Research Assistant/Research Associate/Research Professor (Health Research)

Position Summary

This position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a growing interdisciplinary center focused on innovative health services research, with an emphasis on real-world implementation, outcomes evaluation, and health system transformation.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and lead a high-impact research program with an emphasis on implementation science, dissemination research, and/or health outcomes research, including but not limited to health equity, comparative effectiveness, and health system evaluation.
• Conduct independent and collaborative research addressing healthcare delivery, access, quality, and outcomes, with a focus on translating evidence into practice.
• Establish and maintain a sustained portfolio of extra-murally funded research, with strong preference for candidates who bring active funding at the time of hire and a demonstrated trajectory of continued funding success.
• Lead the development, submission, and management of competitive grant proposals to federal, state, and foundation funding agencies.
• Publish high-impact, peer-reviewed scholarly work in leading journals in implementation science, outcomes research, and health services research.
• Provide active mentorship and career development support to junior faculty, trainees, and students, including guidance in research design, grant writing, and publication strategies.
• Contribute to the development of a supportive and collaborative research environment that fosters junior investigator success and faculty development.
• Engage in teaching activities in health services research, implementation science, epidemiology, or related fields at the undergraduate and/or graduate level.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary partners across C4HR, UICOMP, healthcare systems, and community organizations.
• Participate in institutional, departmental, and professional service activities.
• Perform other related duties and participate in special projects as assigned.