Details
Posted: 20-Apr-22
Location: Berkeley, California
Type: Full-time
Salary: Open

Postdoctoral Scholar - The Nicholas C. Petris Center of Health Care Markets and Consumer Welfare - School of Public HealthPosition overview Position title: Postdoctoral Scholar-Employee
Salary range: Salary will be commensurate with qualifications and experience and based on UC Berkeley Postdoctoral Scholar salary scale.
Percent time: 100%
Anticipated start: June 2022
Position duration: The initial appointment is for one year, with renewal based on performance and funding availability.
Application Window Open date: March 16th, 2022
Most recent review date: Friday, Apr 22, 2022 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time)
Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.
Final date: Sunday, May 1, 2022 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, seeks applications for a full-time Postdoctoral-Employee position in the area of health economics or health policy. 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.
Position Duties:
The Postdoctoral Scholar 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.
The Postdoc Scholar position is required to be located for in-person work on the Berkeley campus with remote options when in-person meetings are not occurring.
The position provides full benefits.
University of California Postdoctoral Scholars is exclusively represented by the United Automobile, Aerospace, and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW).
Division: http://petris.org/
Program: https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/labor/bargaining-units/px/index.html
Qualifications Basic qualifications (required at time of application)
Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) or enrolled in a Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) program
Additional qualifications (required at time of start) - Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree).
- No more than four years of post-degree research experience by the start date
Preferred qualifications - Ph.D. (or equivalent international degree) in economics, health policy, or related field
- Expertise in the U.S. healthcare system and its institutions
- Demonstrated experience with quasi-experiential research designs and econometric methods, including causal interference modeling
- 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 to 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).
Reference requirements- 2-4 required (contact information only)
We request contact information for your dissertation chair or a committee member.
Apply link: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03390
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 (http://apo.berkeley.edu/ucb-confidentiality-policy) prior to submitting their letter.
As a condition of employment, you will be required to comply with the University of California SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) Vaccination Program Policy. All Covered Individuals under the policy must provide proof of Full Vaccination or, if applicable, submit a request for Exception (based on Medical Exemption, Disability, and/or Religious Objection) or Deferral (based on pregnancy) no later than the applicable deadline. Please refer to Appendix F, Section II.C. of the policy for the deadlines applicable to new University of California employees. (Capitalized terms in this paragraph are defined in the policy.) Federal, state, or local public health directives may impose additional requirements.
Job location Berkeley, CA
To apply, visit https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF03390

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