PhD Research Associate - Emergency Medicine

PhD Research Associate - Emergency Medicine

The PhD Research Associate is responsible for developing an impactful, sustainable research program in collaboration with core faculty, residents, and the hospital network to advance knowledge and implementation of practices, especially pertaining to acute emergent conditions in vulnerable populations. The position applies expertise in implementation science, epidemiology, biostatistics, emergency and health policy, health education, and related fields to generate evidence that informs clinical decisions in emergency medicine and improves health outcomes in emergency services.

The IES Research Institute is an academic research division embedded within the Emergency Medicine Department at John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network, a public safety‑net health system with a 3‑year emergency medicine residency program. The goal of the Institute is to develop and support scholarly activity, research, and grants to improve health outcomes and healthcare delivery for vulnerable emergency medicine populations through discovery and innovation.

We use a team‑science approach and prioritize research that informs practice. We are a growing group supporting 15 core faculty members, a 3‑year residency program with 45 residents, and fellowships in administration, academics, emergency ultrasonography, and street medicine, among others.

We are interested in applications from candidates with expertise and interest in:

• Research education for faculty, residents, and medical students
• Implementation, outcome, and epidemiology research
• Scientific writing, editing, and publication skills
• Grant development, application, and administration skills
• Integrated research projects with multidisciplinary specialties and settings
• Well‑developed interpersonal and leadership skills
• Emergency medicine / internal medicine / public health clinical research

The PhD Research Associate is responsible for developing an impactful, sustainable research program in collaboration with core faculty, residents, and the hospital network to advance knowledge and implementation of practices, especially pertaining to acute emergent conditions in vulnerable populations. The position applies expertise in implementation science, epidemiology, biostatistics, emergency and health policy, health education, and related fields to generate evidence that informs clinical decisions in emergency medicine and improves health outcomes in emergency services.

Includes the following. Others may be assigned.

• Responsible for developing research projects in collaboration with faculty members as well as projects of interest aligned with the mission, vision, and values of Integrative Emergency Services.
• Designs, leads, and manages independent and collaborative research projects that align with the mission of IES and the needs of emergency medicine populations.
• Develops research in collaboration with core faculty and subject matter experts.
• Develops study design and identifies data sources to address research aims.
• Develops data collection mechanisms to address research aims.
• Analyzes data to generate novel results in collaboration with core faculty members, biostatisticians, and other content experts.
• Prepares abstracts, manuscripts, protocols, and funding proposals.
• Provides research opportunities to core faculty, residents, trainees, and students.
• Identifies and implements approaches to improve emergency health‑care services.
• Remains current with published literature, fosters innovation and participates in resident and faculty journal clubs.
• Mentors and supports faculty, residents, and students in research methodology, statistical analysis, and scholarly writing.
• Contributes to research education and training sessions.
• Leads or supports grant writing efforts, including federal, foundation, and institutional grant applications.

• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, presentation, and verbal/written communication skills.
• Ability to think creatively and strategically and utilize problem‑solving skills.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, deadline‑driven environment.
• Advanced proficiency…