"Post-Doc Research Associate"

Position Summary/Description:

The Injury Prevention Research Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill invites applications for a postdoctoral position. This is a full-time research position. The successful candidate would join a research team conducting multiple epidemiologic research studies related to suicide and overdose prevention involving big data linkages. 

The Post-Doctoral Research Associate's primary responsibility will be to collaborate on research leading to peer-reviewed publications, primarily through secondary data analysis of large health insurance claims data, electronic medical records, death records and other large secondary datasets. This Postdoctoral Research Associate will also supervise graduate and undergraduate students and will be given resources and mentoring to develop their own research in the field of injury and violence prevention.

Education and Experience:

Candidates with experience in causal inference predictive modeling, and data linkages will be given preference. Preferred candidates will have a strong publication record for their career stage, strong oral and written communication skills and proven team-working skills.