Employment Opportunities

The Georgia Health Policy Center at Georgia State University is an exciting place to work. The fast-paced environment allows staff to work across a gamut of health policy issues and in a variety of different ways. From facilitation to data analysis, the center provides its employees opportunities to advance knowledge and practice through their work.

Assistant/Associate Research Professor

Georgia State University invites applications for a non-tenure-track faculty position in the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies to start in fall 2023. The primary appointment will be to the Georgia Health Policy Center (GHPC) to support and grow a maternal health policy research and evaluation agenda as part of its population and global health portfolio. We seek faculty candidates with expertise in public policy/health policy analysis, including evaluation of health services, and/or public health programs focused on pre-natal health and pregnancy outcomes. 

Research Associate II (Data analyst and programmer) – #22001651

GHPC is seeking a research associate II (RA II) to join the already awesome team taking GHPC to the next level of excellence and global achievements! The RA II will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities. This position will work primarily on projects within the portfolio focusing on substance use, including program monitoring and evaluation design and implementation using the CDC’s program evaluation framework and engage in adolescent substance use research.

Research Associate II – #22001646

GHPC is seeking three research associate IIs (RA IIs). The RA II will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities. These positions will work primarily on projects within the portfolio focusing on substance use, including evaluating and supporting program implementation to community and residential treatment programs for youth with substance use, evaluating the state opioid strategic plan, developing workforce trainings, facilitating the development of a state substance use strategic plan, and evaluating the impact of substance use treatment services on individuals with justice involvement.

Assistant Project Director (Equity Scholar) – #22001491

The assistant project director (APD) will work directly with the associate project director of a statewide health equity initiative to provide team leadership and stewardship of program resources and achievement of assigned goals and objectives. The APD will serve as the equity scholar for the equity initiative. The equity scholar will lead the research, evaluation, and data for the initiative and will engage a team of staff and partners to implement these activities.

Research Associate II (Center of Excellence) – #22001441

GHPC is seeking two RA IIs. The RA II is a contributing member of multiple research, technical assistance, policy development, and programmatic teams, depending on scope of work. The RA II will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities.

Research Associate I (Center of Excellence) – #22001440

GHPC is seeking two RA Is. The RA I will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities. In addition, the RA I will coordinate special projects as assigned by senior staff, facilitate meetings, and assist in the preparation, coordination, and dissemination of various GHPC research-related materials on mental health services for children and youth.

Senior Research Associate (Center of Excellence) – #22001439

GHPC is seeking two SRAs. The SRA is a member of multiple research, policy development, technical assistance, and programmatic teams within COE. The SRA will provide leadership across content areas, with a focus on children’s behavioral health and will have a lead role in overseeing the daily operations and logistics of the team’s work. In addition, one position primarily supports the COE as a senior advisor, working closely with the director of behavioral health and the COE Management Team in overseeing the portfolio of work for this team and developing the team’s research portfolio.

Senior Research Associate (Data analyst) – #22000908

The SRAs are members of multiple research, technical assistance, policy development, and programmatic teams. SRAs provide leadership across content areas, and will have a lead role in overseeing the daily operations and logistics of the team’s work. The SRA will work primarily in the data analysis areas of planning, organizing, and using data, conducting complex computational processes  reporting, and technical assistance on the Population and Global Health Team.

Research Associate II – #23000483
The Research Associate II (RA II) is a contributing member of multiple research projects, technical assistance, policy development, and programmatic teams, with a focus on school based mental health. The RA II will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities.

Research Associate II (Data Analyst) – #23000485
The Research Associate II will provide research and project support that contributes to a scientifically sound background for center activities. This position will work primarily on projects within the portfolio focusing on school-based mental health, including program monitoring and evaluation design and implementation and engage in school-based mental health research.

Senior Research Associate – #23000548
The Senior Research Associate is a contributing member of the Population and Global Health team and contributes to the health opportunity pilot component of a new, statewide health equity initiative in Georgia.