Assistant Research Scientist

Job Title

Assistant Research Scientist

Agency

Texas A&M University Health Science Center

Department

Health Policy And Management

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

Our Commitment   

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences.  Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.   

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

  

What we want  

The Assistant Research Scientist conducts research into their field of expertise that is synergetic with the lab; utilizes the skills and expertise granted to them by their education and experience to complete research projects in their field of expertise; writes and may contribute to research papers, articles, and publications; assists with the preparation and cleaning of worksite; may collaborate with other researchers and/or faculty.

What you need to know

Salary: Compensation will be commensurate based on the selected hire’s education and experience.  

Cover Letter/Resume: A cover letter and resume are strongly recommended and will help in our review. You may upload them on the application under the CV/Resume section.

Other: Persons in this position should have the ability to travel to various event locations, including occasional overnight trips.

Please note: This position is grant funded; future employment may be contingent upon future funding.  

Required Education and Experience

• Appropriate PhD in a related field

• Some experiences in a specialized and relevant field of research

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in data science, and/or public health or related fields including industrial and systems engineering, computer science, economics, statistics, mathematics, physics, epidemiology, social work, sociology, and psychology

• Experience in data analysis using statistical software (e.g., R, Python, SAS, or STATA)

• Experience in analyzing the data applying machine learning techniques

• Experience in various other analysis methods (e.g., multivariate regression, time series)  

• Experience working with large population dataset   

• Experience in working with high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and distributed systems to process large-scale data

• Experience in grant writing and obtaining research funding is a plus

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in writing

• Ability to work independently and in a team-oriented, and collaborative environment

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Strong interpersonal and organizational skills

• Ability to multi-task and work cooperatively with others

• Ability to positively and professionally interact with others

Responsibilities

• Research: Under general supervision, designs health database studies, and conducts the full research including, data management, analysis, and writing reports and papers based on the analysis. Utilizes knowledge and skills granted to them by their education and expertise to complete research projects in the Population Informatics Lab. Analyzes research data and summarizes results.

• Writes and contribute to research papers, articles, and publications. Assists with grant writing and acquisition.

• Administrative/ Mentoring: Assists, mentors, and/or supervises student researchers and/or graduate students who are working on the project.

• Presentations: Prepares presentation materials on research topics that may be presented to small and/or large groups. Actively participates in the preparation of required technical progress reports to research sponsors.

Why Texas A&M University?  

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.  

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts , and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums 

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays  

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave  and at least eight hours of paid vacation  each month 

• Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas   

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning  training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more  

• Educational release time and tuition assistance  for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee 

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees 

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application. 

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution’s verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution’s procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Veterans/Disability Employer.