Open Positions at Brown and Affiliated Hospitals

Faculty Position in Biostatistics

FPA # FM-1006
Posted Date: 2009-11-13
Rank: Open (Tenured/Tenure Track)
Location: Campus

Chair: Joseph Hogan ScD, Constantine Gatsonis PhD
Contact: jhogan@stat.brown.edu

Applications are invited from outstanding biostatisticians who combine a strong commitment to development and use of innovative statistical methods with an ability to make substantial contributions to interdisciplinary research in public health, biology and/or medicine. The Section is particularly interested in applicants with strong interest and record of accomplishment in statistical methods for clinical translational research, which includes but is not limited to statistical methods for bioinformatics, analysis of large databases integrating information from multiple sources, and predictive modeling. The holder of this position is expected to work closely with faculty in Brown's newly formed Center for Clinical Translational Science. Candidates for Associate or Full Professor should have a nationally and internationally recognized program of innovative methods research in biostatistics, significant experience in interdisciplinary research, a successful record of independent funding, and demonstrated leadership potential. Candidates for Assistant Professor must provide evidence of outstanding research potential and express strong interest in interdisciplinary collaboration. All candidates must show evidence of excellent oral and written communication skills and a commitment to teaching, mentorship and professional service. The new faculty member will join a highly interdisciplinary Biostatistics faculty of ten and will be a member of the Center for Statistical Sciences. Current faculty research interests include diagnostic test evaluation, missing data and causal inference, bioinformatics, statistical methods for HIV epidemiology, Bayesian inference, the analysis of spatial data, statistical methods for neuroscience, social network analysis, and health services research.

Assistant Professor, Health Services, Policy and Practice

FPA # FM-1002
Posted Date: 2009-09-21
Rank: Assistant Professor
Location: Campus

Chair: Vincent Mor, PhD
Contact: Vincent_Mor@brown.edu

Scientist with advanced training from all relevant disciplines, including physicians. Arrangements can be made for hospital-based academic appointments for clinicians, including the Providence VAMC where there is a funded health services research program. The successful candidate will have an established research program. Preferred areas of research focus include pharmaco-epidemiology/economics, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness, health care delivery, organization and management and health insurance, but all substantive areas will be given full consideration.

Section Head, Health Services, Policy and Practice

FPA # FM-1001
Posted Date: 2009-09-21
Rank: Associate Professor/Professor
Location: Campus

Chair: Vincent Mor, PhD
Contact: Vincent_Mor@brown.edu

Senior scientist with advanced training from all relevant disciplines. Individuals with medical as well as additional doctoral level training with an established research program are encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will have a history of leadership and a national and/or international reputation for research contributions and external funding. Preferred areas of research focus include pharmaco-epidemiology/economics, cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness, health care delivery, organization and management and health insurance, but all substantive areas will be given full consideration. Applicants must have a national reputation with significant scholarly contributions and demonstrated leadership and be eligible for tenure at Brown University.

Epidemiologist

FPA # FM-1003
Posted Date: 2009-09-25
Rank: Associate Professor/Professor
Location: Campus

Section: Epidemiology Section
Chair: Stephen Buka ScD
Contact: stephen_buka@brown.edu

National reputation in epidemiological research, an independently funded program of research and a proven track record of leadership in research, teaching, and professional service. Doctoral training in epidemiology is preferred. Clinical research and teaching experience preferred.

Epidemiologist

FPA # FM-1005
Posted Date: 2009-10-19
Rank: Assistant Professor (Tenure Track)
Location: Campus

Section: Epidemiology Section
Chair: Stephen Buka ScD
Contact: pamela_desimone@brown.edu

Applications are encouraged from scientists with expertise in one or more areas of epidemiologic research, with particular emphasis on methods and clinical research. Applicants must have a doctoral degree in epidemiology, or equivalent, with evidence of rigorous training in epidemiologic methods and an independent research program. Experience teaching epidemiological methods at the graduate level is highly desirable.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

FPA # PRF-103
Posted Date: 2007-10-18
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Location: Campus

Center: Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Center for
Chair: Anthony Spirito, PhD
Contact: postdoc_training@brown.edu

The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies has two associated training programs, one funded by NIAAA in alcohol abuse and addictions and one funded by NIDA in substance abuse. The training programs provide post-doctoral research training for behavioral, medical, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to conduct high quality research in the early intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems. The training program stresses three objectives: intervention should be guided by sophisticated and fully developed theory theory should include cognizance of the biological, social, and cultural context in which interventions occur research must be conducted using cutting edge techniques for measuring person, intervention and outcome variables

