The mission of the School of Social Work is to advance equity, transform systems, improve lives. The School’s curriculum supports the mission and recognises the uniqueness of the region served, including concerns for disadvantaged, vulnerable, and oppressed individuals, families and communities. Classes provide rigorous and evidence-based content, and give students the opportunity to explore theory, learn intervention skills and engage in challenging dialogue with colleagues.
The School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is seeking an early career scholar for a postdoctoral position to work with a team of faculty, implementation support practitioners, and students on research projects related to implementation practice. Topics will include the roles of trust, relationships, psychological safety, and power in implementation and evidence use, how implementation science can advance equity, engaging communities and partners in all aspects of implementation, and strategies for place-based implementation efforts and achieving equitable implementation. This postdoctoral scholar will support the team in: conducting literature reviews and rapid review of evidence; conducting qualitative and quantitative data collection; developing grant applications; developing study designs, study protocols and IRB applications; qualitative and quantitative data management and analysis; and research and scholarly dissemination in scholarly as well as practitioner- and policy-based venues. This position will primarily focus on projects related to supporting and assessing principles and competencies for growing the implementation practice workforce.
PhD (or near completion) in Social Work or a related field (e.g., family studies, public health, psychology, sociology). Candidates should have early-career scholarly and research experience in the areas of implementation science, implementation practice, use of research evidence, and organisational and systems change. Highly competitive candidates will have experience with: place-based initiatives, community-based and engaged scholarship; developing applications for IRB board reviews; qualitative and quantitative data collection, data management, and data analysis; and/or research and scholarly dissemination (e.g., briefs, conference presentations, peer-reviewed publications, reports, white papers). Highly competitive candidates will also have professional practice experience in human, social, public health, and/or social work services.
