Postdoctoral Research Fellow position in methods for implementation science and environmental health research is available in the Department of Biostatistics at the Yale School of Public Health’s new Center on Methods for Implementation and Prevention Science, with Dr. Donna Spiegelman. This position involves methodological developments and applied work aimed at the design and analysis of large-scale population-based studies to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions to improve health and prevent the development of diseases, and in the correction for bias due to measurement error in environmental health studies. Applications to the prevention of HIV/AIDS, of chronic diseases, and in environmental health will motivate the statistical research.
Qualifications:
Qualifications are a PhD in statistics or biostatistics, strong programming skills, as well as good written and oral communication skills. Prior course work in epidemiology and/or experience with epidemiologic data preferred. Candidates whose doctoral dissertation focused on survival data analysis, causal inference, theoretical statistics, study design, electronic health records, and longitudinal models will be preferred.
Additional Information:
Scientific questions regarding this position can be sent to Donna Spiegelman at donna.spiegelman@yale.edu . Applications will be considered as they arrive. To apply, send cover letter describing your research interests as it relates to this position, with CV and names of three references. Please be sure to indicate your qualifications in terms of each of the items mentioned above.