Overview
The Community and Stakeholder Engagement Core of the Irving Institute at Columbia University Irving Medical Center is dedicated to accelerating the translation of scientific discovery into meaningful health impact. Through partnerships among scientists, clinicians, patients, caregivers, community members, institutional leaders, research participants, and other stakeholders, the Core advances community translational research and community translational science by integrating scientific expertise with lived experience.
The Core promotes sustained, bidirectional engagement with patients and local communities and aligns closely with broader Irving Institute stakeholder engagement strategies.
The Associate Research Scientist will lead and support the evaluation of the Early Childhood and Family Hub of Washington Heights, a place-based community health initiative designed to connect families with young children to resources, support, and environments that help children from birth to age five thrive. This position will play a key role in generating evidence to improve community health, aligning community priorities with research goals, and advancing evidence-based community programming.
Working collaboratively with faculty, community partners, caregivers, and stakeholders, the Associate Research Scientist will design, implement, and disseminate rigorous evaluations of the Hub model. This position offers opportunities to develop expertise in program evaluation, implementation science, mixed-methods research, community-engaged scholarship, and translational research.