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

FPA # PRF-101
Posted Date: 2007-08-23
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Location: Campus

Center: Gerontology and Health Care Research, Center for
Chair: Vincent Mor, PhD
Contact: Vincent_Mor@Brown.Edu

The program is rooted in the premise that a biopsychosocial model is the most appropriate one to adopt in the study of chronic disease and geriatrics, and that such a model is best implemented in an interdisciplinary training program. In this program MDs and PhDs not only work together on funded projects, they also teach each other about the clinical aspects of the population and the research methods necessary to study it systematically. Further, special care is taken to ensure a good fit between the needs of each trainee and the interests, available resources, and capabilities of his or her faculty mentor. In recent years the program has increased its emphasis on long-term care, pharmaco-epidemiology, and chronic disease management and has sharpened its methodological focus.Ties established with the departments of Economics, Sociology, and Medicine have been highly productive and feature prominently. There are numerous opportunities for ongoing collaboration with investigators at the newly established Veteran’s Administration Health Service Research Program. The program also now covers geriatric pharmaco-epidemiology and organizational factors influencing the delivery of healthcare. Furthermore, collaboration with research centers focusing on behavioral medicine and social epidemiology offer additional opportunities for postdoctoral fellows in this program. The goals of the program are threefold: • to teach health services research methods as well as content material relevant to gerontology, long-term care, and chronic disease management; • to train both physician and non-physician researchers; • to give trainees didactic as well as “hands-on” supervised experience in health services research. The program has openings for four postdoctoral fellows.Applicants must hold an MD or a PhD in sociology, epidemiology, economics, health service research or other related field.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (10 positions)

FPA # PRF-114
Posted Date: 2009-11-03
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Location: Campus

Section: Behavioral and Social Sciences Section
Center: Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Center for
Chair: Anthony Spirito PhD
Contact: postdoc_training@brown.edu

Pharmacologic, behavioral, social and health care scientists training for a career in alcohol and abuse addictions research/substance abuse research. Focus is treatment and early intervention. MD., Ph.D. or Psy.D. in behavioral or social science required. Emphasizes the need to test more sophisticated theories of treatment/ intervention; the importance of the biological, social, and cultural environment in which intervention occurs; and refining methods for measuring person, intervention and impact variables.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

FPA # PRF-108
Posted Date: 2008-10-06
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Location: Campus

Center: Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Center for
Chair: Anthony Spirito, Ph.D.
Contact: postdoc_training@brown.edu

The Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies has two associated training programs, one funded by NIAAA in alcohol abuse and addictions and one funded by NIDA in substance abuse. The training programs provide post-doctoral research training for behavioral, medical, and social scientists and health care professionals who wish to conduct high quality research in the early intervention and treatment of alcohol and other drug problems. The training program stresses three objectives: intervention should be guided by sophisticated and fully developed theory theory should include cognizance of the biological, social, and cultural context in which interventions occur research must be conducted using cutting edge techniques for measuring person, intervention and outcome variables

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (4 Positions)

FPA # PRF-113
Posted Date: 2009-09-03
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Location: Campus

Center: Gerontology and Health Care Research, Center for
Chair: Vincent Mor
Contact: audrey_kydd@brown.edu

Requirements: MD and completion of basic clinical training, or PhD in sociology, epidemiology, economics or other related field. Applicants must demonstrate fundamental understanding of the issues involved in geriatrics/ gerontology and an ability to articulate a well-conceived rationale for undertaking the program. The Health Services Research Fellowship in Gerontology and Geriatrics is a postdoctoral program designed to train aspiring clinicians and PhD scientists in research methodology, gerontology, geriatrics and long term care policy. Fellows work in interdisciplinary research teams with senior investigators. Through academic project-based training and experience fellows are exposed to all aspects of health services research as it applies to the care of elderly and chronically ill populations. The program consists of three major components: seminars and coursework, supervised rese4arch experience, and clinical activities. Fellows interact with faculty and students from a wide range of disciplines. The postdoctoral training program is supported by a grant from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality.

Postdoctoral Research Associate (1 Position)

FPA # PRA-112
Posted Date: 2009-05-04
Rank: Postdoctoral Research Associate
Location: Campus

Center: Community Health Promotion, Institute for
Chair: K. Gans
Contact: Kim_Gans@brown.edu