City of New York
Research Scientist for Aging and Health, World Trade Center Health Registry
City of New York, Suffolk, Virginia, United States, 23437
Established in 1805, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (the NYC Health Department) is the oldest and largest health department in the country. Our mission is to protect and improve the health of all New Yorkers, in service of a vision of a city in which all New Yorkers can realize their full health potential, regardless of who they are, how old they are, where they are from, or where they live.
As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822 to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs and services. We serve as the population health strategist and policy and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency’s five strategic priorities are:To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization.Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes.Address the second pandemic of mental illness, including reducing overdose deaths and strengthening youth mental health systems.Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health.Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.
PROGRAM AND 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 71,000 persons exposed to the September 11, 2001 disaster. Housed within the Center for Population Health Data Science, the Registry's research influences national policies concerning healthcare for those who survived the attacks and contributes novel epidemiologic findings to the post-disaster public health literature.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:Serve as co-principal investigator on an Aging Study that seeks to assess the extent to which 9/11 exposure may exacerbate age-related conditions.Supervise CRS I, CRS II, and interns, as requested.Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks associated with study implementation.Oversee external research partnerships/collaborations during the conduct of the study.Lead manuscript teams and mentor junior scientists working on topical areas related to Aging.Conduct independent analyses of WTCHR data.Participate in the design and implementation of WTCHR surveys and nested studies.Prepare abstracts and presentations based on Registry studies.Provide consultation and staff mentoring on epidemiological research methods.Conduct quality assurance of other analysts' work and Registry scientific outputs.Contribute to special projects as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:A master's 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: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 full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity; orA master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field and three years of responsible full-time research experience; orEquivalent education and/or experience.
Preferred Skills:PhD in epidemiology or related field preferred.Expertise in chronic disease, aging and/or life-course epidemiology.History of publishing manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.Strong competency in statistics, SAS programming, STATA or R.Experience in longitudinal study design and analysis.Experience in mentoring less experienced analysts.
Residency Requirement:New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.
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.
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As a world-renowned public health agency with a history of building transformative public health programming and infrastructure, innovating in science and scholarship to advance public health knowledge, and responding to urgent public health crises from New York City’s yellow fever outbreak in 1822 to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are a hub for public health innovation, expertise, and programs and services. We serve as the population health strategist and policy and planning authority for the City of New York, while also having a vast impact on national and international public policy, including programs and services focused on food and nutrition, anti-tobacco support, chronic disease prevention, HIV/AIDS treatment, family and child health, environmental health, mental health, and racial and social justice work, among others.
Our Agency’s five strategic priorities are:To re-envision how the Health Department prepares for and responds to health emergencies, with a focus on building a “response-ready” organization.Address and prevent chronic and diet-related disease, including addressing rising rates of childhood obesity and the impact of diabetes.Address the second pandemic of mental illness, including reducing overdose deaths and strengthening youth mental health systems.Reduce black maternal mortality and make New York a model city for women’s health.Mobilize against and combat the health impacts of climate change.
PROGRAM AND 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 71,000 persons exposed to the September 11, 2001 disaster. Housed within the Center for Population Health Data Science, the Registry's research influences national policies concerning healthcare for those who survived the attacks and contributes novel epidemiologic findings to the post-disaster public health literature.
DUTIES WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:Serve as co-principal investigator on an Aging Study that seeks to assess the extent to which 9/11 exposure may exacerbate age-related conditions.Supervise CRS I, CRS II, and interns, as requested.Oversee day-to-day administrative tasks associated with study implementation.Oversee external research partnerships/collaborations during the conduct of the study.Lead manuscript teams and mentor junior scientists working on topical areas related to Aging.Conduct independent analyses of WTCHR data.Participate in the design and implementation of WTCHR surveys and nested studies.Prepare abstracts and presentations based on Registry studies.Provide consultation and staff mentoring on epidemiological research methods.Conduct quality assurance of other analysts' work and Registry scientific outputs.Contribute to special projects as needed.
Minimum Qualifications:A master's 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: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 full-time experience in a responsible supervisory, administrative or research capacity; orA master's degree from an accredited college or university with specialization in an appropriate field and three years of responsible full-time research experience; orEquivalent education and/or experience.
Preferred Skills:PhD in epidemiology or related field preferred.Expertise in chronic disease, aging and/or life-course epidemiology.History of publishing manuscripts in peer-reviewed journals.Strong competency in statistics, SAS programming, STATA or R.Experience in longitudinal study design and analysis.Experience in mentoring less experienced analysts.
Residency Requirement:New York City residency is generally required within 90 days of appointment.
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.
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