Careers
Are you interested in joining the team of the Susan B. Meister Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center at the University of Michigan? If positions are open, they will be listed below. Click on the links below to learn more or visit careers.umich.edu to apply; search “CHEAR.”
If no positions are currently open, please contact Jessica Bielawski, CHEAR Center Manager, at jessbi@med.umich.edu.
Open Positions
Database Analyst/Programmer Senior
We are seeking a full-time Database Analyst/Programmer Senior to support the research programs of Dr. Sarah Reeves. This position will serve as the lead data analyst and programmer for the Michigan Sickle Cell Data Collection (MiSCDC) program, a public health program which collects health information about people with sickle cell disease to study long-term trends in diagnosis, treatment, and healthcare access.
Under minimal direction, the Database Analyst/Programmer Senior designs, develops, maintains, and improves complex relational databases and analytic datasets supporting public health surveillance, research, quality improvement, and operational initiatives. The position serves as a senior technical resource for database programming, data integration, quality assurance, and reporting, with a primary focus on healthcare administrative data.
The individual will be expected to work highly independently while leading database management and improvements and analytic dataset creation activities, applying advanced programming techniques, and collaborating with investigators, clinicians, public health partners, and other partners to support data-driven decision-making. The position requires expertise in database design, maintenance, healthcare data analytics, data linkage, quality assurance, and reproducible programming practices.
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Assistant Professor
We are seeking applications for a full-time, faculty position at the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor level on the instructional track (tenure track). The search committee is specifically seeking an individual with methodological expertise in 1 or more of the following 3 areas: qualitative methods, mixed-methods research, and implementation science. The candidate will lead grant applications, author peer-reviewed publications, and present at national meetings. Qualified candidates may have an opportunity to play a leadership role in CHEAR’s postdoctoral fellowship program, a role that would entail protected time.
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Research Fellow
This position is an excellent opportunity for individuals interested in building a career in clinical, health services, or health policy research, as well as recent graduates seeking additional research experience before pursuing advanced training.
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