Ballmer Institute Postdoctoral Scholar​/Pro-Tem Research Associate

Ballmer Institute Postdoctoral Scholar/Pro-Tem Research Associate

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Work type: Faculty - Pro Tempore.
Location: Portland, OR.
Categories: Child Development, Research/Scientific/Grants, Psychology.

Application materials must include:

• Letter of Interest – Describe your relevant training and experience. Please include details about specific research skills you have developed, community‑based settings you have done research in, and exposure to evidence‑based treatments in your research/clinical practice.
• Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• Complete Contact Information for Three Professional References (the candidate will be notified prior to references being contacted).

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We understand that some individuals may be hesitant to apply for a position if they do not meet all of the preferred qualifications, including the professional competencies, listed in the job description. Our primary focus is to find the most suitable candidate for the job, and we recognize that success can come from various career paths, including those with skills and abilities gained outside of a traditional classroom setting or with an equivalent skill set.

We encourage you to apply, even if you do not believe you meet all of our preferred qualifications.

The Ballmer Institute for Children's Behavioral Health at the University of Oregon Portland establishes a new national model for behavioral healthcare for children and families by creating the nation’s first undergraduate program in child behavioral health. The Institute prioritizes the needs of youth who have been historically or persistently underserved and seeks to make real system change by:

• Creating a new mental health profession
• Delivering support in schools and the community
• Training existing youth‑serving professionals
• Developing new approaches to support child behavioral health
• Transforming the Pacific Northwest into a national model of thought and action

This groundbreaking institute was made possible by an extraordinary gift from Connie and Steve Ballmer, co‑founders of Ballmer Group Philanthropy.

The Postdoctoral Scholar/pro‑tem Research Associate will join the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health Program Evaluation team to support a rigorous, community‑centered evaluation of the Child Behavioral Health Training Program (CBH‑TP), with the goal of demonstrating program effectiveness, informing continuous quality improvement, and generating evidence to support scale‑up of a new bachelor’s‑level child behavioral health workforce model. Program evaluation work includes conducting formative, process, and outcome studies using implementation science and mixed quantitative and qualitative methods to examine youth, service, and implementation outcomes across school and healthcare/community settings.

This is an excellent opportunity for career development in evidence‑based practices for youth mental health and implementation science research.

In this role, the Postdoctoral Scholar/pro‑tem Research Associate will work as part of a team of faculty and staff to lead key evaluation activities, such as evaluation study design; overseeing partnerships with key internal and external stakeholders to support data collection (e.g., surveys, interviews/focus groups, fidelity/competency assessments, and implementation data); ensuring high‑quality data management; conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses; and translating findings into actionable products (e.g., peer‑reviewed manuscripts, external stakeholder reports, presentations to community partners).

This position will also contribute to proposal and grant writing aligned with the Ballmer Institute’s research agenda.

In addition to collaborating on Program Evaluation, the Postdoctoral Scholar/pro‑tem Research Associate will have opportunities to collaborate with Ballmer Institute faculty on other externally funded studies in effectiveness, implementation and mental health services research aimed at increasing access to evidence‑based practices for undeserved youth and families. Opportunities to…