Sexual Health Researcher

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Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Regular

Job Profile: Data Scientist II

• Documents approaches to address research questions and contributes to the establishment of reproducible research methodologies and analysis workflows
• Independently identifies and implements appropriate data science techniques to find data patterns and answer research questions chosen by the lead researcher including data visualization, statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining
• Composes and assembles reproducible workflows and reports to clearly articulate patterns to researchers and/or administrators
• Organizes and automates project steps for data preparation and analysis
• Prepares data sets for analysis including cleaning/quality assurance, transformations, restructuring, and integration of multiple data sources

• Lead data cleaning and documentation procedures under the direction of PI and co-Is
• Analyze complex research data sets including nationally representative samples and community driven, non-representative samples
• Execute analytic plans to identify national prevalence estimates of SAMP and identify harm increasing and reducing circumstances of SAMP
• Conduct Latent Class Analyses and general multivariate statistics (e.g., regression) across multiple samples
• Organize and document analysis code for research transparency, standardization, and replication
• Support and prepare documents in accordance with data sharing procedures as required by funder
• Support administrative processes related to participant compensation and other tasks related to the project's grant
• Supervise research specialist/project coordinator on tasks to support this grant‑funded project
• Assist in the preparation of annual progress reports, reports for the community, manuscripts, and community and peer‑reviewed presentations

Local candidates may choose to work in a hybrid, in‑person, or fully remote work arrangement.

The initial term of this appointment is 2 years, with the possibility of being extended based on funding.

The typical starting salary for this position will be $75,000 - $85,000 for experienced candidates. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications. Employees in this position can expect to receive benefits such as generous vacation, holidays and paid time off; competitive insurance and saving accounts; and retirement benefits.

• Knowledge of sexual health, sexual violence, sex work and/or sex trafficking research
• Strong background in quantitative statistics including:
  • Data cleaning and wrangling
  • Multivariate statistical analyses including regression
  • Latent variable models including factor analysis and/or latent class analysis
• Quantitative analytic skills in statistical packages, such as SPSS, STATA, R and/or MPlus
• Excellent writing skills with regard to publication
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to remain highly organized, attend to detail, manage a variety of tasks, and meet required deadlines
• Ability to work collaboratively with a diverse group of faculty, affiliates, staff, and students
• Ability to work independently on set tasks
• Ability to engage in creative and independent problem solving

• Lived (personal) and/or work (professional) experiences or expertise related to sex work, sex trafficking, or providing SAMP
• Prior research experience with sexual health, sexual violence, sex work and/or sex trafficking research
• Experience with Latent Class Analyses

PhD in social work, psychology, sociology, public health, or related discipline, preferred.

Click the "Apply" button to start the application process.

You will be prompted to upload the following documents:

• Cover letter
• Resume/CV
• 1 writing sample – with strong preference for a manuscript, article, or dissertation chapter that uses quantitative analyses.

Applicants should ensure their resume/CV and cover letter detail their training and experience relating to the required…