Post-Doctoral Associate - Military Veterans
at HERC- Upper MidWest
The Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team - Health Equity (MK-MDT), the University of Minnesota Medical School, Duluth campus, is focused on research concerning aging, cognitive health, and dementia in rural and Indigenous communities. Our modern facilities have been thoughtfully constructed to foster team science approaches to research and well-being. The MK-MDT faculty investigators work collaboratively with academic and community research partners throughout the Great Lakes Region, Alaska, and internationally.
The post-doctoral associate will conduct research aligned with the goals of the Memory Keepers Medical Discovery Team - Health Equity. They will also be expected to support MK-MDT faculty programs of research by assisting with grant writing, research design, data collection, data analysis and dissemination. Candidates with interests in health equity, capacity building, knowledge translation, community-based participatory research, health systems, intervention studies, health education and training related to brain health and/or dementia are encouraged to apply.
Duties/Responsibilities
Research (70%)
- Conduct community-based participatory research in brain health equity in rural and/or Indigenous populations in Minnesota
- Contribute to existing programs of research
- Write grant applications
- Review and synthesize research literature, conduct systematic and critical reviews
- Community engagement
- Data collection
- Data analysis
- Prepare conference presentations
- Preparing and submitting manuscripts
Research/Administration (30%)
- Organizing meetings and conferences
- Supporting participant recruitment efforts
- Prepare briefing notes, background reports, presentations, and other meeting materials
- Other duties as assigned
Required Qualifications: Ph.D. in any of Health Sciences, Social Sciences, Psychology, or Indigenous Health
Preferred qualifications:
- Experience with qualitative, quantitative, and/or mixed methods research methods
- Experience related to research projects with Indigenous and/or rural communities.
- Experience in community engagement
- Knowledge and awareness of Indigenous and rural health and Indigenous health research ethics.
- Ability to travel
Duluth, MN
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