globally
• Contributing to literature reviews and syntheses;
• Writing research abstracts, summary reports, and scientific articles, and submitting articles to peer-reviewed journals;
• Presenting study results to the scientific community at national and international conferences;
• Identifying and pursuing secondary research projects and research funding; and
• Collaborating with the other research teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in a collaborative team environment
• High personal motivation, self-management, detail-orientated; ability to take responsibility for meeting deadlines
• High degree of comfort with change, and the ability to be agile and adaptable as the projects evolve in large complex health systems and their health technologies.
• The qualified candidate(s) will have training in a relevant discipline (i.e., Epidemiology, Statistics, Biostatistics, Public Health or a related field as long as the candidate has a strong foundation in statistics).
• Demonstrated skills in data management and programming using statistical packages (SAS and SQL and occasionally STATA and R);
• Demonstrated knowledge of research processes, systematic reviews, and syntheses;
• Education/training and experience in quantitative research methods, and multivariate statistical analysis;
• Excellent communication skills, including strong writing, research, and interpersonal skills;
• High-level conceptual, analytical, and critical appraisal skills; and
• Demonstrated initiative and willingness to work closely with members of a research team.
• Must be able to exhibit a high level of professionalism, judgement, ethical conduct, discretion and diplomacy
Contact:
Interested individuals should send their curriculum vitae with all relevant employment and academic experience; 1-2 writing samples; transcripts; peer reviewed articles, and a cover letter, noting research experience and interest in the position by email to globalhealth@cw.bc.ca.
How to apply?
Please send applications to globalhealth@cw.bc.ca and refer to reference number PDFO-58480.
Duration: Fixed term / Temporary
Contract Type: Full Time
Equity and diversity are essential to academic excellence. An open and diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been underrepresented or discouraged. We encourage applications from members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the B.C. Human Rights Code, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.