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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Postdoctoral Scholar of Causal Inference for health research

Description: The Department of Public Health Sciences at Penn State College of Medicine and the Chiu Lab 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.

Start date: This position is available immediately and is a limited-term appointment funded for one year from date of hire with the possibility of being renewed annually.

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