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Mentor: Dr. Mohammad Zain Hashmi, Department of Surgery
A postdoctoral fellowship position is available in the laboratory of Dr. Mohammad Zain Hashmi within the Department of Surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
The fellow will support a multi-year study funded by the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities awarded to Brigham and Women’s Hospital, with a subaward to University of Alabama at Birmingham. The grant has three primary aims: 1) to document best practices for equitable planning of trauma care services within state trauma systems, 2) to identify modifiable trauma system characteristics associated with injury disparities and decompose the structural pathways causing injury disparities, and 3) Identify and prioritize consensus-based strategies to mitigate injury disparities through trauma system planning and resource allocation. This study will identify opportunities to achieve equity in trauma care at the system-level. These results will lay the groundwork for future trials evaluating the effectiveness and costs of disparities mitigation interventions for trauma care.
Primary responsibilities of this position include:
Performance of quantitative and qualitative research including, but not limited to, data analyses, interpretation of results and drafting of manuscripts.
Qualifications:
- Candidates with an MPH/MSPH, MS, MD (or equivalent) or MD/PhD in or a related discipline are encouraged to apply
Skills/Abilities/Competencies Required:
- Intermediate statistical knowledge
- Must have sound interpersonal skills and be able to work collaboratively
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to prioritize tasks and meet predefined project deadlines
- Ability to identify problems and develop solutions
- High degree of computer literacy
Green Card/U.S. Citizenship is not a requirement but is preferred.
Point of Contact:
Dr. Mohammad Zain G. Hashmi, MD FACS, Assistant Professor
Email: mhashmi@uabmc.edu
About our Postdoc Office
UAB is committed to the development and success of outstanding postdoctoral scientists. Here at UAB, nearly 300 postdoctoral fellows are training currently in a variety of disciplines. Competitive postdoc awards are available including internships, grant incentives, funds to enhance education and collaboration outside UAB, and teaching opportunities at local universities. There is also a Postdoc Research Day with monetary awards. The Office of Postdoctoral Education strongly encourages UAB research mentors to follow the National Research Service Award stipend level guidelines, and postdoctoral scholars qualify for health, life, and other insurances. They also have the right to participate in the university’s 403(b) program and enjoy vacation, sick leave, maternity/paternity leave, and other benefits.
About the University
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a research university and academic health center that discovers, teaches, and applies knowledge for the intellectual, cultural, social, and economic benefit of Birmingham, the state, and beyond. UAB is internationally renowned for its intensely collaborative culture that has — for more than five decades — produced breakthroughs in education, health care, research, and service. UAB was ranked #1 in the United States, and in the top 10 worldwide, in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings, 2018 Young University Rankings.
Spanning more than 100 city blocks, UAB is the state of Alabama’s largest single employer with nearly 28,000 employees and has an annual, state-wide economic impact of $12.1 billion. U.S. News & World Report’s 2022 “America’s Best Graduate Schools” ranks 16 UAB graduate programs among the nation’s top 25 and eight UAB specialties were ranked among the nation’s top 50 in the magazine’s 2022-2023 Best Hospitals report. UAB research grants and awards are at a record high, totaling $715 million in FY22 — a 50% increase over the past five years. UAB ranks 33rd among all universities in federal research funding and 17th among public universities. UAB's NIH funding continues to grow among peer institutions in the Southeast and beyond, with the university ranking 25th among all universities in NIH funding and 11th among public universities.
UAB is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer committed to fostering a diverse, equitable and family-friendly environment in which all faculty and staff can excel and achieve work/life balance irrespective of, race, national origin, age, genetic or family medical history, gender, faith, gender identity, and expression as well as sexual orientation. UAB also encourages applications from individuals with disabilities and veterans.
For more information on Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action at UAB, visit the UAB Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion opens a new website, call (205) 934-8762, or contact the office at 701 20th Street South, AB 336, Birmingham, AL 35294-0103.
