"Postdoctoral Position in the Yale Cancer Prevention and Control Training Program"

Location

New Haven, CT

Open Date

Aug 12, 2025

Description

The Yale School of Public Health and the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center (YCC) have a Cancer Prevention and Control (CPC) T32 training award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH, T32 CA250803, 08/06/2020 – 07/31/2030). Below are key aspects of the training program:

• The Yale CPC Training Program aims to train pre- and post-doctoral fellows in five thematic areas: cancer etiology, cancer outcomes, lifestyle behavioral interventions, implementation science and community-engaged research.
• The program is enabled by over 35 faculty members at the Yale Schools of Public Health, Medicine, and Nursing, who have an outstanding track record in CPC research and mentoring of junior investigators.
• Fellows will also directly participate and interact with the YCC Research Programs and other research centers and groups at Yale that are relevant to their areas of interest.
• Our training program will include a comprehensive mentoring program; a structured CPC Fellows research in progress meetings; and additional training activities focused on career development strategies.
• We will select highly qualified candidates who wish to pursue a career in CPC. It is our goal that CPC Fellows will develop the knowledge and skills necessary to function independently, and develop and carry out innovative, impactful studies filling key gaps in CPC research, potentially changing the standard of care and impacting policy.
• Selected postdoctoral candidates will receive stipend support and may request training related expenses based on NIH policy. They are also eligible for additional compensation in accordance with Yale institutional policy.

Qualifications

Requirements:

• Applicants should have a doctoral degree in epidemiology, biostatistics, computer science, engineering, environmental health sciences, social and behavioral sciences, health policy, medicine, or other areas in life or data sciences, as well as a strong interest in CPC. Previous research experience in CPC is desirable but not required.
• Applicants will need to meet NIH eligibility requirements for appointments to NRSA training grants. In particular, applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents at the time of application.
• Applicants may not have received more than two years of previous support through a NIH postdoctoral training grant. Their support by the CPC T32 training program will not exceed two years.
• Applicants must submit
  • A curriculum vitae that includes the names and contact information of two references; and
  • A one-page statement about your aims for postdoctoral training through the Yale CPC T32 training program.

Application Instructions

Application Details:

We would like to recruit a postdoctoral fellow in cancer outcomes research, with a particular interest in decision/simulation modeling and cost-effectiveness analysis. The ideal candidate will have strong quantitative skills and an interest in applying modeling methodologies to inform clinical and policy decisions in oncology. We are looking for candidates who can begin as soon as possible, with a preferred start date by January 2026.

Review of applications will commence in September 2025 and will continue until the position is filled. Applications must be submitted online via Interfolio.

Questions:

For questions about the application process, please contact Xiaomei Ma (xiaomei.ma@yale.edu) and be sure to include "CPC T32" in the Subject line of your email.

Application Process

This institution is using Interfolio's Faculty Search to conduct this search. Applicants to this position receive a free Dossier account and can send all application materials, including confidential letters of recommendation, free of charge.

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