Location: Atlanta, GA
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
Research Scientist - Aging and Disability Economics, Evaluation, and Public Health Surveillance **Job no:** 503857 **Work type:** Regular Full-Time **Location:** Washington, DC **Capability Area:** Public Health JOB SUMMARY: NORC's Public Health Analytics Program conducts research and surveillance on age-related chronic disease and disability. The program's portfolio includes the Dementia DataHub (DementiaDataHub.org), the Vision and Eye Health Surveillance System (VEHSS), SoundCheckMap, fall prevention research, and additional projects on aging-related conditions. The work is funded through NIH grants, federal contracts, and foundation support, and is conducted in partnership with academic institutions, federal agencies, and industry collaborators. The program uses Medicare claims, national surveys, and other secondary data to measure disease burden, identify disparities, and inform policy. We are hiring a Research Scientist to play a central analytic role across this portfolio. The role suits an early-career PhD scientist who wants to publish, build a research portfolio, and contribute to a long-running, well-funded program of work. ***Work Location*** This is a hybrid role based in our one of our office locations: Chicago Loop, Washington, DC, Atlanta, GA or Cambridge, MA. *Qualified applicants must be eligible to work in the U.S. We regret that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.* DEPARTMENT: **Public Health Research** : The Public Health Research team conducts work on a variety of public health topics, including disease surveillance, health communication science, health promotion, interpersonal conflict and violence, rural health, and social determinants of health. Our team includes prominent health policy experts, nationally recognized public health researchers with general and specialized expertise in areas such as rural health and tribal issues, health communications, skilled methodologists, and leaders in the field of survey design an