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Postdoctoral Fellow, Mental Health Services Research

Drs. Robert McCarron and Tim Bruckner seek a Postdoctoral Fellow in Medical Education within the UCI School of Public Health, at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), to conduct mental health services-related research. The fellowship is a two‐year appointment with the possibility of one-year renewal. This appointment is contingent upon receipt of the Ph.D. prior to the start date. The start date is negotiable but could begin as early as May 1, 2023.

Background: This appointment would be within the School of Public Health, with the work expectation being 75% time with Dr. Robert McCarron and 25% time with Dr. Tim Bruckner. The postdoctoral fellow would principally work on evaluating the innovative “Train New Trainer” (TNT) Program in which primary care practitioners receive training to screen and treat persons for a range of psychiatric conditions. This position will involve utilizing large-scale clinical and secondary datasets (e.g., Medi-Cal, UC Data Warehouse) from California to conduct quantitative mental health services and epidemiologic research. The postdoc will be involved in all aspects of the project, and will be expected to manage study datasets, conduct statistical analyses, and to prepare research manuscripts and presentations. In addition, the postdoc would contribute to the main aims of the project and develop her/his own research questions within the scope of the project. This position will include collaborations across and outside campus, as well as the potential for international travel. Involvement may also include grant writing and mentoring of undergraduate and graduate students on the study team.

Duties:
• Evaluate the TNT program; prepare reports for State Legislature audiences and draft manuscripts for peer-reviewed publication, under the guidance of Drs. McCarron and Bruckner
• Retrieve, harmonize, and manage large clinical datasets; prepare analytic files for team members
• Participate in grant and proposal writing for TNT and other projects
• Conduct independent research in the area of mental health services using several large-scale datasets (e.g., UC Data Warehouse, SID/SEDD), under the guidance of Professor Tim Bruckner, Department of Health, Society & Behavior. Submit articles for publication.
• Participate in project meetings and other events with the team, as well as colloquia in Psychiatry and the Program in Public Health (which are supportive of TNT). You may also attend colloquia at the Center for Population, Inequality, and Policy, as relevant.
• Assist Drs. McCarron and Bruckner with IRB and Human Subjects reporting, as needed.
• Provide mentorship to undergraduate and graduate research students who are working on these projects
• Office space will be provided by Medical Education, School of Medicine

Qualifications - the candidate will be expected to have:

• PhD in health policy, epidemiology, economics or a related field
• Background health policy, economics, or epidemiology/biostatistics
• Background in mental health
• Fluency in STATA or R; familiarity with SAS

Compensation: Salary is commensurate with experience and qualifications.

Application Process: To apply, please log onto UC Irvine’s recruitment site located at
https://recruit.ap.uci.edu/apply/JPF08182

Applicants should complete an online application profile and upload the following application materials electronically to be considered for this position:

Serious applicants should direct inquiries regarding this position to: Professor Robert McCarron (rmccarro@hs.uci.edu). Please email your CV and sample of writing. Position open until filled.

A reasonable estimate for this position is $[60,000]-$[71,952]. See Table [https://bpb-us-e2.wpmucdn.com/sites.uci.edu/dist/1/1819/files/2023/02/postdoc-v2.pdf] for
the salary range for this position.

UC Irvine is one of ten campuses of the highly regarded University of California system. With approximately 37,000 students, 1,500 ladder-rank faculty members, a highly ranked medical school, and over $500 million per year of extramural grant funding, our campus offers a wealth of opportunities for research collaboration and is ranked among the top 10 public universities in the US. UC Irvine is building on excellence in its program in Public Health to develop a School of Public and Population Health. Accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health since October 2012, our rapidly growing Program in Public Health offers BA, BS, MPH, and PhD degrees in a variety of emphasis areas including environmental health sciences and was recently ranked among the top 40 schools and programs in public health in the country by U.S. News and World Report. More information is available on our web site at http://publichealth.uci.edu/.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 nondiscrimination policy.

The University of California, Irvine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer advancing inclusive excellence. 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 nondiscrimination policy.

As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California Policy on Vaccination Programs – With Updated Interim Amendments. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of receiving the COVID-19 Vaccine Primary Series or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, Religious Objection, and/or Deferral based on pregnancy or recent COVID-19 diagnosis and/or treatment) no later than the applicable deadline. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of receiving the most recent CDC-recommended COVID-19 booster or properly decline such booster no later than the applicable deadline. New University of California employees should refer to Exhibit 2, Section II.C. of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Attachment for applicable deadlines. All Covered Individuals must also provide proof of being up-to-date on seasonal influenza vaccination or properly decline such vaccination no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to the Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Attachment. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.