Job Description

The Department of Health Policy and Management at the Mailman School of Public Health is recruiting a full-time Associate Research Scientist with an exceptional background and skillset in behavioral sciences (ideally social psychology). This position is limited based on grant funding. The focus of the research is behavioral interventions that aim to reduce economic inequality, with an emphasis on the concept of "positive deviance".

Essential Functions

The Associate Research Scientist will be tasked with critical work on NSF grants that will involve secondary data analyses from financial and healthcare institutions as well as testing new interventions. The Associate Research Scientist will also have an opportunity to lead early career researchers in designing replications. The Associate Research Scientist must have excellent quantitative skills (R, Python) and general knowledge of data management in research contexts. The candidate must have also completed policy training at graduate level, ideally as part of a master (or equivalent) program in behavioral, decision, or social sciences. For matters of research coordination, it is strongly preferred that the candidate has extensive experience in working with academic institutions in the United Kingdom, Italy, and Germany. The ideal candidate should be beginning a career in academic research. -95%

Other related duties assigned. - 5%

Columbia University is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a diverse environment and strongly encourages applications from women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.

• PhD in psychology, economics, or other behavioral science discipline with a clear component of training in quantitative analysis and behavioral theory (ideally linking topics such as economic policy, decision-making, and population well-being).
• Strong statistical skills that apply directly to behavioral science and public policy.
• Strong data visualization skills that apply directly to behavioral science and public policy.
• Ability to work independently but also within a collaboration. Must be able to write and analyze large datasets without the need for constant supervision, but also work on feedback and input from Principal Investigator.

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Names and contact information for three references

Columbia University is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran

Pay Transparency Disclosure

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to departmental budgets, qualifications, experience, education, licenses, specialty, and training.  The above hiring range represents the University?s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

About Columbia University

Columbia University is one of the world's most important centers of research and at the same time a distinctive and distinguished learning environment for undergraduates and graduate students in many scholarly and professional fields. The University recognizes the importance of its location in New York City and seeks to link its research and teaching to the vast resources of a great metropolis. It seeks to attract a diverse and international faculty and student body, to support research and teaching on global issues, and to create academic relationships with many countries and regions. It expects all areas of the university to advance knowledge and learning at the highest level and to convey the products of its efforts to the world.

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