Job Description

The World Trade Center Health Registry (WTCHR) was created in 2002 to monitor and evaluate the physical and mental health impact on more than 71000 persons exposed to the September 11 2001 disaster. Housed within the Center for Population Data Science in a renowned and dynamic agency the Registrys research influences national policies concerning healthcare for those who survived the attacks and contributes novel epidemiologic findings to the postdisaster public health literature.

Reporting to the Manager for Epidemiological Research and under the direction of the Director of Research you will be leading longitudinal and nested studies within a research program examining the 9/11related health impacts on women and children.

DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
Propose scientific studies in areas of the longterm mental and physical health effects associated with exposure to the 9/11 disaster among women children and persons with diverse sexual orientation and gender identity.
Serve as lead author and coauthor on manuscript teams that incorporates mentoring junior scientists.
Complete the writing of manuscripts and submit to clearance and peerreviewed journals.
Oversee daytoday administrative tasks associated with manuscript development and nested study implementation including crossunit internal coordination developing timelines staff allocation budgeting vendor contracts and negotiation.
Oversee external research partnerships/collaborations during the conduct of assigned projects.
Conduct independent analyses of WTCHR data including employing methods designed to handle longitudinal or hierarchical data and data obtained through administrative linkages time to event data and methods common in epidemiology for addressing limitations of longitudinal cohort studies (e.g. missing data attrition).
Supervise CRS I CRS II and interns as requested.

PREFERRED SKILLS:
PhD in epidemiology or related field preferred
Expertise in womens health and/or childs health
History of publishing manuscripts in peerreviewed journals
Strong competency in statistics SAS programming STATA or R and data manipulation technologies
Experience in longitudinal study design and analysis
Experience in applying mixed methods (quantitative and qualitative) approaches to conducting disaster related studies
Experience in mentoring and guiding less experienced analysts and scientists in data analysis and manuscript writing.

Why you should work for us:

Loan Forgiveness: As a prospective employee of the City of New York you may be eligible for federal/state loan forgiveness and repayment assistance programs that lessen your payments or even fully forgive your full balance. For more information please visit the U.S. Department of Educations website ()
Benefits: City employees are entitled to unmatched benefits such as:
oa premiumfree health insurance plan that saves employees over $10K annually per a 2024 assessment.
oadditional health fitness and financial benefits may be available based on the positions associated union/benefit fund.
oa public sector defined benefit pension plan with steady monthly payments in retirement.
oa taxdeferred savings program and
oa robust Worksite Wellness Program that offers resources and opportunities to keep you healthy while serving New Yorkers.
Work From Home Policy: Depending on your position you may be able to work up to two days during the week from home.
Job Security you could enjoy more job security compared to private sector employment and be able to contribute to making NYC a healthy place to live and work.


Established in 1805 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the U.S. dedicated to protecting and improving the health of NYC. Our mission is to safeguard the health of every resident and cultivate a city where everyone regardless of age background or location can achieve their optimal health. We provide a wide array of programs and services focused on food and nutrition antitobacco support chronic disease prevention HIV/AIDS treatment family and child health environmental health mental health and social justice initiatives. As the primary population health strategist and policy authority for NYC with a rich history of public health initiatives and scientific advancements from addressing the 1822 yellow fever outbreak to the COVID19 pandemic we serve as a global leader in public health innovation and expertise.

Come join us and help to continue our efforts in making a difference in the lives of all New Yorkers!

The NYC Health Department is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation to all individuals. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process contact SyeEun Ahn Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity at or.

Qualifications :

1. For Assignment Level I (only physical biological and environmental sciences and public health) A masters degree from an accredited college or university with a specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological or environmental science or in public health.
To be appointed to Assignment Level II and above candidates must have:
1. A doctorate degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and one year of fulltime experience in a responsible supervisory administrative or research capacity in the appropriate field of specialization; or
2. A masters degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field of physical biological environmental or social science and three years of responsible fulltime research experience in the appropriate field of specialization; or
3. Education and/or experience which is equivalent to 1 or 2 above. However all candidates must have at least a masters degree in an appropriate field of specialization and at least two years of experience described in 2 above. Two years as a City Research Scientist Level I can be substituted for the experience required in 1 and 2 above.


NOTE:
Probationary Period
Appointments to this position are subject to a minimum probationary period of one year.

Additional Information :

The City of New York is an inclusive equal opportunity employer committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and providing a work environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based upon any legally protected status or protected characteristic including but not limited to an individuals sex race color ethnicity national origin age religion disability sexual orientation veteran status gender identity or pregnancy.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

Job Tags

Full time, Remote job, Work from home, 2 days per week,

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