Position overview
Position title: Assistant Researcher Salary range: The posted UC academic salary scales ( https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/2022-23-academic-salary-scales.html ) set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. See the following table for the salary scale for this position https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/_files/2022-23/july-2022-salary-scales/t13-b-n.pdf . A reasonable estimate for this position is $87,100-$97,400. Off-scale salaries, which yield compensation that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. Percent time: 100% Anticipated start: August 1, 2023 Position duration: This is a one-year term with the possibility of renewal, contingent on performance and availability of funding. Application Window
Open date: February 14, 2023
Next review date: Tuesday, Feb 28, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Apply by this date to ensure full consideration by the committee.
Final date: Friday, Mar 24, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.
Position description
The Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare in the School of Public Health at the University of California, Berkeley, is a health economics research center that focuses on empirical research on important health policy topics. Our mission is to guide public policy by assembling data and conducting the research needed to understand today's complex healthcare markets. The Petris Center focuses on consumer protection, affordability, and access to health care, especially for low- and middle-income individuals. Our current research is centered on market concentration, competition, and regulation within healthcare and pharmaceutical markets, as well as topical issues in mental health, the health workforce, integrated care, and universal health insurance initiatives, particularly in California.
The Assistant Researcher will work independently and as part of the Petris Center research team working on Petris Center studies with a focus on analyzing the effects of markets and regulations on healthcare prices, healthcare quality, and insurer premiums, leading to peer-reviewed publications and reports.
Key responsibilities include research design, data acquisition and analysis, interpretation of results, and writing manuscripts, reports, and grant applications
Required to be located for in-person work on the Berkeley campus with remote options when in-person meetings are not occurring.
Center : http://petris.org/
Qualifications
Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree program) or enrolled in Ph.D (or equivalent international degree program) Additional qualifications (required at time of start)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) Preferred qualifications
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) in economics, health policy, or a related field
Expertise in the U.S. healthcare system and its institutions
Demonstrated experience with quasi-experiential research designs and econometric methods, including causal inference modeling
Understanding of or experience with predictive/artificial intelligence models
Experience with cleaning, merging, and analyzing large healthcare datasets, including healthcare claims, clinical records, and markets
Publication record that demonstrates productivity in health economics and health services research
Two years of graduate student or professional research experience
Two years of experience using statistical software Application Requirements
Document requirements
Curriculum Vitae - Your most recently updated C.V.
Cover Letter - 1 - 2 pages.
Statement of Research - Include a section discussing skill level and experience with statistical software.
Statement on Contributions to Advancing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion - Statement on your contributions to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including information about your understanding of these topics, your record of activities to date, and your specific plans and goals for advancing equity and inclusion if hired at Berkeley (for additional information go to https://ofew.berkeley.edu/recruitment/contributions-diversity ).
Research Papers - 1 of 3 - Submit 2-3 papers or manuscripts (at least one first-authored).
Research Papers - 2 of 3 - Submit 2-3 papers or manuscripts (at least one first-authored).
Research Papers - 3 of 3 - Submit 2-3 papers or manuscripts (at least one first-authored).
(Optional)
Reference requirements
3 required (contact information only) Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03837
Help contact: kleviege@berkeley.edu
Campus Information
Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are core values at UC Berkeley. Our excellence can only be fully realized by faculty, students, and academic and non-academic staff who share our commitment to these values. Successful candidates for our academic positions will demonstrate evidence of a commitment to advancing equity, inclusion, and belonging.
The University of California, Berkeley is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy see: http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/NondiscrimAffirmAct
In searches when letters of reference are required all letters will be treated as confidential per University of California policy and California state law. Please refer potential referees, including when letters are provided via a third party (i.e., dossier service or career center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality prior to submitting their letter.
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.
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Job location
Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03837
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