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Posted: 14-Mar-24
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 3027
Job Summary:
Xavier University of Louisiana is accepting applications for the position of Postdoctoral Fellow. This postdoctoral fellowship opportunity provides innovative research training in community outreach in engagement in cancer prevention and control. The postdoctoral fellow will work under the auspices of the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium (LCRC) Office of Community Outreach and Engagement and Xavier University of Louisiana RCMI Community Engagement Core, which aim to: assess and prioritize the cancer-related needs, disparities and opportunities in our catchment area populations and assess impact; engage with institutional programs to facilitate research that is responsive to our catchment's cancer-related needs and community-driven priorities; and work with community partners to promote participation in clinical trials and to implement/disseminate evidence-based interventions and guidelines, in order to impact clinical practice, health behaviors and public policy in Louisiana and the Gulf region. There will be considerable opportunities for the postdoctoral scholar to participate in the development and implementation of several research and community engagement projects, project coordination, recruitment, data collection and analysis, manuscript preparation, and grant writing. The postdoctoral fellowship is for a 12-month period, with the option to renew for additional years, contingent on performance. The fellow will report to Dr. LaKeisha Williams. AA/EOE
Minimum Qualifications:
- Applicants must hold a doctoral degree in public health, or a related discipline focused on behavioral intervention research.
- Excellent writing, communication and engagement skills required.
- Applicants must have a demonstrated record of working in a diverse environment, preferably at the community level.
- Quantitative or qualitative data analysis skills including ability to use statistical packages and proficiency in navigating and maintaining databases.
Preferred Qualifications:
See minimum qualifications
Education: PhD
Xavier University of Louisiana, founded by St. Katharine Drexel and the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1925, is Catholic and historically Black. The ultimate purpose of the University is to contribute to the promotion of a more just and humane society by preparing its students to assume roles of leadership and service in a global society. The only historically Black, Catholic university in the United States, XULA is a private, liberal-arts based, co-educational institution offering 40 undergraduate majors, 5 master’s degree programs and a doctor of pharmacy program. More than one-half of its 3,100 students are from Louisiana, but it draws students from nearly all fifty states and 35 countries. Xavier is recognized as a national leader in the sciences and the liberal arts: • #1 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to complete medical school (AAMC data 2019). • Among the nation’s top four colleges of pharmacy in graduating African Americans with Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm D) degrees. (2018) • #1 in the nation in awarding bachelor's degrees to African American students in the biological and biomedical sciences, the physical sciences, and physics. ...(2018) • #3 in the nation in the number of African American graduates who go on to earn a Ph.D. in science and engineering disciplines. (2018) • The Department of Physics is #1 in the nation for awarding African Americans baccalaureate degrees in physics and the physical sciences, according to the American Institute of Physics. (2018) Xavier is consistently ranked by the American Chemical Society as one of the top 25 universities in the nation. • The 2020 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges named Xavier among its 300 “best and most interesting” four-year colleges and universities. • Xavier was also singled out as one of the nation’s 385 best institutions for undergraduate education by The Princeton Review in the 2020 edition of its annual “The Best 385 Colleges”. • College Consensus, a unique college ratings website that aggregates publisher rankings and student reviews, ranks Xavier as the nation’s #3 Historically Black Colleges and Universities) (2019). It also ranks Xavier as #3 among all Louisiana colleges. • College Factual ranks both Xavier’s biology and chemistry programs as program as No. 1 in Louisiana. (2019) • Your 2018 Guide to College Transfer lists Xavier as one of only 90 colleges and universities nationwide profiled as “transfer friendly” in this guide to the college transfer process by the Kaplan Educational Foundation. • The Student Loan Report ranks #Xavier 12 out of 800 Private schools who left graduates with the least amount of private student loan debt, a form of financial aid known for higher interest rates and less forgiving repayment programs. (2018) • Zippia.com named Xavier's Psychology Program as #1 in Louisiana. (2018) • Learn.org ranks Xavier Among the Top 50 STEM schools in the U.S. (2019) • The Edvocate ranks Xavier as the nation’s No. 3 Catholic University. (2019) • Zippia.com rates Xavier #1 in Louisiana in its 2019 report, “Best College in Each State for Getting a Job”.
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