The Department of Sociomedical Sciences seeks an Associate Research Scientist to carry out daily management and coordination of research activities for projects at the Center for the Psychosocial Study of Health and Illness in the Department of Sociomedical Sciences located at the Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University. Individual must hold a PhD in Sociology, Psychology, Public Health or related science and have training or experience carrying out qualitative research studies, and a record of peer-review publications.

Individual must possess experience in sociomedical sciences or related field and have excellent collaborative skills. Experience doing research with men who have sex with men (MSM) or LGBTQ individuals and with grant writing are desirable. He/she mus have excellent written and verbal communication skills and very good organizational and time-management skills. Knowledge of SPSS, Qualtrics, ATLAS-ti and ZOTERO are also required.