New York University

Description

The Center for Global Health Equity at NYU Shanghai, founded in January, 2022, is the home for cutting edge research that improves population health and wellbeing at NYU Shanghai. Leveraging the collective strengths of NYU Shanghai, The New York University School of Global Public Health, our New York University Global Campus Network, and our local, regional, and international partners, we focus on five core areas: Global Mental Health; Implementation Science; Migration and Occupational Health; Urban and Environmental Health (e.g., effects of Climate Change); and, Trauma and Adversity. We have four cross cutting themes that shape the contours of this work including: Digital Health and Technology; Life Course Perspective; Governance and Health Policy; and, Culture & Health. We utilize multidisciplinary perspectives and approaches, including the application of mixed methods and data science. The NYU Shanghai Center for Global Health Equity is a proud member of the Chinese Consortium for Universities in Global Health (CCUGH). Our team is currently working with the World Health Organization to develop and implement a digital mental health agenda and reshape the Future for Mental Health in the Western Pacific Region. 

Up to three postdoctoral positions are available. 

Position 1: We are seeking applicants in the area of implementation science with a particular emphasis on scalable digital health interventions. Our Center is currently working with the World Health Organization to develop and implement a digital mental health agenda in the Western Pacific Region. A focus on addressing mental health within the context of comorbid conditions (e.g., cancer) would be a strength. 

Position 2: The second position is for the area of migration and health. We are funded for the next four years to address barriers to health services among international migrants (African, Filipino, Indonesian, Vietnam) within a 5-country consortium (China, Germany, The Netherlands, South Africa, and Romania). The postdoctoral fellow would join this multidisciplinary consortium and work with faculty to design and implement the project. 

Position 3: The third position is ideal for an Epidemiologist (open field) who has strengths in the conduct of epidemiological studies on urban health. A focus on behavioral aspects of climate change would be a distinct strength. Candidates who utilize a culturally informed, life course, and social determinants perspective to the study of trauma, adversity, or migration are also especially welcome to apply. 

Responsibilities:

Successful applicants will implement complex clinical trials, epidemiological investigations, systematic reviews/meta-analysis, and/or mixed methods research to answer key population health questions with various populations as indicated above. Planned work will involve rigorous mixed methods designs including cultural adaptation, randomized controlled trials, and process evaluations of scalable mental health interventions for populations experiencing adversity (migrants, survivors of gender-based violence, disaster exposed youth, and the urban poor). In addition to the conduct of trials, applicants will have the opportunity to work on disseminating research findings from several large-scale studies, including longitudinal mixed methods research studies conducted among migrant communities and among other populations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research fellows will work collaboratively with other fellows and faculty within the Center for Global Health Equity to manage studies, conduct statistical analyses, write reports, and journal publication (as lead author or co-author as appropriate). Postdoctoral fellows are expected to be active leaders within the research group and assist in the mentoring, training, and development of postgraduate and research-oriented undergraduates. Engagement in grant writing activities is also expected in support of the Center mission. Teaching as a guest lecturer will also be encouraged and opportunities to develop teaching competencies will be provided. 

Terms of employment at NYU Shanghai are comparable to NYU New York and other U.S. institutions. 

Qualifications

Required Education:

PhD in Public Health or relevant field (with evidence of advanced training, competence, and research in Public Health), or an MD with relevant Master’s degree (e.g., MPH).

Required Experience:

• Experience with public health research projects in a leadership role (or ability to lead and work independently); 
• Evidence of the ability to mentor, train, and develop the research potential of undergraduate and graduate students; 
• Previous experience working with NGO/iNGO partner organizations (preferred); 
• A track record of academic accomplishment (e.g., journal publications) or strong scholarship potential; 

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Advanced training and skills in epidemiologic methods, biostatistics, and/or qualitative methods and their application in mixed methods research;
• Ability to work well in an interdisciplinary research environment alongside trainees at various levels; 
• Strong competencies in oral and written communication in English, and additional competence in written and spoken Chinese (Mandarin), and/or (Filipino, Indonesian, or one or more languages spoken in Africa) would be a distinct advantage, but not required.