UCI Associate Specialist​/Specialist - Department of Health, Society, and Behavior

Position overview

Salary range: Pay for this position varies and depends on experience, pay scale between $75,600 -$165,200. Please see table: meaningful link text

Open date: July 24, 2026

Next review date: Monday, Aug 24, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.

Final date: Thursday, Oct 1, 2026 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time). Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Dr. Brandy Lipton is seeking applications for an Associate Specialist/Specialist to join the Department of Health, Society, and Behavior within the University of California, Irvine's Department of Health, Society, and Behavior. The Specialist would work closely with Dr. Lipton on a variety of projects that examine the effects of public policies on population health and well-being using quasi-experimental research methods. This position is funded by grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Background:
The Specialist will be expected to contribute to research examining the impacts of state-level Medicaid policies using a variety of survey and administrative data sources (e.g., Medicaid claims data). Candidates for this position should have experience in working with large datasets including data cleaning, coding, and statistical analysis. There will be opportunities to collaborate on manuscripts intended for publication in high-impact policy, economics, and medical journals.

Remote work is possible and negotiable, but some in-person presence is strongly preferred.

Specific Duties:

• Assist with data cleaning, coding, and statistical analysis in Stata or other statistical programs using large micro-level and population-level datasets.
• Perform bivariate and multivariate analyses
• Prepare tables of descriptive statistics and publication-quality figures
• Attend regular project meetings and effectively communicate statistical results
• Contribute to grant and manuscript development
• Contribute to applications for restricted datasets
• Contribute to Institutional Review Board protocols
• Assist in compiling and analyzing state-level policies, including conducting searches on the West Law legal database
• Work closely with junior student team members to improve research products
• Provide citation management, proofreading, code review, and presentation development on an as-needed basis

Basic qualifications (required at time of application)

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in economics, Health Policy, Public Policy, Public Health
• Project management skills
• Strong quantitative data analysis skills
• Fluency in Stata, SAS, Python, or R

Document requirements:

• Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
• Cover Letter (Optional)
• Statement of Research (Optional)

Reference requirements: 3 required (contact information only)

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories covered by the UC anti-discrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, the finalist will be required to disclose if they are subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct.

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