Research Associate - Environmental Health
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX
Job posting number: #7262222 (Ref:19853-en_US)
Posted: July 12, 2024
Job Description
Summary
The Program in Population and Environmental Health Disparities in the Center for Precision Environmental Health and Department of Medicine (Section of Epidemiology and Populations Sciences) at Baylor College of Medicine is seeking a Research Associate to oversee data curation, data management, and data analyses for ongoing research projects. The Program is home to an NIH P50 Center of Excellence on Environmental Health Disparities Research, the Maternal and and Infant Environmental Health Riskscape Center. The Research Associate will have the opportunity to participate in multiple research projects involving study implementation, data collection, statistical analysis and publication.
This role is eligible for a hybrid work schedule.
Job Duties
- Assures study compliance with all terms and conditions.
- Conducts literature reviews and summarizes findings of previous research in exposure science and epidemiology.
- Creates and updates databases in SAS for research projects involving primary data collection and secondary data from electronic health records, the TX Dept. of State Health Services, the U.S. Census, U.S. EPA and other sources.
- Constructs place-based metrics and link to source databases for use in epidemiological analyses.
- Performs statistical analyses in SAS and R.
- Creates tables and figures of analysis results for manuscripts or scientific presentations.
- Summarizes statistical findings of epidemiologic analyses.
- Performs other job duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Master's degree in Basic Science or a related field.Experience in lieu of degree will not be accepted.
- Three years of relevant experience typically as a Research Assistant, Research Technician or Postdoctoral Fellow/Associate.
Preferred Qualifications
- Degree in Epidemiology, Public Health, Environmental Health, Statistics, or related field.
- Three years of relevant experience in environmental health research.
- Experience working with large datasets.
- Experience using SAS or R is required.
- Evidence of scientific writing is a plus.
Baylor College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Equal Access Employer.
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Baylor College of Medicine fosters diversity among its students, trainees, faculty and staff as a prerequisite to accomplishing our institutional mission, and setting standards for excellence in training healthcare providers and biomedical scientists, promoting scientific innovation, and providing patient-centered care. - Diversity, respect, and inclusiveness create an environment that is conducive to academic excellence, and strengthens our institution by increasing talent, encouraging creativity, and ensuring a broader perspective. - Diversity helps position Baylor to reduce disparities in health and healthcare access and to better address the needs of the community we serve. - Baylor is committed to recruiting and retaining outstanding students, trainees, faculty and staff from diverse backgrounds by providing a welcoming, supportive learning environment for all members of the Baylor community.
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