Postdoctoral Scholar - Public Health Sciences

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

The Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine and the Chiu Lab, in Hershey, PA, are excited to invite applications for a full-time Postdoctoral Scholar with expertise in epidemiology or data science. We are seeking talented individuals interested in applying novel causal inference methods to identify effective pharmacotherapy or lifestyle strategies to inform clinical and public health decisions for pregnancy and cardiovascular health.

Requirements:

• A doctoral degree in Epidemiology, Public Health Sciences, or a related field is required for this position.
• Candidates must possess substantial experience in scientific programming, such as SAS or R.
• Candidate should be able to dedicate at least 2 years of full-time professional effort to conducting research.
• Strong interest and experience in causal inference methods, working with insurance claims data, or conducting longitudinal analyses are highly desirable for this opportunity.

Responsibilities: As a Postdoctoral Scholar, you will be involved in reviewing literature, designing and implementing methods, analyzing data, summarizing study results, and drafting manuscripts. You will work closely with our team to publish research findings in high-impact journals and present at scientific conferences.

How to Apply: Please send the following documents to Yu-Han Chiu, MD, ScD, at yuhanchiu@psu.edu

• curriculum vitae
• two representative paper
• the names and contact information of two references

This is a limited-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire.

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