"Postdoctoral Research Fellow"

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Company: Harvard University

Job Location: Cambridge, 02138

Category: Statistics

Type: Full-Time

School: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Department/Area: Epidemiology

Position Description

The Department of Epidemiology at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health studies the frequency, distribution, and determinants of disease in humans, a fundamental science of public health. In addition to pursuing ground-breaking global research initiatives, we educate and prepare future medical leaders and practitioners as part of our mission to ignite positive changes in the quality of health across the world.

The Department of Epidemiology is seeking candidates with a PhD in Statistics/Biostatistics for a postdoctoral position. Position involves the development of methodology in the areas of clustered and survival data analyses. The application of the methods will be in epidemiological studies. The successful candidate will work with Prof. Molin Wang and her collaborators.

The postdoctoral research fellow will focus on developing biostatistical methods to deal with measurement errors in exposures or outcomes in the cohort study and electronic health record data settings. They will also focus on developing methods for the analysis of audiometric data (multi-level clustered data) aligning with the aims of NIH R01 grants.

Basic Qualifications

Education Requirements

• A doctoral degree in statistics or biostatistics

Additional Qualifications

Experience Requirements

• Strong computing and strong background/expertise in clustered data, survival data, causal inference or measurement error are desired.
• Strong written communications

Additional Information: Per university guidelines, postdoc appointments are considered to be on-campus, full-time positions. Per university payroll tax guidelines all applicants must reside in an acceptable payroll states or be willing to relocate to: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Maine, Connecticut, Maryland, Vermont, New York, California, New Jersey, Virginia, Washington, Georgia, or Illinois.

Contact Information

For additional questions about the position, please contact Molin Wang, PhD, Associate Professor of Medicine and Associate Professor in the Department of Epidemiology

Contact Email: mwang@hsph.harvard.edu

Salary Range

$65,000 - $75,000
Compensation will be based on post-graduate (PGY) experience

Minimum Number of References Required: 2

Maximum Number of References Allowed: 2

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